List of The Most Intense Tropical Cyclones - South Pacific Ocean

South Pacific Ocean

Storms with an intensity of 925 hPa (27.3 inHg) or less are listed. Tropical Cyclones that have formed since the start of the 1969-70 Tropical Cyclone year and have reached their peak intensity to the west of 160E are included in the list. The most intense tropical cyclone in the south Pacific, is Cyclone Zoe which formed in 2002, is also the most intense storm in the Southern Hemisphere.

Cyclone Season Peak 10-min
sustained winds
Pressure
Zoe 2002-03 130 !240 km/h (150 mph) 890 !890 hPa (26.28 inHg)
Percy 2004-05 125 !230 km/h (140 mph) 900 !900 hPa (26.58 inHg)
Ron 1997-98 125 !230 km/h (140 mph) 900 !900 hPa (26.58 inHg)
Susan 1997-98 125 !230 km/h (140 mph) 900 !900 hPa (26.58 inHg)
Hina 1984-85 120 !220 km/h (140 mph) 910 !910 hPa (26.87 inHg)
Erica 2002-03 115 !215 km/h (130 mph) 915 !915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Heta 2003-04 115 !215 km/h (130 mph) 915 !915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Meena 2004-05 115 !215 km/h (130 mph) 915 !915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Olaf 2004-05 125 !230 km/h (140 mph) 915 !915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Ului 2009-10 115 !215 km/h (130 mph) 915 !915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Beni 2002-03 110 !205 km/h (130 mph) 920 !920 hPa (27.17 inHg)
Dovi 2002-03 110 !205 km/h (130 mph) 920 !920 hPa (27.17 inHg)
Fran 1991-92 110 !205 km/h (130 mph) 920 !920 hPa (27.17 inHg)
Oscar 1982-83 110 !205 km/h (130 mph) 920 !920 hPa (27.17 inHg)
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