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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