Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1990 season
Tropical Storm Sam (1990)
Sam was a tropical storm of the 1990 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 11, 1990 to January 21, 1990, about 10 days, and covered 2,432 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 966 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 966 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,432 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 552nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Ashley (2023) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 359th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Mariola (1994), Cyclone Debra (1991), Cyclone Vincent (1990) and 5 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1990 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.