Storm history › South Pacific › 1970 season
Tropical Storm Dawn (1970)
Dawn was a tropical storm of the 1970 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 10, 1970 to February 19, 1970, about 9 days, and covered 2,425 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,425 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 440th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Eva (2022), Tropical Storm Imogen (2021), Tropical Storm Vicky (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 322nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Urmil (2026), Cyclone Seru (2025), Cyclone Ruby (2022) and 57 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1970 South Pacific season's ACE.