Storm history › South Pacific › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Ida (1972)
Ida was a tropical storm of the 1972 South Pacific season. It was tracked from May 29, 1972 to June 5, 1972, about 7 days, and covered 2,624 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,624 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 388th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Osai (2024), Tropical Storm Paul (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023) and 42 more.
- Lowest pressure: 192nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Owen (2019), Cyclone Rachel (1997), Cyclone Evan (1997) and 24 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1972 South Pacific season's ACE.