Storm history › South Pacific › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Kitty (1972)
Kitty was a tropical storm of the 1972 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 2, 1971 to December 5, 1971, about 4 days, and covered 648 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 648 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 575th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Gina (2022), Tropical Storm Neville (2010), Tropical Storm Sarah (2010) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 800th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Depression Pierre (2007).
- Energy: 1% of the 1972 South Pacific season's ACE.