Storm history › South Pacific › 1972 season
Cyclone Ursula (1972)
Ursula was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1972 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 2, 1971 to December 16, 1971, about 14 days, and covered 2,806 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 2,806 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 207th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Ruby (2022), Cyclone Rita (2020), Cyclone Ella (2017) and 31 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: 13% of the 1972 South Pacific season's ACE.