Storm history › South Pacific › 1973 season
Cyclone Diana (1973)
Diana was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1973 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 6, 1972 to December 18, 1972, about 13 days, and covered 2,661 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
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,661 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.9
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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: 21% of the 1973 South Pacific season's ACE.