Storm history › South Pacific › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Greta (1979)
Greta was a tropical storm of the 1979 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 8, 1979 to January 16, 1979, about 8 days, and covered 1,833 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 986 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,833 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.2
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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: 449th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Mike (2014), Tropical Storm Rita (2001), Tropical Storm Pierre (1985) and 1 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1979 South Pacific season's ACE.