Storm history › South Pacific › 1979 season
Cyclone Rosa (1979)
Rosa was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1979 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 11, 1979 to March 4, 1979, about 20 days, and covered 4,209 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 20 days
- Track length
- 4,209 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 120th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Zelia (2011), Cyclone Frank (1999), Cyclone Tia (1992) and 4 more.
- Lowest pressure: 139th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Tino (2020), Cyclone Frank (1999), Cyclone Zuman (1998) and 16 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1979 South Pacific season's ACE.