Storm history › South Pacific › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Val (1980)
Val was a tropical storm of the 1980 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 25, 1980 to March 29, 1980, about 4 days, and covered 1,766 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,766 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 287th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Cody (2022), Tropical Storm Tiffany (2022), Tropical Storm Fili (2022) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 322nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Urmil (2026), Cyclone Seru (2025), Cyclone Ruby (2022) and 57 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1980 South Pacific season's ACE.