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1983 South Pacific cyclone season

The 1983 South Pacific season had 16 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 11 of them cyclones and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from October 31, 1982 and the last ended on April 23, 1983. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Tomasi (1983), at 115 mph (190 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 163.9.

Storms
16
Cyclones
11
Major
5
Category 5
0
ACE
163.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Cyclone JotiOct 31 – Nov 875 mph975 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Tropical Storm KinaNov 6 – Nov 1445 mph990 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm LisaDec 10 – Dec 1865 mph975 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm DesJan 13 – Jan 2465 mph994 mbTropical storm
Cyclone MarkJan 18 – Feb 190 mph955 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Cyclone NanoJan 21 – Jan 2975 mph970 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Cyclone ElinorFeb 10 – Mar 4115 mph935 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone Nisha / OramaFeb 20 – Feb 28115 mph925 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone OscarFeb 22 – Mar 6115 mph920 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Tropical Storm PremaFeb 25 – Mar 645 mph987 mbTropical storm
Cyclone RewaMar 7 – Mar 16105 mph925 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Tropical Storm SabaMar 20 – Mar 2560 mph985 mbTropical storm
Cyclone SarahMar 22 – Apr 3105 mph940 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Unnamed storm 14, 1983 South PacificMar 22 – Mar 27——Storm
Cyclone TomasiMar 27 – Apr 5115 mph925 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone VeenaApr 7 – Apr 14115 mph925 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone WilliamApr 15 – Apr 2385 mph955 mbCategory 1 cyclone