Storm history › South Pacific › 1983 season
Cyclone Elinor (1983)
Elinor was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1983 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 10, 1983 to March 4, 1983, about 22 days, and covered 3,143 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 22 days
- Track length
- 3,143 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 40.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 94th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Pola (2019), Cyclone Nora (2018), Cyclone Lam (2015) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 62nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Sam (2001), Cyclone Kim (2000), Cyclone Drena (1997) and 2 more.
- Energy: 25% of the 1983 South Pacific season's ACE.