Storm history › South Pacific › 1983 season
Cyclone Oscar (1983)
Oscar was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1983 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 22, 1983 to March 6, 1983, about 12 days, and covered 2,722 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,722 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.4
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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: 25th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Ilsa (2023), Cyclone Thelma (1999), Cyclone Rewa (1994) and 2 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1983 South Pacific season's ACE.