Storm history › South Pacific › 1989 season
Cyclone Ivy (1989)
Ivy was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1989 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 22, 1989 to March 3, 1989, about 9 days, and covered 1,324 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,324 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.8
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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: 171st lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Mona (2000), Cyclone Cora (1999), Cyclone Violet (1995) and 7 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1989 South Pacific season's ACE.