Storm history › South Pacific › 1991 season
Cyclone Joy (1991)
Joy was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1991 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 15, 1990 to December 27, 1990, about 12 days, and covered 1,803 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 1,803 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 128th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gabrielle (2023), Cyclone Dovi (2022), Cyclone Keni (2018) and 26 more.
- Lowest pressure: 78th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Katrina (1998), Cyclone Val (1992), Cyclone Wasa (1992) and 5 more.
- Energy: 32% of the 1991 South Pacific season's ACE.