Storm history › South Pacific › 1996 season
Cyclone Celeste (1996)
Celeste was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1996 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 21, 1996 to January 31, 1996, about 10 days, and covered 1,881 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,881 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 244th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Lucas (2021), Cyclone Ana (2021), Cyclone Gretel (2020) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 192nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Owen (2019), Cyclone Rachel (1997), Cyclone Evan (1997) and 24 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1996 South Pacific season's ACE.