Storm history › South Pacific › 1997 season
Cyclone Rachel (1997)
Rachel was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1997 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 30, 1996 to January 11, 1997, about 13 days, and covered 2,447 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,447 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 170th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Mitchell (2026), Cyclone Uesi (2020), Cyclone Frances (2017) and 9 more.
- Lowest pressure: 192nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Owen (2019), Cyclone Evan (1997), Cyclone Hina (1997) and 24 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1997 South Pacific season's ACE.