Storm history › South Pacific › 2020 season
Cyclone Rita (2020)
Rita was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2020 South Pacific season. It was tracked from November 22, 2019 to November 29, 2019, about 7 days, and covered 1,086 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,086 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 207th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Ruby (2022), Cyclone Ella (2017), Cyclone Lusi (2014) and 31 more.
- Lowest pressure: 322nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Urmil (2026), Cyclone Seru (2025), Cyclone Ruby (2022) and 57 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2020 South Pacific season's ACE.