Hurricane History Map

1990 South Pacific and Australian region season

7 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1990, from 27 January 1990 to 26 March 1990.

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Years1990
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1990 season in numbers

The record holds 7 storms for the 1990 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 7 had names.6 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 4 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 7storms
  • 6tropical storm strength or more
  • 4cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 47accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1990

  • Ofa (1990)28 January 1990 to 10 February 1990, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 925 hPa
  • Ivor (1990)14 March 1990 to 26 March 1990, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 965 hPa
  • Peni (1990)12 February 1990 to 18 February 1990, peak Category 1 (68 kt), 970 hPa
  • Nancy (1990)27 January 1990 to 8 February 1990, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 980 hPa
  • Hilda (1990)1 March 1990 to 9 March 1990, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 970 hPa

All 7 storms of 1990

StormPeak
Nancy Category 1
Ofa Category 4
Peni Category 1
Greg Tropical depression
Hilda Tropical storm
Ivor Category 1
Rae Tropical storm

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Other basins in 1990

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