What the record says
Keli was a cyclone in the South Pacific and Australian region basin that lasted about 12 days, from 5 June 1997 to 17 June 1997. Its peak was Category 4 (115 kt) on 12 June 1997, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 115 kt (132 mph, 213 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 955 hPa.
- Category 4peak intensity
- 115 ktpeak wind (132 mph)
- 955 hPalowest pressure
- 12 dayslifetime
Source of the peak wind: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere). The regional forecast centre (RSMC Nadi (Fiji Meteorological Service)) gave a peak of 80 kt on its own averaging convention (10-minute winds), so the two figures differ.
It has its own page because it reached category 4 or stronger.
This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.
Where it came ashore
The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.
Countries it came within 50 km of
Strongest effect first.
How to read this track
The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.
Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.
Other notable storms of the 1997 South Pacific and Australian region season
- Drena (1997)Category 4
- Gavin (1997)Category 4
Other notable storms near Wallis and Futuna
- Ron (1998)1 January 1998 to 9 January 1998, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 900 hPa
The 1997 South Pacific and Australian region season · All notable storms