What the record says
Rene was a cyclone in the South Pacific and Australian region basin that lasted about 10 days, from 9 February 2010 to 19 February 2010. Its peak was Category 3 (100 kt) on 13 February 2010, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 100 kt (115 mph, 185 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 945 hPa.
- Category 3peak intensity
- 100 ktpeak wind (115 mph)
- 945 hPalowest pressure
- 10 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 85 kt on its own averaging convention (10-minute winds), so the two figures differ.
It has its own page because it reached category 3 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.
US counties it came within 50 km of
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 2010 South Pacific and Australian region season
- Ului (2010)Category 5
- Laurence (2010)Category 4
- Oli (2010)Category 4
- Tomas (2010)Category 4
Other notable storms near American Samoa
- Olaf (2005)10 February 2005 to 23 February 2005, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
- Tusi (1987)15 January 1987 to 25 January 1987, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 955 hPa
The 2010 South Pacific and Australian region season · All notable storms