1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season

Tropical cyclone season SPac 1980 1979-80 South Pacific cyclone season summary.png December 9, 1979 April 8, 1980 Peni/Sina 970 65 10 8 7 2 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1979–80 Australian region cyclone season The 1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season saw mostly weak systems. __TOC__ Seasonal summary Systems Tropical Cyclone Ofa SPac Ofa 1979-12-11 1845Z.png Ofa 1979 path.png December 9 December 15 55 45 980 Ofa was classified on December 9. For several days it slowly deepened and on December 12 attained peak intensity while moving eastward. Three days later Ofa was no more. Severe Tropical Cyclone Peni SPac Peni 1980-01-03 0445Z.jpg Peni 1980 path.png January 1 January 6 65 65 970 Peni existed from January 1 to 6. Tropical Cyclone Rae SPac Rae 1980-02-03 2045Z.png Rae 1980 path.png 40 40 990 February 2 February 5 Rae lasted five days from February 2 to 7. It remained weak. Tropical Cyclone Simon SPac Simon 1980-03-01 0545Z.png 50 50 Simon 1980 path.png 950 February 28 (Crossed 160°E) March 3 Cyclone Simon entered the basin on February 28, making landfall in New Zealand as a tropical storm before dissipating on March 3.SH171980 - IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1980052S16155 2026-05-12 ncics.org Severe Tropical Cyclone Sina Aus Sina 1980-03-13 0233Z.jpg Sina 1980 path.png 65 65 970 March 11 (Entered basin) March 16 During the opening days of March 1980, a broad trough of low pressure, extended from Vanuatu to Queensland, Australia.The Australian tropical cyclone season 1979–80 Crane, Geoff D 29 Australian Meteorological Magazine 41–53 http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/1981/crane.pdf May 1, 2016 A tropical depression subsequently developed, along this trough during March 9, near Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Over the next few days the system initially moved south-eastwards into the Australian region, as it gradually developed further before it turned south-westwards towards the South Pacific during March 10. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology, subsequently reported that the depression, had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Sina during March 11. The system subsequently moved south-eastwards and back into the South Pacific basin, where it continued to intensify and move south-eastwards. During March 13, the system peaked as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained wind speeds estimated at 120 km/h mph 5 on, as it passed about 200 km mi 5 on to the southwest of New Caledonia. After the system had peaked, it accelerated south-eastwards while gradually weakened and transitioning into a cold cored low. The system impacted northern New Zealand during March 15, before it was last noted during the following day. Tropical Cyclone Tia Aus Tia 1980-03-23 2345Z.png Tia 1980 path.png 55 60 980 March 22 March 27 Tia affected Fiji and Tonga. Tropical Cyclone Val Aus Val 1980-03-26 2345Z.png Val 1980 path.png 55 60 980 March 25 March 28 Val affected Wallis and Futuna between March 25–29. Tropical Cyclone Wally SPac April 1 April 8 Wally 1980-04-03 2345Z.png Wally 1980 path.png 35 50 995 Wally lasted in the southern Pacific from April 1 to 7 and was a category one cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale with a peak pressure of 990 HpA/mbar. During its lifetime it made landfall on the second biggest island of Fiji – Viti Levu. Other systems During January 9, the extratropical remnants of Tropical Cyclone Paul briefly moved into the region, before they moved back into the Australian region during the next day.The Australian tropical cyclone season 1979–80 Crane, Geoff D 29 Australian Meteorological Magazine 41–53 http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/1981/crane.pdf May 1, 2016 The remnants subsequently moved back into the region during January 12, when they were last noted to the south of New Zealand's South Island. The precursor tropical depression to Severe Tropical Cyclone Simon, developed within the monsoon trough, to the northeast of New Caledonia during February 20. Over the next day the system moved eastwards and into the Australian region, where it ultimately developed into a severe tropical cyclone and impacted Queensland. During February 28, Simon's extratropical remnants moved back into the basin and impacted New Zealand, before they were last noted during March 3. Season effects This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 1979–80 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from the archives of the Fiji Meteorological Service and MetService, and all of the damage figures are in 1980 USD. |- | 01 Ofa || 791209 December 9 – 15 || bgcolor=#A2|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|55 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|980 hPa inHg on 4 || Wallis and Futuna || || || |- | 02 Peni || 800101 January 1 – 6 || bgcolor=#A3|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|65 kn km/h mph 5 out on on|| bgcolor=#A3|970 hPa inHg on 4 || Fiji || Minor || ||Fiji Meteorological Service Summary of cyclones affecting Fiji 1977 – 1987 (incl) http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/JB_DM391_FJI_1987_Summary_Cyclones.pdf March 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140325041315/http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/JB_DM391_FJI_1987_Summary_Cyclones.pdf 2014-03-25 dead |- | 03 Rae || 800202 February 2 - 5|| bgcolor=#A1|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|40 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A1|990 hPa inHg on on 4 || Vanuatu || || || |- | 04 Sina || 800311 March 11 - 16 || bgcolor=#A3|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|65 kn km/h mph out on on || bgcolor=#A3|970 hPa inHg on 4 || New Caledonia, New Zealand || || || |- | 05 Tia || 800321 March 21 - 27 || bgcolor=#A2|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|55 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|980 hPa inHg on 4 || Fiji || Moderate || 4 || |- | 06 Val || 800325 March 25 - 28 || bgcolor=#A2|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|55 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|980 hPa inHg on 4 || || || || |- | 07 Wally || 800401 April 1 – 8 || bgcolor=#A1|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|35 kn km/h mph 5 out on on|| bgcolor=#A1|995 hPa inHg on on 4 || Fiji || 2256000 $ || 18 || |- 10 systems December 9, 1980 – April 8, 1981 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa inHg on 4 See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1979, 1980 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1979, 1980 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1979, 1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1979, 1980 References 2 External links 1979 y 1970 South Pacific cyclone yes Category:South Pacific cyclone seasons 1980 SPAC