Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1983 season
Tropical Storm Lena (1983)
Lena was a tropical storm of the 1983 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 2, 1983 to April 9, 1983, about 7 days, and covered 1,943 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 29 miles from Kupang, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,943 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kupang, Indonesia | 29 mi (46 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 524th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Clare (2006), Tropical Storm Gerard (2005), Tropical Storm Luma (2003) and 23 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1983 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.