Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1984 season
Tropical Storm Esther (1984)
Esther was a tropical storm of the 1984 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 18, 1983 to December 24, 1983, about 5 days, and covered 1,314 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Kupang, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,314 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kupang, Indonesia | 3 mi (4 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 719th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Cempaka (2018), Tropical Storm Hilda (2018) and 19 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1984 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.