Storm history › South Pacific › 1971 season
Tropical Storm Lena (1971)
Lena was a tropical storm of the 1971 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 13, 1971 to March 23, 1971, about 11 days, and covered 4,177 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,177 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 311th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Koji (2026), Tropical Storm Kirrily (2024), Tropical Storm Nat (2024) and 66 more.
- Lowest pressure: 322nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Urmil (2026), Cyclone Seru (2025), Cyclone Ruby (2022) and 57 more.
- Energy: 26% of the 1971 South Pacific season's ACE.