Storm history › South Pacific › 1973 season
Cyclone Madge (1973)
Madge was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1973 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 28, 1973 to March 18, 1973, about 17 days, and covered 5,251 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 952 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 952 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,251 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 128th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gabrielle (2023), Cyclone Dovi (2022), Cyclone Keni (2018) and 26 more.
- Lowest pressure: 129th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Zelia (2011), Cyclone Eseta (2003), Cyclone Althea (1972).
- Energy: 19% of the 1973 South Pacific season's ACE.