Storm history › South Pacific › 1977 season
Cyclone Ted (1977)
Ted was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1977 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 15, 1976 to December 21, 1976, about 5 days, and covered 770 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 770 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 94th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Pola (2019), Cyclone Nora (2018), Cyclone Lam (2015) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 99th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Martin (1998), Cyclone Agnes (1995), Cyclone Polly (1993) and 12 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1977 South Pacific season's ACE.