Storm history › South Pacific › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Fay (1979)
Fay was a tropical storm of the 1979 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 24, 1978 to December 31, 1978, about 7 days, and covered 2,436 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
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,436 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.9
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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: 2% of the 1979 South Pacific season's ACE.