Storm history › South Pacific › 1979 season
Cyclone Meli (1979)
Meli was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1979 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 24, 1979 to March 31, 1979, about 8 days, and covered 3,020 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 3,020 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 55th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alfred (2025), Cyclone Debbie (2017), Cyclone Jasmine (2012) and 11 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: 19% of the 1979 South Pacific season's ACE.