Storm history › South Pacific › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Stan (1979)
Stan was a tropical storm of the 1979 South Pacific season. It was tracked from April 3, 1979 to April 17, 1979, about 14 days, and covered 3,570 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,570 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 575th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Gina (2022), Tropical Storm Neville (2010), Tropical Storm Sarah (2010) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 674th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Alan (1998), Tropical Storm Gillian (1997), Tropical Storm Zaka (1996) and 3 more.