Storm history › South Pacific › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Paul (1980)
Paul was a tropical storm of the 1980 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 2, 1980 to January 12, 1980, about 10 days, and covered 3,599 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,599 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 287th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Cody (2022), Tropical Storm Tiffany (2022), Tropical Storm Fili (2022) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 418th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Kirrily (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023), Tropical Storm Eva (2022) and 20 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1980 South Pacific season's ACE.