Storm history › South Pacific › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Ruth (1980)
Ruth was a tropical storm of the 1980 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 11, 1980 to February 18, 1980, about 8 days, and covered 1,637 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
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,637 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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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: 6% of the 1980 South Pacific season's ACE.