Storm history › South Pacific › 1983 season
Tropical Storm Des (1983)
Des was a tropical storm of the 1983 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 13, 1983 to January 24, 1983, about 11 days, and covered 2,328 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,328 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.8
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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: 649th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Imogen (2021), Tropical Storm Neil (2019), Tropical Storm Josie (2018) and 5 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1983 South Pacific season's ACE.