Storm history › South Pacific › 1985 season
Cyclone Eric (1985)
Eric was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1985 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 12, 1985 to January 20, 1985, about 8 days, and covered 3,503 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 3,503 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 94th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Pola (2019), Cyclone Nora (2018), Cyclone Lam (2015) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 139th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Tino (2020), Cyclone Frank (1999), Cyclone Zuman (1998) and 16 more.