Storm history › South Pacific › 1986 season
Cyclone Namu (1986)
Namu was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1986 South Pacific season. It was tracked from May 15, 1986 to May 23, 1986, about 8 days, and covered 1,627 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,627 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 170th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Mitchell (2026), Cyclone Uesi (2020), Cyclone Frances (2017) and 9 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.
- Energy: 17% of the 1986 South Pacific season's ACE.