Storm history › South Pacific › 1987 season
Tropical Storm Blanch / Blanche (1987)
Blanch / Blanche was a tropical storm of the 1987 South Pacific season. It was tracked from May 20, 1987 to May 27, 1987, about 7 days, and covered 1,541 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,541 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 440th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Eva (2022), Tropical Storm Imogen (2021), Tropical Storm Vicky (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 531st lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Storm Rae (2025), Tropical Storm Irene (2023), Tropical Storm Kimi (2021) and 43 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1987 South Pacific season's ACE.