Storm history › South Pacific › 1996 season
Cyclone Jacob (1996)
Jacob was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1996 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 25, 1996 to February 8, 1996, about 14 days, and covered 2,844 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 2,844 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 128th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gabrielle (2023), Cyclone Dovi (2022), Cyclone Keni (2018) and 26 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: 29% of the 1996 South Pacific season's ACE.