Storm history › South Pacific › 1996 season
Tropical Storm Zaka (1996)
Zaka was a tropical storm of the 1996 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 9, 1996 to March 11, 1996, about 2 days, and covered 1,958 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 1,958 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 503rd highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Neil (2019), Tropical Storm Bart (2017), Tropical Storm Tuni (2016) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 674th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Alan (1998), Tropical Storm Gillian (1997), Cyclone Lin (1993) and 3 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1996 South Pacific season's ACE.