Storm history › South Pacific › 1997 season
Tropical Storm Ian (1997)
Ian was a tropical storm of the 1997 South Pacific season. It was tracked from April 15, 1997 to April 19, 1997, about 5 days, and covered 2,085 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 987 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 2,085 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 311th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Koji (2026), Tropical Storm Kirrily (2024), Tropical Storm Nat (2024) and 66 more.
- Lowest pressure: 456th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Koji (2026), Tropical Storm Penny (2019), Tropical Storm Iris (2018) and 22 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1997 South Pacific season's ACE.