Storm history › South Pacific › 1997 season
Cyclone Keli (1997)
Keli was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1997 South Pacific season. It was tracked from June 5, 1997 to June 17, 1997, about 13 days, and covered 5,523 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,523 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 55th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alfred (2025), Cyclone Debbie (2017), Cyclone Jasmine (2012) and 11 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: 7% of the 1997 South Pacific season's ACE.