Storm history › South Pacific › 1997 season
Cyclone Phil (1997)
Phil was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1997 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 22, 1996 to January 16, 1997, about 25 days, and covered 5,645 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 25 days
- Track length
- 5,645 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 159th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Tino (2020), Cyclone Owen (2019), Cyclone Ola (2015) and 7 more.
- Lowest pressure: 287th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Mal (2024), Cyclone Ana (2021), Cyclone Sose (2001) and 18 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1997 South Pacific season's ACE.