Storm history › South Pacific › 1998 season
Cyclone Osea (1998)
Osea was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1998 South Pacific season. It was tracked from November 21, 1997 to November 28, 1997, about 7 days, and covered 1,319 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,319 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.0
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: 122nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Hola (2018), Cyclone Oliver (1993), Cyclone Dominic (1982) and 2 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1998 South Pacific season's ACE.