Storm history › South Pacific › 1998 season
Cyclone Veli (1998)
Veli was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1998 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 30, 1998 to February 4, 1998, about 5 days, and covered 1,959 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,959 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 184th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Mal (2024), Cyclone Sarai (2020), Cyclone Oma (2019) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 322nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Urmil (2026), Cyclone Seru (2025), Cyclone Ruby (2022) and 57 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1998 South Pacific season's ACE.