Storm history › South Pacific › 2002 season
Tropical Storm Des (2002)
Des was a tropical storm of the 2002 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 3, 2002 to March 9, 2002, about 6 days, and covered 1,821 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 987 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,821 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 388th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Osai (2024), Tropical Storm Paul (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023) and 42 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: 9% of the 2002 South Pacific season's ACE.