Storm history › South Pacific › 2008 season
Cyclone Gene (2008)
Gene was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2008 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 26, 2008 to February 9, 2008, about 14 days, and covered 3,877 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,877 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 94th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Pola (2019), Cyclone Nora (2018), Cyclone Lam (2015) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 115th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Pola (2019), Cyclone Trevor (2019), Cyclone Lam (2015) and 3 more.
- Energy: 36% of the 2008 South Pacific season's ACE.