Storm history › South Pacific › 2021 season
Cyclone Yasa (2021)
Yasa was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2021 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 11, 2020 to December 21, 2020, about 10 days, and covered 1,825 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 914 mb.
Its peak winds rank 8th of 671 South Pacific storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 914 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,825 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 23.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 8th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Ilsa (2023), Cyclone Niran (2021), Cyclone Gillian (2014) and 7 more.
- Lowest pressure: 16th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 40% of the 2021 South Pacific season's ACE.