Storm history › South Pacific › 2023 season
Tropical Storm Hale (2023)
Hale was a tropical storm of the 2023 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 4, 2023 to January 11, 2023, about 7 days, and covered 3,488 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 36 miles from Auckland, New Zealand.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,488 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Auckland, New Zealand | 36 mi (59 km) |
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 Bina (2021) and 42 more.
- Lowest pressure: 418th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Kirrily (2024), Tropical Storm Eva (2022), Tropical Storm Zazu (2021) and 20 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2023 South Pacific season's ACE.