Storm history › South Pacific › 2023 season
Cyclone Ilsa (2023)
Ilsa was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2023 South Pacific season. It was tracked from April 5, 2023 to April 15, 2023, about 10 days, and covered 2,505 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
Its peak winds rank 8th of 671 South Pacific storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,505 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 8th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Yasa (2021), Cyclone Niran (2021), Cyclone Gillian (2014) and 7 more.
- Lowest pressure: 25th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Thelma (1999), Cyclone Rewa (1994), Cyclone Fran (1992) and 2 more.
- Energy: 26% of the 2023 South Pacific season's ACE.