C3category 3

Cyclone Simon (1980)

Cyclone Simon formed in the South Pacific on 21 February 1980 and faded on 3 March 1980. Peak wind 185 km/h (100 kt), category 3, lowest pressure 950 hPa. Landfall: New Zealand.

185 km/hPeak wind · 100 kt

950 hPaLowest pressure

11.5 daysDuration

4,830 kmTrack length · ACE 16.8

Cyclone Simon (1980)

C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

Landfalls

Date		Countries hit	Landfall wind	Nearby
2 March 1980 03:00 UTC	TS	New Zealand	80 km/h	Wairakei · 15 km

Tropical storm archive

TSTropical Storm RuthPrevious storm · 1980 C1Cyclone SinaNext storm · 1980 C5Hurricane AllenThe strongest storms · 1980 C5Typhoon WynneThe strongest storms · 1980 C4Typhoon KimThe strongest storms · 1980 C4Typhoon PercyThe strongest storms · 1980

The same name in other years

TS1984Eastern Pacific · 102 km/h TS1990Eastern Pacific · 111 km/h C42014Eastern Pacific · 213 km/h C42026Eastern Pacific · 250 km/h

Cyclone Simon (1980)

Wind along the track

Landfalls

Towns within 100 km of the track

Tropical storm archive

The same name in other years