C2category 2

Cyclone Jacob (1996)

Cyclone Jacob formed in the South Pacific on 25 January 1996 and faded on 8 February 1996. Peak wind 167 km/h (90 kt), category 2, lowest pressure 955 hPa. Landfall: Australia.

167 km/hPeak wind · 90 kt

955 hPaLowest pressure

14 daysDuration

4,539 kmTrack length · ACE 11.7

Cyclone Jacob (1996)

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
25 January 1996 12:00 UTC	TD	Australia	28 km/h	Aurukun · 127 km
28 January 1996 12:00 UTC	TS	Australia	93 km/h	–
1 February 1996 00:00 UTC	TD	Australia	46 km/h	Wyndham · 78 km

Tropical storm archive

C1Cyclone CelestePrevious storm · 1996 TSTropical Storm DennisNext storm · 1996 C5Typhoon HerbThe strongest storms · 1996 C5Cyclone ItelleThe strongest storms · 1996 C5Typhoon DaleThe strongest storms · 1996 C5Typhoon EveThe strongest storms · 1996

The same name in other years

C11985South Indian Ocean · 139 km/h C12007South Indian Ocean · 139 km/h