What the record says
Kim was a cyclone in the South Pacific and Australian region basin that lasted about 9 days, from 23 February 2000 to 3 March 2000. Its peak was Category 3 (100 kt) on 26 February 2000, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 100 kt (115 mph, 185 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 935 hPa.
- Category 3peak intensity
- 100 ktpeak wind (115 mph)
- 935 hPalowest pressure
- 9 dayslifetime
Source of the peak wind: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere). The regional forecast centre (RSMC Nadi (Fiji Meteorological Service)) gave a peak of 90 kt on its own averaging convention (10-minute winds), so the two figures differ.
It has its own page because it reached category 3 or stronger.
This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.
Where it came ashore
The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.
Countries it came within 50 km of
Strongest effect first.
How to read this track
The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.
Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.
Other notable storms near French Polynesia
- Oli (2010)29 January 2010 to 8 February 2010, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 925 hPa
- Wasa (1992)5 December 1991 to 13 December 1991, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa
- Martin (1998)28 October 1997 to 8 November 1997, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 945 hPa
- Nisha:orama (1983)20 February 1983 to 28 February 1983, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 925 hPa
- Veena (1983)7 April 1983 to 14 April 1983, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 925 hPa
The 2000 South Pacific and Australian region season · All notable storms