Unnamed tropical storm (2026)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 39 kt in the South Pacific between December 14, 2025 and December 17, 2025, with a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2026 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- December 14, 2025 to December 17, 2025
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 39 kt (45 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb (29.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 305 km (190 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.2
- Identifier
- SH082026
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 12.9S 168.9E | 39 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 13.4S 169.4E | 39 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 14.1S 169.8E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 14.6S 170.5E | 39 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 14.8S 171.2E | 39 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 15.2S 171.8E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 15.4S 172.0E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 15.1S 172.1E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 14.6S 172.5E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 14.3S 172.5E | Not reported | ||
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 14.0S 172.3E | Not reported | ||
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 13.8S 172.2E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 13.5S 172.3E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Tropical Storm KojiSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone UrmilSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone NarelleSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone MailaSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone VaianuSouth Pacific · 2026
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.