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Subject: E7) What is the farthest a tropical cyclone has traveled ?

Contributed by Neal Dorst (HRD) and Sandy Delgado (NHC)

Here are lists of the longest path lengths (rounded off) for four basins. These paths are based on distance traveled from the first advisory where a circulation was detected until the last advisory while the system was still considered a 'tropical cyclone'.

Atlantic
Storm	Distance (km)	Distance (n.mi)
FAITH (1966)	12700	6860
ALBERTO (2000)	10670	5760
STORM 3 (1899)	10420	5630
STORM 2 (1930)	10130	5470
IVAN (2004)	9965	5380
STORM 3 (1853)	9770	5275
CLEO (1964)	9660	5215
Basin average	2778	1500
East Pacific Central Pacific
Storm	Distance (km)	Distance (n.mi)
JOHN (1994)*	13180	7115
DORA (1999)*	10390	5610
FICO (1978)	8710	4705
OLIWA (1997)*	8470	4590
DANIEL (2000)	8100	4375
GUILLERMO (1997)	8055	4350
Basin average	2190	1180
* track extended into western Pacific
West Pacific
Storm	Distance (km)	Distance (n.mi)
FAYE (1965)	8750	4700
NANCY (1961)	8110	4380
PARMA (2003)	7600	4100
MIREILLE (1991)	7300	3940
WYNNE (1987)	7275	3925
Basin average	2630	1420
Supplied by Digital Typhoon database
South Pacific
Storm	Distance (km)	Distance (n.mi)
REWA (1993)	8920	4790
MADGE (1972)	6110	3280
MARCELLE (1972)	5350	2875
BERTHA (1958)	4795	2575
IDYLLE (1978)	4790	2570
Basin average	----	----
Supplied by Digital Typhoon database

Last updated May 25, 2016

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