List of most intense tropical cyclones
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Bar (unit)
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) (26.56 inHg
Inch of mercury
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), most of which occurred in the Western North Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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. The strongest tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
recorded worldwide, as measured by minimum central pressure
Pressure
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, was Typhoon Tip
Typhoon Tip
Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone on record. The nineteenth tropical storm and twelfth typhoon of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season, Tip developed out of a disturbance in the monsoon trough on October 4 near Pohnpei...
, which reached a pressure of 870 hPa (25.69 inHg) on October 12, 1979.
The following list is subdivided by basins. Data listed are provided by the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
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, unless otherwise noted.
North Atlantic Ocean
| Most intense Atlantic hurricanes Intensity is measured solely by central pressure Atmospheric pressure Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted into a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the atmosphere of Earth . In most circumstances atmospheric pressure is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure caused by the weight of air above the measurement point... |
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| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Min. pressure | |
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| 1 | Wilma Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second storm , thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 season... |
2005 2005 Atlantic hurricane season The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, repeatedly shattering numerous records. The impact of the season was widespread and ruinous with an estimated 3,913 deaths and record damage of about $159.2 billion... |
882 | 26 |
| 2 | Gilbert Hurricane Gilbert Hurricane Gilbert was an extremely powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season and created widespread destruction in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is the second most intense hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin behind only... |
1988 1988 Atlantic hurricane season The 1988 Atlantic hurricane season was a moderately active season that proved costly and deadly, with 15 tropical cyclones directly affecting land. The season officially began on June 1, 1988, and lasted until November 30, 1988, although activity began on May 30 when a tropical... |
888 | 26.2 |
| 3 | "Labor Day" Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1935 Atlantic hurricane season, and one of the most intense hurricanes to make landfall in the United States in recorded history... |
1935 1935 Atlantic hurricane season The 1935 Atlantic hurricane season ran from June 16 through October 31, 1935. The 1935 season featured below average activity, but it was eventful. A Category 1 hurricane in the Caribbean killed an estimated 2,150 people in the Greater Antilles and Central America. A Category 3 storm hit... |
892 | 26.3 |
| 4 | Rita Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005... |
2005 2005 Atlantic hurricane season The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, repeatedly shattering numerous records. The impact of the season was widespread and ruinous with an estimated 3,913 deaths and record damage of about $159.2 billion... |
895 | 26.4 |
| 5 | Allen Hurricane Allen Hurricane Allen was the first and strongest hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season. It was one of the strongest hurricanes in recorded history, one of the few hurricanes to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on three separate occasions, and spent more time... |
1980 1980 Atlantic hurricane season The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1980, and lasted until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season was fairly active, with eleven storms forming, of which nine reached... |
899 | 26.5 |
| 6 | Katrina Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall... |
2005 2005 Atlantic hurricane season The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, repeatedly shattering numerous records. The impact of the season was widespread and ruinous with an estimated 3,913 deaths and record damage of about $159.2 billion... |
902 | 26.6 |
| 7 | Camille Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane during the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. The second of three catastrophic Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the United States during the 20th century , which it did near the mouth of the Mississippi River... |
1969 1969 Atlantic hurricane season The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1969, and lasted until November 30, 1969. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season was among the most active on record, with 18 tropical cyclones, 12... |
905 | 26.7 |
| Mitch Hurricane Mitch Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful hurricane and the most destructive of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph . The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season. Along with Hurricane Georges, Mitch... |
1998 1998 Atlantic hurricane season The 1998 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1998, and lasted until November 30, 1998. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin; however, the season extended through December 1 as Hurricane Nicole remained... |
905 | 26.7 | |
| Dean Hurricane Dean The name Dean was used for five tropical cyclones in the Northern Atlantic Ocean:*1983's Tropical Storm Dean, which struck the coast of Virginia, causing minor erosion and flooding... |
2007 2007 Atlantic hurricane season The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season that produced 17 tropical cyclones, 15 tropical storms, six hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. It officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the... |
905 | 26.7 | |
| 10 | Ivan Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season... |
2004 2004 Atlantic hurricane season The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2004, and lasted until November 30, 2004. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin... |
910 | 26.9 |
| "Cuba" 1924 Cuba hurricane The 1924 Cuba hurricane is the earliest officially classified Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale. It formed on October 14 in the western Caribbean Sea, slowly organizing as it tracked northwestward. By October 16, it attained hurricane status to the east of the... |
1924 1924 Atlantic hurricane season The 1924 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1924. The season was average with 11 storms; three became hurricanes and two others became major hurricanes. An early season tropical storm hit Belize on June 18 and Mexico on June 21... |
910 | 26.9 | |
| 12 | Janet Hurricane Janet Hurricane Janet was the most powerful hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. It made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, causing catastrophic damage and at least 687 deaths in the Lesser... |
1955 1955 Atlantic hurricane season The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15, 1955, and lasted until November 15, 1955. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The 1955 season was active, with twelve tropical storms forming.Three... |
914 | 27 |
| 13 | Isabel Hurricane Isabel Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed near the Cape Verde Islands from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean... |
2003 2003 Atlantic hurricane season The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season with tropical activity before and after the official bounds of the season – the first such occurrence in 50 years. The season produced 21 tropical cyclones, of which 16 developed into named storms; seven... |
915 | 27 |
| 14 | Opal Hurricane Opal Hurricane Opal was a Category 4 hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995.Opal was the ninth hurricane and the strongest of the abnormally active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season... |
1995 1995 Atlantic hurricane season The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. It officially began on June 1, 1995, and lasted until November 30, 1995. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the north Atlantic ocean... |
916 | 27 |
| 15 | Hugo Hurricane Hugo Hurricane Hugo was a classical, destructive and rare Cape Verde-type hurricane which struck the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and the USA mainland in South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane during September of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season... |
1989 1989 Atlantic hurricane season The 1989 Atlantic hurricane season was an active season that produced fifteen tropical cyclones, eleven named storms, seven hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. The season was officially designated from June 1, 1989, to November 30, 1989, dates which conventionally... |
918 | 27.1 |
| 16 | Gloria Hurricane Gloria Hurricane Gloria was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season and prowled the Atlantic Ocean from September 16 to September 28. Gloria reached Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale near the Bahamas, but weakened significantly... |
1985 1985 Atlantic hurricane season The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season had the most U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones since 1916. The season officially began on June 1, 1985, and lasted until November 30, 1985... |
919 | 27.1 |
| 17 | Hattie Hurricane Hattie Hurricane Hattie was the deadliest tropical cyclone of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the strongest, reaching a peak intensity equivalent to Category 5 hurricane intensity... |
1961 1961 Atlantic hurricane season The 1961 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15, 1961, and lasted until November 15, 1961. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season had seven major hurricanes, the second highest number on... |
920 | 27.2 |
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Eastern Pacific Ocean
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| 1 | Linda Hurricane Linda (1997) Hurricane Linda was the strongest eastern Pacific hurricane on record. Forming from a tropical wave on September 9, 1997, Linda steadily intensified and reached hurricane status within 36 hours of developing. It rapidly intensified, reaching winds of and an estimated central pressure... |
1997 1997 Pacific hurricane season The 1997 Pacific hurricane season was a very active hurricane season. With hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damage, this season was the costliest and one of the deadliest Pacific hurricane seasons. This was due to a strong El Niño... |
902 | 26.6 |
| 2 | Rick Hurricane Rick (2009) Hurricane Rick was the second-most intense Pacific hurricane on record and the strongest ever to form during October. Developing south of Mexico on October 15, 2009, Hurricane Rick traversed an area favoring rapid intensification, allowing it to become a hurricane within 24 hours of being... |
2009 2009 Pacific hurricane season The 2009 Pacific hurricane season was an active event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, due to a moderate El Niño, unlike the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, which was relatively quiet. The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1 for the central... |
906 | 26.7 |
| 3 | Kenna Hurricane Kenna Hurricane Kenna was the second-most intense Pacific hurricane to strike the west coast of Mexico in recorded history. Kenna was the sixteenth tropical depression, thirteenth tropical storm, seventh hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and third Category 5 hurricane of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season... |
2002 2002 Pacific hurricane season The 2002 Pacific hurricane season was an event in tropical cyclone meteorology. The most notable storm that year was Hurricane Kenna, which reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It made landfall near Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, on October 25... |
913 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Ava Hurricane Ava (1973) Hurricane Ava was one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. It was the first named storm of the 1973 Pacific hurricane season. Forming in early June, Hurricane Ava eventually reached Category 5 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, the... |
1973 1973 Pacific hurricane season The 1973 Pacific hurricane season was an event in tropical cyclone meteorology. The most important system this year was Hurricane Ava, which was the most intense Pacific hurricane known at the time. Several other much weaker tropical cyclones came close to, or made landfall on, the Pacific coast of... |
915 | 27.0 |
| Ioke Hurricane Ioke Hurricane Ioke was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Central Pacific... |
2006 2006 Pacific hurricane season The 2006 Pacific hurricane season was the most active Pacific hurricane season since 2000 producing 19 tropical storms or hurricanes. Eighteen developed within the National Hurricane Center area of warning responsibility, which is east of 140ºW, and one storm formed between 140ºW and the... |
915 | 27.0 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Hurricane Guillermo (1997) Hurricane Guillermo was the sixth strongest Pacific hurricane on record, attaining peak winds of 160 mph and a barometric pressure of 919 mbar . Forming out of a tropical wave on July 30, 1997, roughly 345 mi south of Salina Cruz, Mexico, Guillermo tracked in a steady... |
1997 1997 Pacific hurricane season The 1997 Pacific hurricane season was a very active hurricane season. With hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damage, this season was the costliest and one of the deadliest Pacific hurricane seasons. This was due to a strong El Niño... |
919 | 27.1 |
| 7 | Gilma Hurricane Gilma (1994) Hurricane Gilma was one the most intense Pacific hurricanes on record and the second of three Category 5 hurricanes during the active 1994 Pacific hurricane season. Developing from a westward tracking tropical wave over the open waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 21, the pre-Gilma... |
1994 1994 Pacific hurricane season The 1994 Pacific hurricane season officially started on May 15, 1994 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 1994 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1994. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean... |
920 | 27.1 |
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Western North Pacific Ocean
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| 1 | Tip Typhoon Tip Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone on record. The nineteenth tropical storm and twelfth typhoon of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season, Tip developed out of a disturbance in the monsoon trough on October 4 near Pohnpei... |
1979 1979 Pacific typhoon season The 1979 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
870 | 25.7 |
| 2 | Nora | 1973 1973 Pacific typhoon season The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
875 | 25.8 |
| June | 1975 1975 Pacific typhoon season The 1975 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1975, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| 4 | Ida | 1958 1958 Pacific typhoon season The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1958 Pacific hurricane season... |
877 | 25.9 |
| 5 | Kit | 1966 1966 Pacific typhoon season The 1966 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
880 | 26.0 |
| Rita | 1978 1978 Pacific typhoon season The 1978 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1978, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Vanessa | 1984 1984 Pacific typhoon season The 1984 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean... |
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| 8 | Nina | 1953 | 885 | 26.1 |
| Joan | 1959 1959 Pacific typhoon season The 1959 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1959, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Irma | 1971 1971 Pacific typhoon season The 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Forrest | 1983 1983 Pacific typhoon season When Tropical Storm Sarah formed in the South China Sea on June 24, it became the latest start of a western Pacific season since 1973. The initial tropical disturbance formed south of Guam on June 16. By June 19, a low level circulation formed as the system moved westward. As a tropical... |
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| Megi Typhoon Megi (2010) Typhoon Megi was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record, attaining the lowest atmospheric pressure since Vanessa in 1984 and the highest 10-minute sustained winds since Bess in 1982 in the northwestern Pacific Ocean... |
2010 2010 Pacific typhoon season The 2010 Pacific typhoon season was the least active Pacific typhoon season, in terms of the number of named storms and typhoons, on record, due to a moderate La Niña event... |
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| 13 | Marge | 1951 | 886 | |
| 14 | Ida | 1954 | 890 | 26.3 |
| Nancy Typhoon Nancy (1961) Super Typhoon Nancy was a powerful tropical cyclone of the 1961 Pacific typhoon season. The system with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, Nancy caused extensive damage and at least 173 deaths and thousands of injuries in Japan and elsewhere in September 1961... |
1961 1961 Pacific typhoon season The 1961 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1961, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Emma | 1962 1966 Pacific typhoon season The 1966 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Amy | 1971 1971 Pacific typhoon season The 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Wynne | 1980 1980 Pacific typhoon season The 1980 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1980, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern... |
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| Betty | 1987 1987 Pacific typhoon season The 1987 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1987, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern... |
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| Flo | 1990 1990 Pacific typhoon season Tropical Storm Lewis was a minimal tropical storm that only held said intensity for 2 days.-Severe Tropical Storm Nathan :A tropical disturbance trekked across the Philippines in mid June, upon entering the South China Sea a depression formed. The depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Nathan... |
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| 21 | Vera | 1959 1959 Pacific typhoon season The 1959 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1959, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
895 | 26.4 |
| Violet | 1961 1961 Pacific typhoon season The 1961 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1961, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Sally | 1964 1964 Pacific typhoon season The 1964 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Wilda | 1964 1964 Pacific typhoon season The 1964 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Elsie | 1969 1969 Pacific typhoon season The 1969 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1969, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Patsy | 1973 1973 Pacific typhoon season The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Louise | 1976 1976 Pacific typhoon season The 1976 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1976, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Elsie | 1981 1981 Pacific typhoon season The 1981 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1981, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern... |
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| Mac | 1982 1982 Pacific typhoon season The 1982 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1982. On average, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the... |
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| Abby | 1983 1983 Pacific typhoon season When Tropical Storm Sarah formed in the South China Sea on June 24, it became the latest start of a western Pacific season since 1973. The initial tropical disturbance formed south of Guam on June 16. By June 19, a low level circulation formed as the system moved westward. As a tropical... |
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| Marge | 1983 1983 Pacific typhoon season When Tropical Storm Sarah formed in the South China Sea on June 24, it became the latest start of a western Pacific season since 1973. The initial tropical disturbance formed south of Guam on June 16. By June 19, a low level circulation formed as the system moved westward. As a tropical... |
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| Dot Typhoon Dot (1985) Super Typhoon Dot was the only super typhoon of the 1985 season, with maximum wind speeds of 150 knots at peak intensity... |
1985 1985 Pacific typhoon season The 1985 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1985, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern... |
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| Ruth | 1991 1991 Pacific typhoon season Tropical Storm Enrique formed in the eastern Pacific basin, where it reached it's peak intensity as a category 1 Hurricane, becoming Hurricane Enrique. Enrique lasted for 6 days before becoming a remnant low, shortly after entering in the central Pacific.... |
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| Yuri | 1991 1991 Pacific typhoon season Tropical Storm Enrique formed in the eastern Pacific basin, where it reached it's peak intensity as a category 1 Hurricane, becoming Hurricane Enrique. Enrique lasted for 6 days before becoming a remnant low, shortly after entering in the central Pacific.... |
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| 35 | Tess | 1953 | 900 | 26.6 |
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| Virginia | 1957 1957 Pacific typhoon season The 1957 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1957, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Hester | 1957 1957 Pacific typhoon season The 1957 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1957, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Lola | 1957 1957 Pacific typhoon season The 1957 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1957, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Opal | 1962 1962 Pacific typhoon season The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; there was activity in every month but January, March, and June, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. Most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between... |
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| Karen | 1962 1962 Pacific typhoon season The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; there was activity in every month but January, March, and June, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. Most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between... |
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| Sally | 1964 1964 Pacific typhoon season The 1964 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Opal | 1964 1964 Pacific typhoon season The 1964 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Bess | 1965 1965 Pacific typhoon season The 1965 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1965, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Carla | 1967 1967 Pacific typhoon season The 1967 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1967, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Agnes | 1968 1968 Pacific typhoon season The 1968 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1968, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Viola | 1969 1969 Pacific typhoon season The 1969 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1969, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Hope | 1970 1970 Pacific typhoon season The 1970 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1970, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Nina Typhoon Nina (1975) Super Typhoon Nina was a short-lived but intense super typhoon that caused catastrophic damage and loss of life in China after causing the Banqiao Dam to collapse... |
1975 1975 Pacific typhoon season The 1975 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1975, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Elsie | 1975 1975 Pacific typhoon season The 1975 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1975, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Hope | 1979 1979 Pacific typhoon season The 1979 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December... |
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| Bess Typhoon Bess (1982) Typhoon Bess was the eleventh tropical storm, sixth typhoon, and first super typhoon of the 1982 Pacific typhoon season. A powerful super typhoon, Bess reached peak winds of 160 mph over the open waters of the western Pacific Ocean... |
1982 1982 Pacific typhoon season The 1982 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1982. On average, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the... |
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| Peggy | 1986 1986 Pacific typhoon season A total of 32 tropical depressions formed in 1986 in the Western Pacific over an eleven month time span. Of the 32, 30 became tropical storms, 19 storms reached typhoon intensity, and 3 reached super typhoon strength... |
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| Holly | 1987 1987 Pacific typhoon season The 1987 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1987, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern... |
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| Gay | 1992 1992 Pacific typhoon season One person was killed and eight others were reported missing when the storm moved through the Philippines. Extensive damage took place in China with losses amounting to $235 million.-Typhoon Gary :At least 48 people were killed by Typhoon Gary... |
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| Zeb Typhoon Zeb Typhoon Zeb was a very powerful Category 5 typhoon with a minimum central pressure reading of 900 millibars and 180 mph sustained winds.... |
1998 1998 Pacific typhoon season The 1998 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November... |
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North Indian Ocean
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| 1 | BOB 07 | 1999 | 912 | 26.9 | |||
| 2 | BOB 01 1991 Bangladesh cyclone -External links:** from NIRAPAD disaster response organisation.**... |
1991 | 918 | 27.1 | |||
| 3 | BOB 01 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone The 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was the worst disaster to affect Southern India since the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone. The cyclone formed as a tropical disturbance early on May 4, 1990 while moving towards the northwest... |
1990 | 920 | 27.2 | |||
| Gonu Cyclone Gonu Cyclone Gonu is the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea, and is also the strongest named cyclone in the northern Indian Ocean... |
2007 | 920 | 27.2 | ||||
| 5 | ARB 01 2001 India cyclone The 2001 India cyclone was the second strongest tropical cyclone, in terms of barometric pressure, to form in the Arabian Sea on record, only Cyclone Gonu in 2007 was stronger. The storm originated from a tropical disturbance that formed east of Somalia on May 18. Over the following few days,... |
2001 | 932 | 27.5 | |||
| 6 | BOB 01 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the period in which tropical cyclones formed within the north Indian ocean. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form within this basin between April and December. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean — the Bay of... |
1994 | 940 | 27.8 | |||
| 7 | Sidr Cyclone Sidr Cyclone Sidr was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal... |
2007 | 944 | 27.9 | |||
| 8 | ARB 01 1999 Pakistan cyclone The 1999 Pakistan cyclone was a deadly tropical cyclone that brought further devastation to a region struck by a powerful storm nearly a year earlier.-Meteorological history:An area of disturbed weather in the Arabian Sea was monitored in early May for possible development... |
1999 | 946 | 27.9 | |||
| 9 | Giri Cyclone Giri Cyclone Giri was a powerful tropical cyclone which caused catastrophic damage in parts of Myanmar in late October 2010... |
2010 | 950 | 28.1 | |||
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South-West Indian Ocean
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| 1 | Gafilo Cyclone Gafilo Cyclone Gafilo was a powerful tropical cyclone which struck Madagascar in March 2004, causing devastating damage. It is the most intense cyclone ever to form in the south-western Indian Ocean.-Meteorological history:... |
2003-04 2003-04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2003-04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2003 and ended on April 30, 2004. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
895 | 26.4 | |
| 2 | Damia | 1981-82 | 898 | 26.5 | |
| 3 | Geralda Cyclone Geralda (1994) Cyclone Geralda was a powerful tropical cyclone which caused catastrophic damage in Madagascar in late January 1994. Geralda is one of the strongest tropical storms to hit Madagascar, falling only behind in intensity to Cyclone Gafilo. It is also the third strongest tropical storm in the... |
1993-94 | 905 | 26.7 | |
| Hudah | 1999-00 1999-00 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1999-00 South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation and ran from November 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000 in the South-West Indian Ocean, with the exception of Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it ran until May 15.Cyclone... |
905 | 26.7 | ||
| Hary 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2001 and ended on April 30, 2002. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
2001-02 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2001 and ended on April 30, 2002. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
905 | 26.7 | ||
| Adeline-Juliet | 2004–05 | 905 | 26.7 | ||
| 7 | Litanne 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1990–1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from 1 July to 30 June during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.... |
1993-94 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1990–1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from 1 July to 30 June during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.... |
910 | 26.9 | |
| Dina 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2001 and ended on April 30, 2002. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
2001-02 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2001 and ended on April 30, 2002. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
910 | 26.9 | ||
| Kalunde | 2002-03 2002-03 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2002-03 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2002 and ended on April 30, 2003. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
910 | 26.9 | ||
| Edzani | 2009-10 | 910 | 26.9 | ||
| 11 | Daryl-Agnielle | 1995–96 | 915 | 27.0 | |
| Daniella 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season The 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran year-round from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, reaching its peak mid-February to early March.1990-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99-Storms:-Intense Tropical Cyclone Melanie-Bellamine:... |
1996-97 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season The 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran year-round from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, reaching its peak mid-February to early March.1990-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99-Storms:-Intense Tropical Cyclone Melanie-Bellamine:... |
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| Helinda 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season The 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran year-round from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, reaching its peak mid-February to early March.1990-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99-Storms:-Intense Tropical Cyclone Melanie-Bellamine:... |
1996-97 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season The 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran year-round from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, reaching its peak mid-February to early March.1990-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99-Storms:-Intense Tropical Cyclone Melanie-Bellamine:... |
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| Frederic-Evrina | 1998-99 | ||||
| Bento | 2004-05 2004-05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2004-05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2004 and ended on April 30, 2005. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
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| Carina | 2005-06 2005-06 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2005–06 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2005 and ended on April 30, 2006, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it continued until May 15... |
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| Hondo Cyclone Hondo Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo was the strongest and longest lived tropical cyclone to develop during the 2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season... |
2007-08 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 15, 2007, and ended on April 30, 2008, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, which ended May 15... |
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| 18 | Marlene 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1990–1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from 1 July to 30 June during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.... |
1994-95 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1990–1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from 1 July to 30 June during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.... |
920 | 27.2 | |
| Bonita 1995-96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season The 1995-96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran throughout the year from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996. It was made up of three different basins and seasons; the*1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season west of 90°E, discussed in this article... |
1995-96 1995-96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season The 1995-96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran throughout the year from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996. It was made up of three different basins and seasons; the*1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season west of 90°E, discussed in this article... |
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| Guillaume | 2001-02 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2001-02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation. It started on November 15, 2001 and ended on April 30, 2002. For Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when... |
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Australian Region
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| 1 | Gwenda Cyclone Gwenda Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda was tied for the most intense Australian tropical cyclone on record, with a barometric pressure of 900 hPa . Forming out of a tropical disturbance over the Arafura Sea on 2 April 1999, the precursor to Gwenda tracked slowly westward and gradually became more... |
1998–99 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season The 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999... |
900 | 26.6 |
| Inigo Cyclone Inigo Cyclone Inigo was tied for the most intense recorded cyclone in the Australian region. It developed from a tropical low that crossed eastern Indonesia in late March 2003. Becoming a named tropical cyclone on 1 April, Inigo rapidly intensified as it tracked southwestward, reaching a minimum central... |
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| 3 | George Cyclone George Severe Tropical Cyclone George was the third tropical cyclone to affect the Australian region and the first to affect Western Australia in 2007... |
2006–07 | 902 | |
| 4 | Orson Cyclone Orson Severe Tropical Cyclone Orson was the fourth most intense cyclone ever recorded in the Australian region. Forming out of a tropical low on 17 April 1989, Orson gradually intensified as it tracked towards the west. After attaining Category 5 intensity on 20 April, the storm began to track... |
1988–89 | 904 | 26.7 |
| 5 | Theodore | 1993-94 | 910 | 26.9 |
| Vance Cyclone Vance Cyclone Vance was a tropical cyclone that struck Western Australia during the active 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season, and was also one of six tropical cyclones to form off the coast of Australia during that season. When making landfall the Learmonth Meteorological Office recorded the... |
1998–99 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season The 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999... |
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| Fay | 2003–04 | |||
| Glenda Cyclone Glenda Severe Tropical Cyclone Glenda was among the strongest tropical cyclones to make landfall in Western Australia, though it moved ashore in a lightly populated region. It began as a tropical low on 15 March in the Gulf of Carpentaria... |
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| 9 | Mahina | 1898-99 | 914 | 27.0 |
| 10 | Joan | 1975-76 | 915 | 27.0 |
| Samy | 1979-80 | |||
| Amy | 1979-80 | |||
| Graham | 1991-92 | |||
| Jane | 1991-92 | |||
| Pancho-Helinda | 1996–97 | |||
| John | 1999–00 | |||
| Paul | 1999–00 | |||
| Chris | 2001–02 | |||
| 19 | Floyd | 2006–07 | 916 | |
| Monica Cyclone Monica Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica was the most intense tropical cyclone, in terms of maximum sustained winds, on record to impact Australia. The 17th storm of the 2005–06 Australian region cyclone season, Monica originated from an area of low pressure off the coast of Papua New Guinea on 16 April... |
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| 21 | Unnamed | 1960–61 | 920 | 27.2 |
| Kathy | 1983-84 | |||
| Kirsty | 1984-85 | |||
| Rewa | 1993-94 | |||
| Chloe | 1994-95 | |||
| Pancho | 1996–97 | |||
| Thelma 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season The 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999... |
1998–99 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season The 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999... |
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| Frederic | 1998–99 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season The 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999... |
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| Kara 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season The 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999... |
2006-07 2006-07 Australian region cyclone season The 2006–07 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on 1 November 2006 and ended on 30 April 2007; however, Tropical Cyclone Pierre formed on 17 May, after the official end date... |
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South Pacific Ocean
Cyclone Zoe
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zoe was the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Southern Hemisphere.-Meteorological history:...
which formed in 2002, is also the most intense storm in the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
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| 1 | Zoe | 2002-03 2002-03 South Pacific cyclone season Late on July 3, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Depression 17F had formed in area of moderate vertical windshear about to the northwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depression had picked up convection during the previous 24 hours and organized with an upper anticyclonic circulation... |
890 | 26.3 | ||||
| 2 | Percy | 2004-05 2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season Late on October 28, RSMC Nadi reported that a tropical depression had formed about 420 km, to the northeast of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depressions low level circulation center at this time was located under the deep convection and lied in a weak monsoonal trough which had a low to... |
900 | 26.6 | ||||
| Ron | 1997-98 1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season The 1997–98 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the most active and the longest tropical cyclone seasons on record, with 16 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160°E and 120°W... |
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| Susan | 1997-98 1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season The 1997–98 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the most active and the longest tropical cyclone seasons on record, with 16 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160°E and 120°W... |
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| 5 | Hina | 1984-85 | 910 | 26.9 | ||||
| 6 | Erica | 2002-03 2002-03 South Pacific cyclone season Late on July 3, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Depression 17F had formed in area of moderate vertical windshear about to the northwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depression had picked up convection during the previous 24 hours and organized with an upper anticyclonic circulation... |
915 | 27 | ||||
| Heta | 2003-04 2003-04 South Pacific cyclone season Early on December 4, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance 01F had formed 725 km to the north-west of Nadi in Fiji. The disturbance was located within a large area of convection and lied to the north of an anticyclonic circulation. During that day the disturbance gradually organised and... |
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| Meena | 2004-05 2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season Late on October 28, RSMC Nadi reported that a tropical depression had formed about 420 km, to the northeast of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depressions low level circulation center at this time was located under the deep convection and lied in a weak monsoonal trough which had a low to... |
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| Olaf | 2004-05 2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season Late on October 28, RSMC Nadi reported that a tropical depression had formed about 420 km, to the northeast of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depressions low level circulation center at this time was located under the deep convection and lied in a weak monsoonal trough which had a low to... |
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| 11 | Beni | 2002-03 2002-03 South Pacific cyclone season Late on July 3, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Depression 17F had formed in area of moderate vertical windshear about to the northwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depression had picked up convection during the previous 24 hours and organized with an upper anticyclonic circulation... |
920 | 27.2 | ||||
| Dovi | 2002-03 2002-03 South Pacific cyclone season Late on July 3, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Depression 17F had formed in area of moderate vertical windshear about to the northwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The depression had picked up convection during the previous 24 hours and organized with an upper anticyclonic circulation... |
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| Oscar | 1982-83 | |||||||
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South Atlantic Ocean
Cyclone Catarina
Cyclone Catarina is one of several informal names for a South Atlantic tropical cyclone that hit southeastern Brazil in late March 2004. The storm developed out of a stationary cold-core upper-level trough on March 12...
in March 2004. Tropical and subtropical cyclones with an intensity of below 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) are listed.
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| 1 | Catarina Cyclone Catarina Cyclone Catarina is one of several informal names for a South Atlantic tropical cyclone that hit southeastern Brazil in late March 2004. The storm developed out of a stationary cold-core upper-level trough on March 12... |
2004 South Atlantic tropical cyclone South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the southern hemisphere. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare... |
972 | 28.7 | ||||
| 2 | Subtropical Cyclone of March 1974 | 1974 South Atlantic tropical cyclone South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the southern hemisphere. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare... |
988 | 29.18 | ||||
| 3 | Anita | 2010 South Atlantic tropical cyclone South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the southern hemisphere. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare... |
995 | 29.38 | ||||
| 4 | Arani Subtropical Storm Arani Subtropical Cyclone Arani was a subtropical cyclone that existed in March 2011 in the South Atlantic. Arani was the ninth recorded storm in South Atlantic history, fourth subtropical cyclone, third named storm, and first officially named subtropical storm.... |
2011 South Atlantic tropical cyclone South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the southern hemisphere. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare... |
998 | 29.47 | ||||
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See also
- List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
- List of Pacific hurricane seasons
- List of Pacific typhoon seasons
- List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
- List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons
- List of South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
- List of Australian region cyclone seasons
- List of South Pacific cyclone seasons
- South Atlantic tropical cycloneSouth Atlantic tropical cycloneSouth Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the southern hemisphere. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare...
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