Tropical cyclones are non-frontal, low-pressure systems that develop, within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures and little vertical wind shear aloft.[1] Within the South Pacific, names are assigned from a pre-determined list, to such systems, once they reach or exceed ten-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph), near the center, by either the Fiji Meteorological Service or New Zealand's MetService.[1] Within the South Pacific, tropical cyclones have been officially named since the 1964–65 South Pacific cyclone season, though a few meteorological papers show that a few tropical cyclones were named before 1964–65.[2][3][4] The names of significant tropical cyclones that have caused a high amount of damage and/or caused a significant number of deaths are retired from the lists of tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization's RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee at their bi-annual meeting.[1]
Within the South Pacific, there have been a total of 115 tropical cyclone names retired. The most intense tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Winston, which had an estimated peak pressure of 884 hPa (26.1 inHg). The deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu, which caused over 100 deaths, when it affected the Solomon Islands in May 1986. The most damaging system was Yasi which caused over US$2.5 billion in damage to Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Australia in January and February 2011.
Main articles: Tropical cyclone naming, List of historical tropical cyclone names, and History of tropical cyclone naming |
Within the region the credit for the first usage of personal names for weather systems, is generally given to the Queensland Government Meteorologist Clement Wragge, who named systems between 1887 and 1907.[5] Wragge used names drawn from the letters of the Greek alphabet, Greek and Roman mythology and female names, to describe weather systems over Australia, New Zealand and the Antarctic.[5] After the new Australian government had failed to create a federal weather bureau and appoint him director, Wragge started naming cyclones after political figures.[6] This system of naming weather systems in the region subsequently fell into disuse for several years after Wragge retired, until it was revived by the New Caledonia Meteorological Office during the 1958–59 cyclone season.[5][7] During the 1963–64 cyclone season the Australian Bureau of Meteorology started to use female names for tropical cyclones that occurred within the Australian region, before the New Zealand Meteorological Service's Fiji office also started using female names for tropical cyclones within the South Pacific during the 1969–70 cyclone season.[5][7] During the International Women's Year of 1975 the NZMS decided to incorporate male names into the naming lists for the South Pacific, following a request from the Fiji National Council of Women who considered the practice discrimination.[5] At around the same time the Australian Science Minister ordered that tropical cyclones, within the Australian region should carry both men's and women's names.[5] This was because the minister thought "that both sexes should bear the odium of the devastation caused by cyclones."[5] As a result, male names were added to the lists of names for both basins, ahead of the 1975–76 season.[5][8]
Later that decade as the dual sex naming of tropical cyclones started in the Northern Hemisphere, the NZMS looked at adding names from around the Pacific to the naming lists rather than the European names that were currently used.[5] As a result of the many languages and cultures in the Pacific there was a lot of discussion surrounding this matter, with one name "Oni" being dropped as it meant the end of the world in one language.[5] One proposal suggested that cyclones be named from the country nearest to which they formed, however, this was dropped when it was realized that a cyclone might be less destructive in its formative stage than later in its development.[5] Eventually it was decided to throw names from all over the South Pacific into a pot at a training course, where each course member provided a list of names that were short, easily pronounced, culturally acceptable throughout the Pacific and did not contain any idiosyncrasies.[5] These names were then collated, edited for suitability before being cross-checked with the group for acceptability.[5] It was intended that the four lists of names should be alphabetical with alternative male and female names while using only ethnic names, however, it was not possible to complete the lists using only ethnic names so some European names were added in.[5] As a result, there was a scattering of European names in the final naming lists, which have been used by the Fiji Meteorological Service and NZMS since the 1980–81 season.[5]
The practice of retiring significant names was started during 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in the Northern Atlantic basin, after hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel struck the Northeastern United States and caused a significant amount of damage in the previous year.[9] Initially the names were only designed to be retired for ten years after which they might be reintroduced, however, it was decided at the 1969 Interdepartmental hurricane conference, that any significant hurricane in the future would have its name permanently retired.[9][10] The first tropical cyclone name to be removed in the South Pacific, was Rosie after it had impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia during 1971.[1] Several names have been removed from the Pacific naming lists for various other reasons than causing a significant amount of death/destruction, which include being pronounced in a very similar way to other names and political reasons.[11][12]
Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
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Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Audrey | January 7 – 14, 1964 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | Not specified | 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | Extensive | None | [13] |
Flora | December 1 – 5, 1964 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | Extensive | None | [14] |
Dinah | January 22 – 31, 1967 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Queensland | Severe | None | [15][16] |
Ada | January 1 – 19, 1970 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Queensland | $8.9 million | 13 | [17] |
Rosie | December 30, 1970 – January 4, 1971 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Vanuatu, New Caledonia New Zealand |
Minor | None | [18][19] |
Dora | February 10 – 17, 1971 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Queensland | Widespread | None | [20][21] |
Gertie Fiona |
February 10 – 28, 1971 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | None | [22][23] [24][25] | |
Althea | December 10 – 27, 1971 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Queensland | $18.5 million | 3 | [26][27][28] |
Vivienne | December 17 – 19, 1971 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | French Polynesia | None | None | [29] |
Carlotta | January 8 – 26, 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia Vanuatu |
Unknown | 4 | [18][30] |
Wendy | January 23 – February 9, 1972 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | Unknown | 4 | [18][31] |
Agatha | March 27 – 29, 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Cook Islands | Unknown | None | |
Daisy | February 5 – 16, 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Queensland | $1.48 million | None | [26][32] |
Emily | March 27 – April 2, 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Queensland | 8 | [33] | |
Bebe | October 19 – 28, 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Fiji, Tuvalu | $20 million | 24 | [34][35] |
Lottie | December 5 – 12, 1973 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | Moderate | 80 | [36][37] |
Tina | April 24 – 28, 1974 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | Minor | None | [37] |
Alison | March 4 – 12, 1975 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | New Caledonia, New Zealand Vanuatu |
$1 million | None | [38] |
David | January 13 – 19, 1976 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Queensland | N/A | None | [39] |
Elsa | January 21 – 26, 1976 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | None | None | [18] |
Marion | January 12 – 21, 1977 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Vanuatu | Unknown | None | |
Robert | April 16 – 22, 1977 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | French Polynesia | Unknown | None | |
Bob | January 31 – February 12, 1978 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Fiji, New Caledonia Vanuatu, New Zealand |
Moderate | 1 | [40] |
Charles | February 14 – 28, 1978 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Samoan Islands | Unknown | None | |
Diana | February 15 – 22, 1978 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | French Polynesia | Unknown | None | |
Fay | December 27 – 31, 1978 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji | Moderate | None | [40] |
Gordon | January 4 – 12, 1979 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Australia, Vanuatu New Caledonia |
Severe | None | [18] |
Kerry | February 13 – March 6, 1979 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Australia, Solomon Islands | Unknown | 4 | [30] |
Meli | March 24 – 31, 1979 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Fiji | Severe | 53 | [40] |
Simon | February 21 – 28, 1980 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Queensland, New Zealand | Minor | None | [41] |
Wally | April 2 – 7, 1980 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Fiji | $2.26 million | 18 | [40][31] |
Cliff | February 8 – 15, 1981 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | New Caledonia, Queensland, Vanuatu | Unknown | None | |
Tahmar | March 8 – 13, 1981 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | French Polynesia | Unknown | None | |
Gyan | December 18 – 29, 1981 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Vanuatu | Unknown | None | |
Daphne | January 11 – 21, 1982 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | |
Isaac | February 27 – March 5, 1982 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Tonga | $10 million | 6 | [42][43] |
Dominic | April 4 – 13, 1982 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Queensland | 3.6 million | None | |
Joti | October 31 – November 7, 1982 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Vanuatu | Minor | None | [44][45] [46] |
Lisa | December 10 – 18, 1982 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Cook Islands | Unknown | None | |
Jane | January 2 – 11, 1983 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 947 hPa (27.96 inHg) | Western Australia | None | None | |
Mark | January 21 – February 1, 1983 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Fiji | Unknown | None | |
Elinor | February 10 – March 3, 1983 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Queensland | Minor | None | [47] |
Oscar | February 26 – March 6, 1983 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Fiji | $130 million | 9 | [40][48] |
Veena | April 8 – 14, 1983 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | French Polynesia | Unknown | None | |
Kathy | March 16 – 24, 1984 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Cape York Peninsula, Northern Territory | $12 million | 1 | [49][50] |
Lance | April 4 – 7, 1984 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Queensland | None | [51] | |
Eric | January 12 – 20, 1985 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Fiji, Vanuatu | $40 million | 9 | [40][52] |
Nigel | January 14 – 20, 1985 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Vanuatu, Fiji | None | ||
Sandy | March 20 – 24, 1985 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 953 hPa (28.14 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | None | [53] | |
Margot | April 10 – 25, 1985 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 942 hPa (27.82 inHg) | Western Australia | None | ||
Winifred | January 27 – February 5, 1986 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) | Queensland | $130 million | 2 | |
Ima | February 5 – 16, 1986 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Cook Islands | Unknown | None | |
Manu | April 21 – 27, 1986 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland | Extensive | None | [54] |
Namu | May 16 – 22, 1986 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Solomon Islands | $10 million | 111 | [55] |
Raja | December 21, 1986 – January 5, 1987 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna |
$14 million | 2 | [52][56] |
Sally | December 26, 1986 – January 5, 1987 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Cook Islands, French Polynesia | $24.6 million | None | [57] |
Tusi | January 13 – 21, 1987 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | American Samoa | $24 million | None | [58] |
Uma | February 4 – 8, 1987 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Vanuatu | $150 million | 50 | [4][59] |
Anne | January 5 – 14, 1988 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | $500,000 | 2 | [60][61] |
Bola | February 24 – March 4, 1988 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu | $87 million | 3 | [60][62] |
Connie | January 15 – 23, 1987 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia | None | ||
Jason | February 5 – 14, 1987 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Northern Territory | None | ||
Elsie | February 22 – 27, 1987 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Western Australia | None | ||
Agi | January 8 – 16, 1988 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia | None | [63] | |
Charlie | February 21 – March 1, 1988 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Queensland | $200,000 | 1 | [64] |
Herbie | May 17 – 21, 1988 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Western Australia | $20 million | None | [65][66] |
Ilona | December 12 – 19, 1988 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | $741,800 | None | |
Delilah | December 28, 1988 – January 4, 1989 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | New Caledonia, New Zealand | 2 | ||
Harry | February 8 – 19, 1989 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | New Caledonia | Unknown | None | |
Ned | March 25 – April 1, 1989 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 941 hPa (27.79 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | [67] |
Aivu | March 31 – April 5, 1989 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Queensland | $90 million | 1 | [68] |
Lili | April 7 – 11, 1989 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu New Caledonia |
Unknown | None | |
Orson | April 17 – 24, 1989 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 240 km/h (150 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Western Australia | $16 million | 5 | [69] |
Pedro | November 6 – 13, 1989 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | Cocos Island | Minor | None | [70] |
Felicity | December 13 – 20, 1989 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Cape York Peninsula | Minor | None | [70][71] |
Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Tina | January 25 – 28, 1990 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | [70] |
Ofa | January 27 – February 10, 1990 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Samoan Islands, Niue Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu |
$187 million | 8 | [31][72][73] |
Peni | February 12 – 18, 1990 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Cook Islands | $1 million | 1 | |
Ivor | March 15 – 26, 1990 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Cape York Peninsula | $15 million | None | [74][75] |
Sina | November 20 – December 4, 1990 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga | $18.5 million | None | [76] |
Joy | December 15 – 27, 1990 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Queensland | $135 million | 6 | [77][78] |
Fifi | April 15 – 20, 1991 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Western Australia | $1.03 million | 29 | |
Tia | November 13 – 21, 1991 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | Minimal | None | [79] |
Val | December 4 – 17, 1991 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | American Samoa, Cook Islands Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna |
$330 million | 16 | [80][81] |
Wasa | December 4 – 18, 1991 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | French Polynesia | $60 million | 2 | [80][82] |
Betsy | January 4 – 15, 1992 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Vanuatu | $2 million | 2 | [60][83] |
Mark | January 6 – 10, 1992 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory | $3.5 million | None | [84] |
Esau | February 24 – March 7, 1992 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Vanuatu | Minimal | 1 | [61][85] |
Ian | February 27 – March 3, 1992 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Western Australia | None | [86] | |
Fran | March 4 – 17, 1992 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Fiji, New Caledonia Queensland, Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna |
$1 million | None | [87] |
Joni | December 3 – 13, 1992 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Fiji, Tuvalu | $1.6 million | 1 | [88][89] |
Nina | December 21 1992 – January 5, 1993 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Queensland, Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna |
$1 million | 32 | [90] |
Kina | December 26, 1992 – January 6, 1993 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | $110 million | 26 | [42][88] |
Lena | January 22 – February 2, 1993 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | None | None | None | |
Oliver | February 5 – 14, 1993 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Queensland | None | [91] | |
Roger | March 12 – 21 1993 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia | None | [92] | |
Prema | March 26 – April 6, 1993 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | $50 million | 1 | [60] |
Adel | May 13 – 15, 1993 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | 3 | [93] | |
Naomi | December 15 – 18, 1993 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | None | [94] | |
Rewa | December 26, 1993 – January 23, 1994 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | New Caledonia, New Zealand Papua New Guinea, Queensland Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |
Unknown | 22 | |
Pearl | January 11 – 21, 1994 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | None | None | None | [95] |
Quenton | January 22 – 29, 1994 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | None | None | None | |
Theodore | February 22 – 28, 1994 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands New Caledonia |
Unknown | 1 | |
Sharon | March 12 – 22, 1994 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Indonesia, Western Australia | None | None | [96] |
Annette | December 12 – 20, 1994 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Western Australia, South Australia | None | [97] | |
William | December 30, 1994 – January 5, 1995 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Cook Islands, French Polynesia | $2.5 million | None | [98] |
Bobby | February 19 – 27, 1995 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | 8 | [99] | |
Violet | March 3 – 6, 1995 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales | Minor | None | [100][101] |
Warren | March 4 – 6, 1995 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory | None | [102] | |
Chloe | April 3 – 9, 1995 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | None | None | |
Agnes | April 16 – 22, 1995 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | None | None | None | [103] |
Frank | December 6 – 13, 1995 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | |
Gertie | December 17 – 22, 1995 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Australia | None | [104] | |
Barry | January 4 – 7, 1996 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Queensland | None | None | [105] |
Celeste | January 26 – 29, 1996 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Queensland | None | [106] | |
Ethel | March 7 – 13, 1996 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory | None | [107] | |
Kirsty | March 7 – 14 1996 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Western Australia | None | [108] | |
Beti | March 21 – 28, 1996 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Australia, New Caledonia New Zealand, Vanuatu |
$5.3 million | 2 | [60][109] [110] |
Olivia | April 5 – 12, 1996 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Western Australia, South Australia | None | [111] | |
Lindsay | July 9 – 13, 1996 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [112] |
Fergus | December 23, 1996 – January 1, 1997 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Zealand | 4 | ||
Drena | January 3 – 10, 1997 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Vanuatu, New Caledonia New Zealand, |
Unknown | None | |
Rachel | January 3 – 8, 1997 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | Minor | None | [113] |
Gavin | March 3 – 12, 1997 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Fiji, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna | $18.3 million | 18 | [88][112] [114] |
Justin | March 6 – 24, 1997 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland | $190 million | 37 | [115] |
Hina | March 13 – 18, 1997 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna |
$15.2 million | None | [112][116] |
Rhonda | May 11 – 17, 1997 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Cocos Islands, Western Australia | None | None | [117] |
Keli | June 7 – 17, 1997 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Tuvulu, Tonga Wallis and Futuna |
$10,000 | None | [118] [119] |
Martin | October 27 – November 5, 1997 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Cook Islands, French Polynesia | $17.6 million | 28 | [120] [121][122] |
Osea | November 24 – 28, 1997 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Cook Islands, French Polynesia | Unknown | None | [120] |
Ron | January 2 – 8, 1998 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Niue, Tokelau, Tonga | $566,000 | None | [42][109] [120][123] |
Susan | December 20, 1997 – January 9, 1998 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | Minor | 1 | [120][124] |
Katrina | January 1 – 25, 1998 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Queensland | $8.66 million | 2 | [125] |
Tui | January 25 – 27, 1998 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Samoan islands | $1 million | 1 | [109][120] |
Ursula | January 30 – February 1, 1998 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | French Polynesia | Minor | None | [120] |
Veli | February 1 – 3, 1998 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | French Polynesia | Minor | None | [120] |
Thelma | December 3 – 15, 1998 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | 1 | ||
Cora | December 23 – 28, 1998 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Tonga | $12 million | None | [42][126] |
Sid | December 24 – 29, 1998 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Northern Territory | $100 million | 1 | [127] |
Dani | January 15 – 22, 1999 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu | $2 million | 14 | [109][126] [128] |
Rona | February 10 – 21, 1999 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Eastern Australia, New Caledonia | $150 million | 7 | [129] |
Frank | February 18 – 21, 1999 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | New Caledonia | Unknown | None | [126] |
Vance | March 16 – 23, 1999 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | -$303 million | None | |
Elaine | March 16 – 20, 1999 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Western Australia | None | [130] | |
Gwenda | April 2 – 8, 1999 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Western Australia | Minimal | None | |
John | December 10 – 15, 1999 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Western Australia | $300 million | None | [130] |
Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
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Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Kim | February 23 – 29, 2000 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | French Polynesia | Minimal | None | [131][132] |
Steve | February 25 – March 11, 2000 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Western Australia | $90 million | 1 | [31][133] |
Tessi | 1–3 April 2000 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Queensland | $60 million | None | [31] |
Rosita | April 17 – 21, 2000 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Western Australia | None | [134] | |
Sam | November 28 – December 10, 2000 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | North-Western Australia | None | [135] | |
Abigail | 24 February – 8 March 2001 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | None | ||
Paula | February 26 – March 4, 2001 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu | $1.39 million | 2 | [109][136] |
Sose | April 5 – 11, 2001 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu | Unknown | 4 | [136] |
Trina | November 29 – December 3, 2001 |
Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Cook Islands | $52,000 | None | [137][138] |
Waka | December 19, 2001 – January 2, 2002 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Tonga, Wallis and Futuna | $51.3 million | 1 | [42][109] [137] |
Upia | May 21–29, 2002 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Unknown | Unknown | [139] |
Zoe | December 23, 2002 – January 1, 2003 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 240 km/h (150 mph) | 890 hPa (26.28 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | Severe | None | [140][141] |
Ami | January 9 – 15, 2003 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu | $65 million | 14 | [109][141] [142] |
Beni | January 25 – February 5, 2003 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Australia, New Caledonia Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |
$1 million | 1 | [109][141] [143] |
Cilla | January 27 – 29, 2003 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Tonga | Unknown | None | [141] |
Erica | 1–17 March 2003 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Queensland, New Caledonia | None | ||
Graham | 27 February – 1 March 2003 |
Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | 1 | [144] |
Inigo | 31 March – 8 April 2003 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Indonesia, Western Australia | None | ||
Epi | 5–6 June 2003 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Unknown | Unknown | [145] |
Heta | December 25, 2003 – January 8, 2004 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Samoan Islands, Niue, Tonga Wallis and Futuna |
$225 million | 3 | [31][109][146] [147][148] |
Ivy | February 21 – March 2, 2004 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Vanuatu | $8 million | 2 | [60][109] [146][149] |
Monty | February 25 – March 3, 2004 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Western Australia | None | ||
Fay | March 12 – 28, 2004 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | North-Western Australia | None | ||
Meena | February 1 – 8, 2005 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Cook Islands | Severe | None | [150][151] |
Harvey | February 3 – 7, 2005 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Northern Territory | None | ||
Nancy | February 10 – 17, 2005 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Cook Islands | Severe | None | [151] |
Olaf | February 10 – 20, 2005 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Samoan Islands, Cook Islands | $10.2 million | 9 | [152][31] [153] |
Percy | February 24 – March 5, 2005 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Tokelau, Samoan Islands Cook Islands |
$52,000 | None | [153][154] |
Ingrid | March 4 – 16, 2005 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 924 hPa (27.29 inHg) | Papua New Guinea Northern Australia |
None | ||
Clare | January 6 – 10, 2006 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | $2.35 million | None | [31][155] |
Larry | March 15 – 20, 2006 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Queensland | $1.18 billion | None | [31] |
Glenda | March 22 – 31, 2006 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Western Australia | $965,000 | None | |
Monica | April 16 – 27 2006 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 250 km/h (155 mph) | 916 hPa (27.05 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory | $5.1 million | None | |
George | February 27 – March 11, 2007 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 902 hPa (26.64 inHg) | North-Western Australia | $100 million | 2 | [31] |
Cliff | April 1 – 6, 2007 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | $4 million | 1 | [156] |
Guba | 11-20 November 2007 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | $71.4 million | 149 | [31] |
Daman | December 2 – 10, 2007 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | $330,000 | None | [156] |
Helen | January 1 – 7, 2008 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Northern Territory | 1 | [157] | |
Funa | January 14 – 21, 2008 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Vanuatu | Severe | None | [156] |
Gene | January 25 – February 9, 2008 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Fiji | $35 million | 8 | [156][158] |
Durga | 20–26 April 2008 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | None | None | None | [159] |
Hamish | 4–14 March 2009 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 924 hPa (27.29 inHg) | Queensland | $38 million | 2 | [160] |
Mick | December 3 – 15, 2009 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Fiji | $33 million | 3 | [161][162] |
Laurence | December 8 – 23, 2009 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Western Australia | $8.9 million | None | [163][164] |
Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
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Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Magda | January 18 – 24, 2010 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | [165] |
Oli | January 29 – February 7, 2010 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Cook Islands, French Polynesia | $70 million | 1 | [31][166] |
Pat | February 6 – 11, 2010 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Cook Islands | $13.7 million | None | [167] |
Tomas | March 9 – 17, 2010 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Wallis and Futuna, Fiji | $45 million | 3 | [168] |
Ului | March 9 – 21, 2010 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Queensland |
$72 million | 1 | [169][170] |
Tasha | December 20 – 25, 2010 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | Queensland | Unknown | 1 | [171] |
Vania | January 5 – 15, 2011 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | $11 million | None | [172] |
Wilma | January 19 – 28, 2011 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Samoan Islands, Fiji Tonga, New Zealand |
$22 million | 3 | [173][174] |
Yasi | January 26 – February 7, 2011 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 929 hPa (27.43 inHg) | Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu |
$2.5 billion | 1 | [31] |
Carlos | February 12 – 27, 2011 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | $12.3 million | None | |
Atu | February 13 – 24, 2011 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 937 hPa (27.67 inHg) | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | Unknown | None | |
Heidi | January 9 – 13, 2012 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | Minimal | None | [175][176] |
Jasmine | January 31 – February 16, 2012 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 937 hPa (27.67 inHg) | Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga | |||
Lua | March 10 – 18, 2012 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Western Australia | $230 million | None | [177][178] |
Evan | December 9 – 19, 2012 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 943 hPa (27.85 inHg) | Fiji, Samoan Islands Wallis and Futuna |
$161 million | 4 | |
Freda | December 26, 2012 – January 4, 2013 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia | Unknown | 2 | [179] |
Oswald | January 17 – 29, 2013 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 991 hPa (29.26 inHg) | Eastern Australia | $2.28 billion | 6 | [180] |
Rusty | February 22 – 28 2013 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 944 hPa (27.88 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | |
Christine | December 25, 2013 – January 1, 2014 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | |
Ian | January 2 – 15, 2014 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | $4.3 million | 1 | [181][182] |
Lusi | March 7 – 14, 2014 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Fiji, New Caledonia New Zealand, Vanuatu |
$3 million | 10 | [183] |
Ita | April 1 – 14, 2014 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 922 hPa (27.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Queensland Papua New Guinea, New Zealand |
$1.15 billion | 22 | |
Lam | February 12 – 20, 2015 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 943 hPa (27.85 inHg) | Northern Australia | $64.4 million | None | |
Marcia | February 15 – 26, 2015 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 932 hPa (27.52 inHg) | Queensland | $591 million | None | |
Pam | March 6 – 15, 2015 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 250 km/h (155 mph) | 896 hPa (26.46 inHg) | Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia New Zealand, Solomon Islands Tuvalu, Vanuatu |
$360 million | 16 | [184] |
Olwyn | April 8 – 14, 2015 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Western Australia | $76.3 million | None | |
Quang | April 27 – May 1, 2015 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia | Minimal | None | |
Ula | December 26, 2015 – January 12, 2016 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Samoan Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu |
Unknown | 1 | |
Winston | February 7 – 25, 2016 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 280 km/h (175 mph) | 884 hPa (26.10 inHg) | Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Vanuatu | $1.4 billion | 44 | [185][186] |
Debbie | March 23 - April 7, 2017 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 943 hPa (27.85 inHg) | Queensland | $2.67 billion | 14 | |
Cook | April 6 – 11, 2017 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Vanuatu, New Caledonia New Zealand |
Moderate | 1 | [187] |
Donna | May 1 – 10, 2017 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu New Caledonia |
Significant | 2 | [188][189] |
Gita | February 3 – 19, 2018 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 927 hPa (27.37 inHg) | Fiji, Wallis and Futuna Samoan Islands, Niue, Tonga New Caledonia, New Zealand |
$225 million | 2 | [190] |
Marcus | March 14 – 27, 2018 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | $75 million | None | [191] |
Josie | March 29 – April 2, 2018 |
Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga | $5 million | 6 | |
Keni | April 5 – 11, 2018 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga | $5 million | None | |
Pola | February 23 – March 2, 2019 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Wallis and Futuna Fiji, Tonga |
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Trevor | March 15 – 26, 2019 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory | >$750,000 | None | |
Veronica | March 18 – 31, 2019 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 928 hPa (27.40 inHg) | Western Australia | $1.65 billion | None | |
Sarai | December 23, 2019 – January 2, 2020 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands | $2.3 million | 2 | |
Tino | January 11 – 20, 2020 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Fiji, Niue, Solomon Islands Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu |
$5.83 million | [192] | |
Damien | February 3 – 9, 2020 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Western Australia | $4.3 million | None | |
Harold | April 1 – 11, 2020 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Fiji, Tonga |
$169 million | ≥30 | |
Mangga | May 19 – 23, 2020 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | |
Yasa | December 11 – 19, 2020 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 917 hPa (27.08 inHg) | Vanuatu, Fiji | $246.7 million | 4 | [193][194] |
Ana | January 26 – February 1, 2021 |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Fiji | >$1 million | 1 | |
Seroja | April 3 – 12, 2021 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Indonesia, Western Australia | $491 million | 272 | [195] |
Cody | January 5 – 13, 2022 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Fiji | >$25 million | 1 | [196] |
Seth | December 24, 2021 – January 6, 2022 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) | Eastern Australia | Severe | 4 | [197] |
Freddy | February 5 – March 14, 2023 |
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 927 hPa (27.37 inHg) | Eastern Africa | |||
Gabrielle | February 10 – 11, 2023 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Norfolk Island, New Zealand | $8.4 billion | 12 | |
Judy | February 23 – March 4, 2023 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | Unknown | None | |
Kevin | March 1 – 6, 2023 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 913 hPa (26.96 inHg) | ||||
Ilsa | April 5 – 16 2023 | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Indonesia, Western Australia | >$4 million | 8 | [198] |
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