List of notable tropical cyclones

List of Notable Tropical Cyclones

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List of notable tropical cyclones

This is a list of notable tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
s, subdivided by basin and reason for notability.

e records are held by Atlantic hurricane

Atlantic hurricane

North Atlantic tropical cyclones usually form in summer or autumn. Tropical cyclones can be broken down by intensity. Tropical storms have one-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 39 mph , while hurricanes have one-minute maximum sustained exceeding 74 mph ....
s. uth Atlantic basin ical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin.

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North Atlantic basin

These records are held by Atlantic hurricane

Atlantic hurricane

Largest in diameter
Rank	Year	Storm	Size (diameter in miles)
1	2008	Ike Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike IPA] was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States. It was the ninth named storm, fifth hurricane and third major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season....	600mi
2	1988	Gilbert Hurricane Gilbert Hurricane Gilbert is the second most intense hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin behind only Hurricane Wilma of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which was the costliest and most active Atlantic hurricane season on record....	520mi
3	1998	Mitch Hurricane Mitch Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph . The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season....	500mi
4	2005	Wilma Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second tropical cyclone , thirteenth tropical cyclone, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Saffir-Simpson Scale hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season ...	475mi
5	2003	Isabel Hurricane Isabel Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest Atlantic hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean....	470mi
6	1999	Floyd Hurricane Floyd Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd triggered the third largest evacuation in US history when 2.6 million coastal residents of five states including Florida were ordered from their homes as Hurricane Floyd approached....	460mi
7	1989	Gabrielle Hurricane Gabrielle (1989) Hurricane Gabrielle was the seventh named storm, fourth hurricane and first major hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season. Gabrielle formed from a tropical depression on August 30,1989 and moved west-northwestward before recurving and becoming a Category 4 hurricane on September 5....	445mi
8	2005	Katrina Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....	435mi
9	2004	Ivan Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was often dubbed in the media as Ivan the Terrible. The cyclone formed as a Cape Verde-type hurricane in early September and became the ninth named storm, the sixth tropical cyclone, and the fourth major hurricane of the year....	420mi
10	2008	Gustav Hurricane Gustav The name Gustav has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:* 1984 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Gustav, spent most of its existence as a tropical depression hovering over Bermuda, no major damage...	400mi

uth Atlantic basin

Tropical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin. Only three South Atlantic tropical cyclone
South Atlantic tropical cyclone

A South Atlantic tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare....
s in the area have been confirmed.
The Angola Cyclone
South Atlantic tropical cyclone

A South Atlantic tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare....
, 1991 - a tropical storm formed off Angola
Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
in April.
The January Storm, 2004 - a cyclone of depression and possibly storm strength formed in January.
Cyclone 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 Surface weather analysis upper-level trough on March 12....
, 2004 - first positively observed cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the first one to make landfall as a cyclone.

Eastern Pacific basin

These records are held by Pacific hurricane
Pacific hurricane

A Pacific hurricane or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that develops in the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean. For organizational purposes, the Pacific Ocean is divided into three regions: the eastern, , central , and western ....
s.

Western Pacific basin

These records are held by: Pacific typhoon
Pacific typhoon

A Pacific typhoon or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.The basin is demarcated within the Pacific Ocean from Asia, north of the equator, and west of the international date line....

Retired names

Names retired before 2000 were done so by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Joint Typhoon Warning Center

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii....
. Names during and after that year were retired by the Japan Meteorological Agency

Japan Meteorological Agency

The or JMA, is the Government of Japan weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and weather forecast in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport....
.

Name	Year	Location	Deaths	Damage (in million $US as of the year of damage)
Lucille 1960 Pacific typhoon season The 1960 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1960, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....	1960	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	300	Unknown
Ophelia 1960 Pacific typhoon season The 1960 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1960, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....	1960	Caroline Islands Caroline Islands The Caroline Islands form a large archipelago of widely scattered islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea. Politically they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia in the eastern part of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end....	2	Unknown
	1962	Pacific Islands Pacific Islands The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands . Those islands lying south of the tropic of Cancer but excluding Australia are traditionally grouped into three divisions: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	11	250
Bess Typhoon Bess (1974) Typhoon Bess was the twenty-third tropical storm and the ninth typhoon of the 1974 Pacific typhoon season. Though the storm was only a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale typhoon at its peak, it managed to cause $9.8 million dollars worth of damage, enough to merit the name's retirement....	1974	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	26-29	7.2
Bess Typhoon Bess (1982) Super Typhoon Bess was the eleventh tropical storm, sixth typhoon, and first super typhoon of the 1982 Pacific typhoon season. Bess reached peak winds of 160 mph over the open waters of the western Pacific Ocean....	1982	Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	59	Unknown
Ike Typhoon Ike Typhoon Ike was the deadliest typhoon of the 1984 Pacific typhoon season and crossed the Philippines in September. This tropical cyclone formed on August 27 in the Philippine Sea, and strengthened as it moved westward into the southern Philippines, becoming a typhoon on August 31....	1984	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.... , southern China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	1363-3000	75.4
Mike Typhoon Mike Super Typhoon Mike was the strongest and deadliest typhoon of the 1990 Pacific typhoon season as it crossed the Philippines in November....	1990	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.... , Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.... , southern China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	250+	14
Mireille Typhoon Mireille Super Typhoon Mireille was the deadliest typhoon of the 1991 Pacific typhoon season as it crossed Japan in September....	1991	Ryukyu Islands Ryukyu Islands The Ryukyu Islands are part of the . From around 1800 on, they have spelled Luchu, Loo-choo, or Lewchew, from the Chinese Liuqiu. They consist of a chain of Islands of Japan in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit of the East China Sea and stretch southwest from the island of Kyushu to the island of Taiwan.... , southern Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	52	3000
Thelma Tropical Storm Thelma Tropical Storm Thelma was the deadliest tropical storm of the 1991 Pacific typhoon season, killing more than 6,000 people as it crossed the Philippines....	1991	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	6000	19
Omar Typhoon Omar Super Typhoon Omar was the 15th tropical depression, the 15th named storm, and the 9th typhoon of the 1992 Pacific typhoon season. It caused 2 deaths in Taiwan and $457 million in damage....	1992	Guam Guam Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States.... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...	2	457
Vamei Tropical Storm Vamei Tropical Storm Vamei was a Pacific typhoon tropical cyclone that formed closer to the equator than any other tropical cyclone worldwide. The last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Vamei developed on December 26 at 1.4? Latitude in the South China Sea....	2001	Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands.... , Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government.... , and Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....	0	None
Chataan Typhoon Chataan Typhoon Chataan was the 8th tropical depression , the 6th named storm, and the 4th typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. The name of the typhoon is the Chamorro word for rain....	2002	Chuuk Chuuk Chuuk — formerly Truk, Ruk, Hogoleu, Torres, Ugulat, and Lugulus — is an island group in the south western part of the Pacific Ocean.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	31	59.8
Rusa Typhoon Rusa Typhoon Rusa was the 21st JTWC tropical depression , the 15th named storm, and the 10th typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. The name of the typhoon, which was contributed by Malaysia, is a type of samber deer most commonly seen in secondary forests on gently sloping terrain....	2002	Korea Korea Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....	113	6000
Pongsona Typhoon Pongsona Typhoon Pongsona was the last tropical cyclone of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season, and was the costliest United States disaster in 2002. The name "Pongsona" was contributed by North Korea for the Lists of tropical cyclone names and is the Korean language name for the Impatiens balsamina....	2002	Guam Guam Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States.... , Marianas Islands	3	700
Imbudo Typhoon Imbudo Typhoon Imbudo was the 9th JTWC tropical depression , the 7th named storm, and the 7th typhoon of the 2003 Pacific typhoon season. The typhoon's name, contributed by the Philippines, means funnel or downspout....	2003	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	21	37
Maemi Typhoon Maemi Typhoon Maemi was a powerful Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale supertyphoon that struck South Korea, killing 117 people. The name Maemi is contributed by North Korea and it means cicada....	2003	Ryukyu Islands Ryukyu Islands The Ryukyu Islands are part of the . From around 1800 on, they have spelled Luchu, Loo-choo, or Lewchew, from the Chinese Liuqiu. They consist of a chain of Islands of Japan in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit of the East China Sea and stretch southwest from the island of Kyushu to the island of Taiwan.... and South Korea South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....	115	4100
Sudal 2004 Pacific typhoon season The 2004 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2004, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....	2004	Yap YAP Yet Another Previewer or Yet Another Prolog are two document previewing applications and one Prolog compiler often referred to as YAP....	1	Unknown
Rananim 2004 Pacific typhoon season The 2004 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2004, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....	2004	Eastern China Eastern China Eastern China or East China may mean:* East China* East China Township, Michigan - East China Charter Township in Michigan, USA* ECNU - East China Normal University...	115	4000
Matsa Typhoon Matsa Typhoon Matsa was the second of eight Pacific tropical cyclones to make landfall on China during the 2005 Pacific typhoon season. The ninth tropical storm and fifth typhoon of the season, Matsa developed on July 30 to the east of the Philippines....	2005	Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands... , Okinawa, Northeastern China	25	2230
Nabi 2005 Pacific typhoon season The 2005 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2005, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....	2005	Mariana Islands Mariana Islands The Mariana Islands are an archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.... , South Korea South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....	75	Unknown
	2005	Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands... , southeast China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	148	150+
Chanchu Typhoon Chanchu The name Chanchu has been used for two tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean. The name, submitted by Macau, means pearl.* 2000 Pacific typhoon season#Tropical Storm Chanchu - formed from the remnants of 2000 Pacific hurricane season#Tropical Storm Upana-Chanchu and mistakenly renamed, but not a threat to land....	2006	The Philippines, Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands... , southeast China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia.... and Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	104	1200
	2006	The Philippines, Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands... , southeast China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	672	4400
Saomai Typhoon Saomai The name Saomai has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is the Vietnamese language name of the planet Venus ....	2006	Mariana Islands Mariana Islands The Mariana Islands are an archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east.... , The Philippines, Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands... , southeast China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	458	2500
Xangsane Typhoon Xangsane The name Xangsane has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and is a Laotian language word for elephant....	2006	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.... , Hainan Hainan Hainan is the smallest Provinces of China of the People's Republic of China. Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, all but three percent of its land mass is on Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name.... , Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.... , Cambodia Cambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh.... , Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	279	747
Durian Typhoon Durian Typhoon Durian was an intense storm that wreaked havoc in the Philippines, causing massive loss of life when mudslides from the Mayon Volcano buried many villages....	2006	Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.... , Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.... , Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	819+	508+

Two names, Yanyan and Tingting, were replaced as requested by Hong Kong. Another two names, Kodo and Hanuman, were replaced before using.

PAGASA

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippines national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and...
also retires names for typhoons and tropical storms that affect the Philippines.

Significant typhoons with special names

Eight especially significant typhoons were named by Japan Meteorological Agency

Japan Meteorological Agency

Other notable named storms

Man-yi
2007 Pacific typhoon season

The 2007 Pacific typhoon season was a below average season which featured 24 named storms and 14 typhoons, compared to the average of 27 and 17 respectively....
, 2007, the strongest typhoon to affect Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
in the month of July in recorded history.
Maggie, Sam, York and Cam
1999 Pacific typhoon season

The 1999 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1999, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
1999, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
- Four storms to directly strike the vicinity of Hong Kong within one typhoon season
Paka
Typhoon Paka

Typhoon Paka was the last tropical cyclone in the 1997 Pacific 1997 Pacific hurricane season and 1997 Pacific typhoon season season, and was among the strongest Pacific typhoons in the month of December....
, 1997, Guam
Guam

Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
Herb
Typhoon Herb

Super Typhoon Herb was the strongest and the largest storm of 1996. Herb struck Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and People's Republic of China and caused a major damage there....
, 1996, Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
and China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
- The strongest and the largest storm of this year, dropped heavy rain over Taiwan and China, killing hundreds.
Nina
Typhoon Nina (1975)

Super Typhoon Nina was a short-lived but intense 1975 super typhoon that caused major damage and deaths in China, mainly from the collapse of the Banqiao Dam....
, 1975 - Dropped rain over eastern China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, contributing to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam
Banqiao Dam

The Banqiao Reservoir Dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in Zhumadian Prefecture of China's Henan Province that failed catastrophically or were intentionally destroyed in 1975 during Typhoon Nina ....
which killed at least 170,000
Pamela
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....
, 1976, Guam
Guam

Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
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, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
- Most intense and largest tropical cyclone on record
Rose
Typhoon Rose (1971)

Typhoon Rose was category 4 typhoon that struck the northern Philippines and later eastern China in 1971. Rose was most violent typhoon to strike Hong Kong since 1962's Wanda as the storm left 130 people dead and severe damage although exact totals are unknown....
, 1971, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
Wanda
1962 Pacific typhoon season

The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1962, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
, 1962, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
- Often cited by Hong Kong residents as an example of a deadly storm. Although it ranked only as Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the deficient warning system at the time led to many deaths in the villages of the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
unaware of the storm surge.
Fitow
Typhoon Fitow (2007)

Typhoon Fitow was the ninth named tropical storm of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season that made landfall in Japan.At its peak, it was thought to have been a minimal category 2 Typhoon by the JTWC, but was reconsidered to have been downgraded to a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale typhoon by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center....
, 2007 - hit Tokyo
Typhoon Ruby
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....
, 1964 - the strongest and worst named typhoon to hit Hong Kong in recorded history. killed over 700 and caused widespread damage.
Ivan
1997 Pacific typhoon season

The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
and Joan
1997 Pacific typhoon season

The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
, 1997 - two of the most intense cyclones ever recorded at 872 mb; reached extreme intensities at close distance to each other.
Typhoon Zeb
Typhoon Zeb

Super Typhoon Zeb was a very powerful Category 5 typhoon with a minimum central pressure reading of 872 millibars and 180 mph sustained winds, making it one of five Pacific storms tied for the second most intense tropical cyclone on record....
, 1998 cat. 5 with 872 milibars of pressure; caused severe damage in the Philippines, killing nearly 100.
Typhoon Gay
Typhoon Gay (1989)

Typhoon Gay was the tropical cyclone which caused significant damage in Chumphon Province of Thailand and eastern India in November 1989. It was the worst typhoon to affect the Malay peninsula in 35 years....
, 1989 - Rare typhoon that crossed Thailand as a cat 3 typhoon; crossed into North Indian Ocean Basin and hit India as a cat. 5, killing 39.

Notable unnamed storms

The Kamikaze
Kamikaze (typhoon)

The Kamikaze , were a pair or series of typhoons that are said to have saved Japan from Mongol invasions of Japan under Kublai Khan that attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281....
, 1281, destroyed a Mongol invasion fleet
Mongol invasions of Japan

The of 1274 and 1281 were major military invasions and conquests undertaken by Kublai Khan to take the Japanese islands after the capitulation of Goryeo....
attacking Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.
A system of unknown intensity that hit Haiphong
Haiphong

Hai Phong meaning "Coastal Defence" is the third most populous city in Vietnam....
in 1881, killing 300,000 people.
The 1922 Swatow Typhoon
1922 Swatow Typhoon

The 1922 Swatow Typhoon was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of Shantou in August 1922. These totals make it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history....
, a system of unknown intensity that struck Swatow
Shantou

Shantou is a city of 4,971,000 permanent inhabitants in coastal Eastern Guangdong, China, occupying an area of 2,064 sq. km. With it and the immediately surrounding cities of Jieyang and Chaozhou, the metropolitan region - known as Chaoshan - covers an area of 10,404 sq.km....
, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
late on August 2, 1922, killing more than 50,000 people.
1934 Muroto Typhoon - killing at least 3,036, another 15,361 are injured, with 92,323 houses are lost.
The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937
Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937

The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 was an unnamed typhoon in Hong Kong. It was one of the worst typhoons in History of Hong Kong killing 11,000 people....
- killed 11,000
Typhoon Cobra (Typhoon of 1944), 17-18 December, three US destroyers lost
1945 Makurazaki Typhoon - killing at least 3,756, another 2,452 are injured, with 116,491 houses are lost.
Typhoon of July 1949 - killed 1,600 in Shanghai, making it the deadliest typhoon in the city's history.

Most active West Pacific seasons

The following are the most active Western Pacific seasons, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Joint Typhoon Warning Center

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii....
best track. Only seasons with at least 30 storms are included.

Total Storms	Year	Tropical Storms	Typhoons	Super Typhoons
39	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....	13	19	7
35	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.... 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.... 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....	14 15 11	10 16 16	11 4 4
34	1994 1994 Pacific typhoon season The 1994 Pacific typhoon season was an active season in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone tropical cyclogenesis in the Western North Pacific, with a total of 41 tropical cyclones during the course of the season....	14	14	6
33	1996 1996 Pacific typhoon season The 1996 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1996, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....	12	15	6
32	1974 1974 Pacific typhoon season The 1974 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1974, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....	16	16	0
31	1989 1989 Pacific typhoon season The 1989 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1989, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.... 1992 1992 Pacific typhoon season The 1992 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1992. Despite this, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....	10 9	15 17	6 5
30	1962 1962 Pacific typhoon season The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1962, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December.... 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.... 1972 1972 Pacific typhoon season The 1972 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1972, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December.... 1990 1990 Pacific typhoon season The 1990 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1990, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.... 2004 2004 Pacific typhoon season The 2004 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2004, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....	7 10 8 9 10	17 17 20 17 13	6 3 2 4 7

Northern Indian Ocean

This region has had some of the world's deadliest cyclones, but there is a shortage of organized information about them. Only cyclones which caused fatalities over 3000 people have been included.
1584 Backerganj Cyclone
Barisal Division

Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh. Formerly a district called Bakerganj, it is now one of the 6 divisions of Bangladesh. The town lies in the Ganges River River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River ....
killed around 200,000 people.
1737 Calcutta cyclone, caused death and destruction around Calcutta, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
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1789 Indian Cyclone, killed 20,000 in Coringa
Coringa

Coringa can refer to:* Coringa-Herald, a Marine National Nature Reserve of Australia* Coringa River , a river near the Yanam * Coringa , a tiny village East Godavari district...
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.
1839 Indian Cyclone - caused a massive storm surge hit Coringa, India on November 25 killed 300,000 people.
1864 Calcutta Cyclone, killed around 60,000 people in Calcutta, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.
1876 Great Backerganj Cyclone
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876

The Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 was one of the deadliest cyclones in history. It hit the coast of Backerganj in present-day Barisal, Bangladesh, killing about 200,000 people, half of whom were drowned by the storm surge, and the remainder died in the resultant famine....
hit the Meghna River Delta
Meghna River

The Meghna River is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out to the Bay of Bengal....
area of India, the storm surge killed 100,000, and the disease after the storm killed another 100,000.
1882 Great Bombay Cyclone killed around 200,000 people in Bombay,India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.
1897 Chittagong cyclone killed around 175,000 in Chittagong
Chittagong

Chittagong is the second-largest city and main seaport of Bangladesh. Situated on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, it is the principle city of Chittagong Division and a major center of commerce and industry in South Asia....
,Bangladesh
Bangladesh

, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
.
1942 Bengal Cyclone hit near the India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
/Bangladesh
Bangladesh

, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
border, resulting in around 40,000 fatalities.
1960 East Pakistan I Cyclone 6,000 deaths can be attributed to a cyclone that hit the eastern portion of Pakistan
East Bengal

East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh....
what was known then as East Bengal
East Pakistan

East Pakistan was a former Provinces of Pakistan of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal Province based on a plebiscite in what was then British Raj in 1947....
state on October 10
1963 East Pakistan II Cyclone on May 23, a cyclone hit present-day Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan province), causing 22,000 fatalities due to storm surge and flooding.
1965 Pakistani Bengali Cyclones Two cyclones that hit on May 11 and June 1 killed a total of 47,000 people.
1965 Pakistani Cyclone hit near Karachi
Karachi

is the largest city, seaport and the International financial centre of Pakistan. It is List of metropolitan areas by population in terms of metropolitan population, and is Pakistan's premier centre of banking, industry, and trade....
, Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
on December 15, causing about 10,000 casualties.
1970 Bhola cyclone
1970 Bhola cyclone

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal on November 12, 1970. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times....
, killed between 300,000 to 500,000 people in East Pakistan
East Pakistan

East Pakistan was a former Provinces of Pakistan of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal Province based on a plebiscite in what was then British Raj in 1947....
(now Bangladesh
Bangladesh

, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
).
1971 Orissa Cyclone killed around 10,000 people in Cuttack
Cuttack

Cuttack , is one of the oldest cities in India and the Commercial Capital of Orissa. It is the second largest city in Orissa.It is situated in a tongue of land formed by the Mahanadi River and its main branch the Kathajodi River at their points of bifurcation in ....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.
1977 Andhra Pradesh Cyclone, killed 10,000 people in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , abbreviated A.P.,is a state situated on eastern coast of India. It is India's List of states of India by area and List of states of India by population....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.
1985 Cyclone 01B on May 25th. Bangladesh
Bangladesh

, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
, Meghna River Delta
Meghna River

The Meghna River is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out to the Bay of Bengal....
a cyclone created a surge 15-to 20-foot high killing around 6,000 - 10,000 people.
1988 Cyclone 04B on November 26 the cyclone hit the Sundarbans
Sundarbans

The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophyte mangrove forest in the world."Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language....
part of Bangladesh. Heavy storm surge killed 2000 people (with 6000 missing). In addition, the storm caused 1000 fatalities in Malaysia, Thailand, and western Indonesia.
1991 Bangladesh cyclone
1991 Bangladesh cyclone

The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was among the List of notable tropical cyclones on record. On the night of 29 April, 1991 a powerful tropical cyclone struck the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h ....
, killed 138,000 people in the Chittagong
Chittagong

Chittagong is the second-largest city and main seaport of Bangladesh. Situated on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, it is the principle city of Chittagong Division and a major center of commerce and industry in South Asia....
region of Bangladesh
Bangladesh

, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
.
1999 Orissa cyclone, killed around 10,000 people in the Orissa
Orissa

Orissa , is a states and territories of India located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It was established on 1 April 1936 as a province in British India, and consists, predominantly of Oriya language speakers....
state of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.
2007: Cyclone Sidr
Cyclone Sidr

Cyclone Sidr was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. The fourth named storm of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Sidr formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h , which would make it a Category-5 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simps...
, struck Bangladesh on 15 November, has killed at least 3,500 people.
2008: Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis

Cyclone Nargis , was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma . The cyclone made landfall in the country on May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 146,000 fatalities with thousands more people still missing....
, struck the Irrawaddy Delta
Irrawaddy Delta

The Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta lies in the Irrawaddy Division, the lowest expanse of land in Burma that fans out from the limit of tidal influence at Myan Aung to the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, 290 km to the south at the mouth of the Ayeyarwady River....
in Burma killing over 145,000 people and devastating the country's former capital and largest city, Rangoon, making it Burma's
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
deadliest natural disaster in history, the costliest North Indian cyclone on record, and the second deadliest North Indian cyclone in recorded history.

Most active seasons

Total Storms	Year	Tropical Depressions	Tropical Storms	Tropical Cyclones (>64kt)
13	1992	2	8	3
8	1987	0	8	0
8	1996	0	4	4
8	1998	0	3	5
8	2005	1	6	1

Australian tropical cyclones

See See also
Cyclone Mahina
Cyclone Mahina

Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Australia and the surrounding region with a devastating storm surge on 4 March 1899, killing over 400 people, the largest death toll of any natural disaster in Australian history....
, March 4, 1899 - 410 people died.
1918 Mackay cyclone
1918 Mackay cyclone

The 1918 Mackay cyclone struck the city of Mackay, Queensland, Australia on 21 January 1918. It remains one of the most destructive cyclones to strike a populated centre in Australia....
, 1918 - 30 dead, extensive damage.
1949 Rockhampton cyclone, 1949 - 6 dead, 1,000 houses damaged and 500 totally wrecked.
Cyclone Ada, 1970 - struck Whitsunday Island
Whitsunday Island

Whitsunday Island is the largest island in the Whitsunday Islands located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Whitsunday Island is located at ....
resorts and Whitsunday coast mainland. 14 people died and cost approximately AU$390 million.
Cyclone Althea
1970-75 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1970-1975 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1970 and 1975. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
, 1971 - struck Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island, just offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, in Cleveland Bay is a 52 km? mountainous island which has effectively become a suburb of Townsville having 2,107 permanent residents....
and Townsville
Townsville, Queensland

Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland....
, Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
on Christmas Day
Cyclone Wanda
1970-75 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1970-1975 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1970 and 1975. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
, 1974 - caused extensive flooding in south-eastern Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
and north-eastern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy

Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Australia, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas, 1974....
, 1974 - 71 people died when the city of Darwin, Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, was devastated on Christmas Day. It was the costliest Australian cyclone on record; the smallest cyclone on record in terms of size & wind field.
Cyclone Alby
1975-80 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1975-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1975 and 1980. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
, 1978 - 5 people died in south-western parts of Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
. Albany
Albany, Western Australia

Albany is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated around a port on the southern coast.Its metropolitan area has a population of 25,196 as of the 2006 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state....
recorded one of the strongest wind gusts on record.
Cyclone Bobby, 1995 - 7 people died on two fishing trawlers sunk off the coast of Onslow
Onslow, Western Australia

Onslow is a coastal town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, north of Perth, Western Australia. It currently has a population of around 573 people and is located in the Shire of Ashburton Local Government Area....
; the cyclone then became a depression which caused heavy rain and flooding in inland WA, washing out the Eyre Highway
Eyre Highway

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and the Trans-Australian Railway
Trans-Australian Railway

The Trans-Australian Railway is a railway line that crosses the Nullarbor Plain of Australia from Port Augusta, South Australia in South Australia to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in Western Australia....
for several days.
Cyclone Justin
Cyclone Justin (1997)

Cyclone Justin was a tropical cyclone of the 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season that caused seven deaths and had a major economic impact northern Queensland....
, 1997 - 7 people died and damage came to approximately 190 million AUD.
Cyclone Thelma
Cyclone Thelma

Severe Tropical Cyclone Thelma was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 6 December 1998 until 12 December 1998. Cyclone Thelma was one of the most intense tropical cyclones to be observed off the coast of Australia....
, 1998 - intense Category 5 system that hit the Kimberley
Kimberley region of Western Australia

The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northern part of Western Australia, bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy Desert and Tanami Desert Deserts, and on the east by the Northern Territory....
region of Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
causing extensive damage and flooding near Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
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Cyclone 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....
, 1999 - Category 5 system that caused extensive damage to the Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
n towns of Exmouth
Exmouth, Western Australia

Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia. The town is located north of the state capital Perth, Western Australia and southwest of Darwin, Northern Territory....
and Onslow
Onslow, Western Australia

Onslow is a coastal town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, north of Perth, Western Australia. It currently has a population of around 573 people and is located in the Shire of Ashburton Local Government Area....
.
Cyclone Steve
Cyclone Steve

Tropical Cyclone Steve was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 27 February 2000 until 11 March 2000. Cyclone Steve was noted for its longevity and traversal of northern and western Australia....
, 2000 - A long-lived Category 2 storm, causing flooding in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
and Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
.
Cyclone Rosita
Cyclone Rosita

Severe Tropical Cyclone Rosita was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 15 April through 21 April 2000. Rosita was one of the most intense tropical cyclones to hit the west Kimberley region of Western Australia coast in the last hundred years....
, 2000 - Category 5, made a destructive landfall near Broome, Western Australia
Broome, Western Australia

Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2200 km north of Perth, Western Australia. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season....
.
Cyclone Ingrid
Cyclone Ingrid

Cyclone Ingrid was a tropical cyclone which struck northern Australia during the 2004-05 Australian region cyclone season. Its minimum pressure was 924 Bar ....
, 2005 - Category 5 cyclone which took a long track over Northern Australia.
Cyclone Larry
Cyclone Larry

Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005-06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season....
, 2006 - Category 4 which crossed the Queensland coast at Innisfail
Innisfail, Queensland

Innisfail is a town located in the Far North Queensland of the state of Queensland, Australia . It is the major township of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council and is well renowned for its sugar and banana industries but also as being one of Australia's wettest towns....
, causing $1 billion in damage.
Cyclone 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....
, 2006 - Category 5 which crossed the West Australian coast as Category 3 near Onslow
Onslow, Western Australia

Onslow is a coastal town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, north of Perth, Western Australia. It currently has a population of around 573 people and is located in the Shire of Ashburton Local Government Area....
Cyclone Monica
Cyclone Monica

Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from April 17, 2006 until April 26, 2006. Monica is the strongest cyclone ever observed in the Southern Hemisphere; it is also one of the most intense....
, 2006 - Category 5; strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere (in terms of wind speed). Arguably the world's strongest cyclone, based on a Dvorak estimation, which suggested central pressure reached a low of 869 hPa. The official JTWC pressure was 879hPa.
Cyclone 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....
, 2007 - Category 5 which struck east of Port Hedland causing 3 fatalities.
Cyclone Guba
Cyclone Guba

Cyclone Guba was a tropical cyclone that caused 170 deaths and severe damage in Papua New Guinea. The first named cyclone of the 2007-08 Australian region cyclone season, Guba formed on November 13, 2007 close to the island of New Guinea, and reached tropical cyclone intensity the next day by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane...
, 2007 - Category 1 cyclone (SSHS) which struck Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
causing over 170 fatalities.

Most intense storms on record

This list includes Western Pacific storms with pressures of less than 885 mb and Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and South Pacific storms with pressure of less than 915 mb. Additional Western Pacific storms with pressures between 885 and 915 mb have been recorded, but these storms are neither exceptional for that basin nor all reliably measured. As for Indian Ocean storms, pressure readings are too scarce or too inaccurate to make a list reliable.

As a result of the omissions of many Western Pacific storms, many storms near the bottom of the list are not numerically ranked.

Rank Name Pressure Location Year
1 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....
870 mbar Western Pacific 1979
2 Typhoon Gay
1992 Pacific typhoon season

The 1992 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1992. Despite this, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
872 mbar Western Pacific 1992*
2 Typhoon Ivan
1997 Pacific typhoon season

The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
872 mbar Western Pacific 1997*
2 Typhoon Joan
1997 Pacific typhoon season

The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
872 mbar Western Pacific 1997*
2 Typhoon Keith
1997 Pacific typhoon season

The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
872 mbar Western Pacific 1997*
2 Typhoon Zeb
Typhoon Zeb

Super Typhoon Zeb was a very powerful Category 5 typhoon with a minimum central pressure reading of 872 millibars and 180 mph sustained winds, making it one of five Pacific storms tied for the second most intense tropical cyclone on record....
872 mbar Western Pacific 1998*
2 Typhoon Angela
1995 Pacific typhoon season

The 1995 Pacific typhoon season occurred all year round, unusual in that most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
872 mbar Western Pacific 1995*
7 Typhoon June 876 mbar Western Pacific 1975
8 Typhoon Ida
1958 Pacific typhoon season

The 1958 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1958, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
877 mbar Western Pacific 1958
8 Typhoon Nora
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....
877 mbar Western Pacific 1973
10 Typhoon Rita
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....
878 mbar Western Pacific 1978
10 Typhoon Yvette
1992 Pacific typhoon season

The 1992 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1992. Despite this, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
878 mbar Western Pacific 1992*
10 Typhoon Damrey
2000 Pacific typhoon season

The 2000 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2000, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
878 mbar Western Pacific 2000*
13 Typhoon Vanessa
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....
879 mbar Western Pacific 1984
13 Typhoon Faxai
2001 Pacific typhoon season

The 2001 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2001, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
879 mbar Western Pacific 2001*
13 Typhoon Dianmu
Typhoon Dianmu (2004)

Typhoon Dianmu was a powerful typhoon that struck southeastern Japan during the 2004 Pacific typhoon season. The name Dianmu is the name of the goddess of thunder and lightning in Chinese folklore....
879 mbar Western Pacific 2004*
13 Typhoon Chaba
2004 Pacific typhoon season

The 2004 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2004, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
879 mbar Western Pacific 2004*
18 Typhoon Violet
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....
882 mbar Western Pacific 1961
18 Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma

Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second tropical cyclone , thirteenth tropical cyclone, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Saffir-Simpson Scale hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season ...
882 mbar Atlantic 2005
20 Typhoon Forrest
1983 Pacific typhoon season

The 1983 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
883 mbar Western Pacific 1983
21 Typhoon Irma
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....
884 mbar Western Pacific 1971
22 Super Typhoon Nina 885 mbar Western Pacific 1953
22 Typhoon Mike
Typhoon Mike

Super Typhoon Mike was the strongest and deadliest typhoon of the 1990 Pacific typhoon season as it crossed the Philippines in November....
885 mbar Western Pacific 1990
22 Cyclone Daryl-Agnielle
1995-96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season

The 1995?96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran year-round from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996, reaching its peak mid-February to early March....
885 mbar South Indian 1995*
25 Typhoon 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....
888 mbar West Pacific 1961
25 Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert

Hurricane Gilbert is the second most intense hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin behind only Hurricane Wilma of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which was the costliest and most active Atlantic hurricane season on record....
888 mbar Atlantic 1988
27 Super Typhoon Ida 890 mbar Western Pacific 1954
27 Super Typhoon Elsie
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....
890 mbar Western Pacific 1969
27 Cyclone Zoe
Cyclone Zoe

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zoe was the fourth tropical depression, the second tropical cyclone and the first Severe Tropical Cyclone off the 2002?03 South Pacific cyclone season....
890 mbar South Pacific 2002
30 Typhoon Joan
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....
891 mbar Western Pacific 1959
31 Labor Day Hurricane 892 mbar Atlantic 1935
32 Super Typhoon Patsy
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....
893 mbar Western Pacific 1973
33 Super Typhoon Sally
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....
894 mbar Western Pacific 1964
34 Super Typhoon Hope
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....
895 mbar Western Pacific 1970
34 Super Typhoon Amy
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....
895 mbar Western Pacific 1971
34 Super Typhoon Louise
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....
895 mbar Western Pacific 1976
34 Cyclone 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....
895 mbar South Indian 2004*
34 Hurricane 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....
895 mbar Atlantic 2005
39 Typhoon Vera 896 mbar West Pacific 1959
40 Typhoon Karen 897 mbar West Pacific 1962
41 Super Typhoon Nadine
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....
898 mbar Western Pacific 1971
41 Cyclone 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....
898 mbar South Indian 2003
42 Hurricane Allen
Hurricane Allen

Hurricane Allen was the 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 as a Category 5 than any other Atlantic hurricane....
899 mbar Atlantic 1980
43 Super Typhoon Tess 900 mbar Western Pacific 1953
43 Super Typhoon Pamela 900 mbar Western Pacific 1954
43 Typhoon Virginia
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....
900 mbar Western Pacific 1957
43 Typhoon Lola
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....
900 mbar Western Pacific 1957
43 Typhoon Elsie
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....
900 mbar West Pacific 1975
43 Cyclone Ron
1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season

The 1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It ran from November 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998....
900 mbar South Pacific 1998*
43 Cyclone Gwenda 900 mbar South Indian 1999*
43 Cyclone Susan
1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season

The 1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It ran from November 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998....
900 mbar South Pacific 1998*
43 Cyclone Inigo
Cyclone Inigo

Cyclone Inigo is tied for the most intense tropical cyclone in the List of Australian region cyclone seasons on record. It developed from a tropical low that crossed eastern Indonesia in late March 2003....
900 mbar South Indian 2003*
43 Cyclone Percy
Cyclone Percy

Cyclone Percy was the seventh named storm of the 2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season and the fourth and final cyclone to form during the February 2005 outbreak in the Pacific Ocean....
900 mbar South Pacific 2005*
52 Super Typhoon Carla
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....
901 mbar Western Pacific 1967
52 Typhoon Joan
Typhoon Joan (1970)

Super Typhoon Joan was the first of two super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week in October 1970, the second being Typhoon Kate ....
901 mbar Western Pacific 1970
54 Super Typhoon Bess
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....
902 mbar Western Pacific 1965
54 Hurricane Linda
Hurricane Linda (1997)

Hurricane Linda is the strongest 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....
902 mbar Eastern Pacific 1997*
54 Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
902 mbar Atlantic 2005
54 Cyclone 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....
902 mbar South Indian 2007
57 Super Typhoon Opal
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....
903 mbar Western Pacific 1964
57 Super Typhoon Emma
1962 Pacific typhoon season

The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1962, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
903 mbar Western Pacific 1962
59 Super Typhoon Agnes
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....
904 mbar Western Pacific 1968
59 Super Typhoon Olga
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....
904 mbar Western Pacific 1970
59 Super Typhoon Georgia
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....
904 mbar Western Pacific 1970
62 Super Typhoon Grace
1958 Pacific typhoon season

The 1958 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1958, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
905 mbar Western Pacific 1958
62 Typhoon Sarah
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....
905 mbar Western Pacific 1959
62 Typhoon Charlotte
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....
905 mbar Western Pacific 1959
62 Hurricane 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-level Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale hurricanes to make landfall in the United States during the 20th century, which it did near the mouth of the Mississippi River on the night of Aug...
905 mbar Atlantic 1969
62 Cyclone Orson
1985-1990 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1985-1990 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1985 and 1990. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
905 mbar South Indian 1989
62 Cyclone Geralda
1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
905 mbar South Indian 1994
62 Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch

Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph . The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season....
905 mbar Atlantic 1998
62 Cyclone Hudah
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....
905 mbar South Indian 2000*
62 Cyclone Kalunde
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....
905 mbar South Indian 2003*
62 Cyclone Bento
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....
905 mbar South Indian 2004*
62 Cyclone Adeline-Juliet
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....
905 mbar South Indian 2005*
62 Cyclone Monica
Cyclone Monica

Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from April 17, 2006 until April 26, 2006. Monica is the strongest cyclone ever observed in the Southern Hemisphere; it is also one of the most intense....
905 mbar South Pacific 2006*
62 Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Dean

The name Dean was used for five tropical cyclones in the Northern Atlantic Ocean**:1983 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Dean, which struck the coast of Virginia, causing minor erosion and flooding...
905 mbar Atlantic 2007
62 Typhoon Jangmi
Typhoon Jangmi (2008)

Typhoon Jangmi is recognised as the 15th Severe Tropical Storm as well as the 10th typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season by the Japan Meteorological Agency who are the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for the North Western Pacific....
905 mbar West Pacific 2008
75 Cyclone 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....
906 mbar South Indian 2008
76 Super Typhoon Agnes
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....
908 mbar Western Pacific 1968
76 Super Typhoon Elaine
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....
908 mbar Western Pacific 1968
78 Super Typhoon Iris 909 mbar Western Pacific 1951
79 Super Typhoon Hester 910 mbar Western Pacific 1952
79 Super Typhoon Kit 910 mbar Western Pacific 1953
79 Super Typhoon Ruby 910 mbar Western Pacific 1954
79 Super Typhoon Kit
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....
910 mbar Western Pacific 1957
79 Super Typhoon Opal
1962 Pacific typhoon season

The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1962, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
910 mbar Western Pacific 1962
79 Cyclone 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....
910 mbar South Indian 2002
79 Cyclone Fay
2003-04 Australian region cyclone season

The 2003-04 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 1, 2003 and ended on April 30, 2004....
910 mbar South Indian 2004*
79 Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was often dubbed in the media as Ivan the Terrible. The cyclone formed as a Cape Verde-type hurricane in early September and became the ninth named storm, the sixth tropical cyclone, and the fourth major hurricane of the year....
910 mbar Atlantic 2004
79 Cyclone Carina
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....
910 mbar South Indian 2006*
79 Cyclone 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....
910 mbar South Indian 2006
89 Super Typhoon Faye
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....
911 mbar Western Pacific 1968
89 Super Typhoon Bess
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....
911 mbar Western Pacific 1971
89 Super Typhoon Rita
1972 Pacific typhoon season

The 1972 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1972, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
911 mbar Western Pacific 1972
92 Super Typhoon Anita
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....
912 mbar Western Pacific 1970
93 Typhoon Dinah
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....
913 mbar Western Pacific 1959
93 Hurricane Kenna
Hurricane Kenna

Hurricane Kenna was the third-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 List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes hurricane of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season....
913 mbar Eastern Pacific 2002
95 Hurricane Janet
Hurricane Janet

Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record....
914 mbar Atlantic 1955
95 Typhoon Gilda
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....
914 mbar Western Pacific 1959
95 Super Typhoon Pamela
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....
914 mbar Western Pacific 1961
98 Super Typhoon Wanda 915 mbar Western Pacific 1956
98 Super Typhoon Wendy
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....
915 mbar Western Pacific 1971
98 Super Typhoon Vera
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....
915 mbar Western Pacific 1979
98 Cyclone Graham
1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
915 mbar South Indian 1991*
98 Cyclone Jane-Irna
1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1990-1995 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1990 and 1995. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
915 mbar South Indian 1992*
98 Cyclone Pancho-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....
915 mbar South Indian 1997*
98 Cyclone 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....
915 mbar South Indian 1999*
98 Cyclone Frederic-Evrina 915 mbar South Indian 1999*
98 Cyclone John
1999-00 Australian region cyclone season

The 1999-00 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation and ran from November 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000....
915 mbar South Indian 1999*
98 Cyclone Chris
2001-02 Australian region cyclone season

The 2001-02 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started on November 1, 2001, and ended on April 30, 2002....
915 mbar South Indian 2002*
98 Cyclone Erica
2002-03 Australian region cyclone season

The 2002-03 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 1, 2002 and ended on April 30, 2003....
915 mbar South Pacific 2003*
98 Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel

Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest Atlantic hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean....
915 mbar Atlantic 2003
98 Cyclone Heta 915 mbar South Pacific 2004*
98 Cyclone Meena
2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season

The 2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 1, 2004 and ended on April 30, 2005....
915 mbar South Pacific 2005*
98 Cyclone Olaf
Cyclone Olaf

Cyclone Olaf was the sixth cyclone to form in the Southwest Pacific Ocean during the 2004-05 South Pacific cyclone season. Olaf was also one of three simultaneous cyclones to form during the 2004-05 season, forming 21 hours after Cyclone Nancy formed to the east....
915 mbar South Pacific 2005*
98 Cyclone Larry
Cyclone Larry

Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005-06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season....
915 mbar South Pacific 2006*
98 Cyclone Floyd
2005-06 Australian region cyclone season

The 2005-06 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 1, 2005 and ended on April 30, 2006....
915 mbar South Indian 2006*
98 Hurricane Ioke
Hurricane Ioke

Hurricane Ioke was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Central Pacific Ocean. The first storm to form in the Central Pacific in the 2006 Pacific hurricane season, Ioke was a record breaking, long-lived and extremely powerful storm that traversed the Pacific for 19 days, reaching the equivalent of List of Category 5 Pacific hurr...
915 mbar Central Pacific 2006
98 Hurricane 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....
915 mbar Eastern Pacific 1973
98 Typhoon Rammasun
Typhoon Rammasun (2008)

Typhoon Rammasun was recognized as the second typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season by the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ....
915 mbar Western Pacific 2008
Notes:
Minimum central pressure of these storms was estimated based on satellite data rather than directly measured.
Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar.
Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar and unofficial estimates were 869 mbar (which would make it the most intense recorded tropical cyclone).
****Official estimate. JTWC estimated 898 mbar.

Size extremes

* 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....
is the largest tropical cyclone on record at 1350 miles (2170 km) wide, October (1979)
Tropical Storm Marco
Tropical Storm Marco (2008)

Tropical Storm Marco was an extremely small and short lived Tropical cyclone#Tropical storm which formed in the Bay of Campeche during early October 2008....
is the smallest significant tropical cyclone on record at 10 miles (20 km) wide, October (2008)
These sizes indicate the distance from the center at which gale-force winds could be found.

Highest storm surge

The three powerful hurricanes listed below caused very high storm surge. Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
had the highest recorded storm surge of any Atlantic hurricane and Hurricane 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-level Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale hurricanes to make landfall in the United States during the 20th century, which it did near the mouth of the Mississippi River on the night of Aug...
had the second-highest. Worldwide storm surge data is sparse. Cyclone Mahina
Cyclone Mahina

Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Australia and the surrounding region with a devastating storm surge on 4 March 1899, killing over 400 people, the largest death toll of any natural disaster in Australian history....
is generally regarded as having had the highest storm surge ever recorded, although measurements from before modern times must be viewed with some skepticism.

Storm surge
Storm surge

Storm surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure area weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface....
is enhanced by high winds and greater storm size. The shape of the coastline and the contour of the bottom near the coast are also significant factors. Hurricane Katrina was the largest Category 5 hurricane recorded in the Atlantic, and Hurricane Camille tied for the highest recorded windspeed; both struck an area vulnerable to high storm surge because of the shallow coastal waters.

Cyclone Mahina
Cyclone Mahina

Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Australia and the surrounding region with a devastating storm surge on 4 March 1899, killing over 400 people, the largest death toll of any natural disaster in Australian history....
: , South Pacific, 1899
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
: , Atlantic Ocean, 2005
Hurricane 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-level Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale hurricanes to make landfall in the United States during the 20th century, which it did near the mouth of the Mississippi River on the night of Aug...
: , Atlantic Ocean, 1969

Unusual landfalls

For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List of notable Atlantic hurricanes
List of notable Atlantic hurricanes

List of Atlantic hurricane recordsList of off-season Atlantic hurricanesList of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanesList of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes...
.

Morocco

2005 - The remants of Tropical Storm Delta
Tropical Storm Delta

The name Delta was used for two tropical cyclone or subtropical cyclone cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.* 1972 Atlantic hurricane season#Subtropical Storm Delta: Stayed out in the central Atlantic Ocean; did not affect any land masses....
hit the Canary Islands of Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
and then took a northeastern turn making landfall in Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
.

Arabian Peninsula

October, 1948 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah
Salalah

Salalah , is the Capital and Provincial seat of the governor or Wali of the southern Omani province of Dhofar. The population of Salalah is 178,469 as of 2005....
in Oman
Oman

Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest....
.
May, 1959 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah in Oman
June, 1977 - Tropical Storm struck Oman
1983 - Tropical Storm Aurora struck Oman.
May, 1984 - Tropical Storm 01-A transited the Gulf of Aden and made landfall in northwest Somalia, the first tropical cyclone on record to do so.
October, 1992 - Tropical Storm 06-A struck Oman.
June, 1996 - Tropical Storm 02-A struck Oman.
May, 2002 - Tropical Storm struck Salalah in Oman.
June, 2007 - Cyclone Gonu
Cyclone Gonu

Cyclone Gonu was the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea, and tied for the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the northern Indian Ocean and was the strongest named cyclone in this basin....
struck parts of Oman, causing catastrophic damage.

October, 2008 - Cyclone 03B struck southeast of Yemen, killing 184 people.

Brazil

2004 - A tropical depression hit eastern Brazil in January 2004, causing torrential flooding.
2004 - The only hurricane-strength tropical system ever observed in the South Atlantic
South Atlantic tropical cyclone

A South Atlantic tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event. Strong wind shear and a lack of weather disturbances favorable for tropical cyclone development make any hurricane-strength cyclones extremely rare....
, Cyclone 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 Surface weather analysis upper-level trough on March 12....
, made landfall in the Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
ian state of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)

is a States of Brazil in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in the country. Its capital is Florian?polis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island....
.

California

1858 - A hurricane
1858 San Diego Hurricane

The 1858 San Diego hurricane was a very rare California hurricane. It is the only known tropical cyclone to impact California as a hurricane, although other systems impacted California as tropical storms....
just barely missed landfall in San Diego, causing considerable damage.
1939 - A tropical storm
1939 Long Beach Tropical Storm

The 1939 California tropical storm, also called the 1939 Long Beach Tropical Storm, El Cordonazo, The Lash of St. Francis was a tropical cyclone that hit Southern California in September, 1939....
struck Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
killing 45 people.
1972 - Tropical Depression Hyacinth
1972 Pacific hurricane season

The 1972 Pacific hurricane season began on May 15, 1972 in the east Pacific Ocean, and on June 1, 1972 in the central Pacific. It ended on November 30, 1972....
made landfall near Los Angeles and brought rain around the area.

Greenland

2007 - the remants of Hurricane Noel
Hurricane Noel

The name Noel has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.* 1995 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Noel - reached hurricane strength far from land, was absorbed by a cold front without threatening land....
hit Greenland
Greenland

Greenland is a member country of the Kingdom of Denmark located between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago....
on November 2.

New Zealand

April, 1968 - Cyclone Giselle struck New Zealand causing the Wahine disaster
Wahine disaster

The Wahine disaster occurred on 10 April 1968 when the TEV Wahine, a New Zealand inter-island ferry of the Union Company, foundered on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and capsized near Steeple Rock....
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5-10 March, 1988 - Cyclone Bola
Cyclone Bola

Cyclone Bola was one of the costliest cyclones in the history of New Zealand, causing severe damage as an extratropical cyclone when it passed near the country in March of 1988....
killed 3 people in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
receiving up to 1m of rain causing vast numbers of slips on the eastern side of the country.

Somalia

1984 - A tropical storm struck Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
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1984 - A late season cyclone slammed Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
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1994 - Somalia was hit by a tropical storm that brought winds and heavy rains.
1997 - A weak November storm made landfall in Eastern Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
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Spain

2005 - Hurricane Vince Made landfall in southwestern Spain as a tropical depression. Vince is the only recorded tropical system to make landfall on Spain.

Western Australia

1956 - A cyclone made a close track along the whole Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
n coast, and made a near landfall near Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
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1978 - Cyclone Alby
1975-80 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1975-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1975 and 1980. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
made a close encounter to the south-west of Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
as a strong extratropical system in the vicinity of Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
and Albany
Albany, Western Australia

Albany is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated around a port on the southern coast.Its metropolitan area has a population of 25,196 as of the 2006 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state....
, causing extensive damage and five deaths. Albany recorded one of its highest wind gusts on record from Cyclone Alby.
1989 - Cyclone Ned
1985-1990 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The 1985-1990 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1985 and 1990. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March....
passed almost directly over Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
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Extreme latitudes

This list contains tropical cyclones that formed or moved to an extraordinary latitude. It can be extreme north (or south) latitude, or very equatorial cyclones.

1966 - Hurricane Faith reached an unprecedented northerly latitude of 62.5 degrees, just north of the Faroe Islands in the Norwegian Sea. Faith degenerated over Scandinavia, and the remnant low pressure area eventually reached Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land

Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast....
, only from the North Pole.
1975 - A central Pacific unnamed hurricane
Unnamed Hurricane (1975)

The 1975 Pacific Northwest hurricane was an unusual Pacific hurricane tropical cyclone that attained hurricane status farther north than any other Pacific hurricane....
formed at a record north latitude for the Central and East Pacific (tropical storm at 32N and hurricane at 40N)
2000 - Hurricane Alberto
Hurricane Alberto (2000)

Hurricane Alberto was a Cape Verde-type hurricane hurricane that formed over the Atlantic Ocean on August 3, 2000 and became extratropical on August 23....
persisted north while tropical until a latitude of about 53°N.
2001 - Typhoon Vamei
Tropical Storm Vamei

Tropical Storm Vamei was a Pacific typhoon tropical cyclone that formed closer to the equator than any other tropical cyclone worldwide. The last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Vamei developed on December 26 at 1.4? Latitude in the South China Sea....
formed from the equator, the closest recorded formation location of a storm of hurricane strength.
2004 - Cyclone Agni
Cyclone Agni

Severe Cyclonic Storm Agni was a tropical cyclone of the 2004 North Indian Ocean cyclone season notable for its record proximity to the equator....
reached a location of only from the equator, the closest to the equator any tropical cyclone has been recorded to have reached. However, Vamei retained the record for the most equatorial formation as Agni formed further from the equator than Vamei and moved towards it.

Year-crossing Northern Hemisphere storms

This is a list of Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half sphere'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator....
storms that have crossed two calendar years. Because the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator....
cyclone season runs across the New Year
New Year's Day

New Year's Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome ....
, Southern Hemisphere storms that cross calendar years are not unusual, so they are not included here.

Storm Duration Basin
Tropical Storm Zeta December 30, 2005-January 6, 2006 Atlantic
Typhoon Vamei
Tropical Storm Vamei

Tropical Storm Vamei was a Pacific typhoon tropical cyclone that formed closer to the equator than any other tropical cyclone worldwide. The last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Vamei developed on December 26 at 1.4? Latitude in the South China Sea....
December 26, 2001-January 1, 2002 North Indian\West Pacific
Typhoon Soulik
2000 Pacific typhoon season

The 2000 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2000, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
December 29, 2000-January 4, 2001 West Pacific
Typhoon Mary
1977 Pacific typhoon season

The 1977 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1977, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December....
December 20, 1977-January 3, 1978 West Pacific
Typhoon Harriet
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....
December 24, 1959-January 2, 1960 West Pacific
Hurricane Alice December 30, 1954-January 6, 1955 Atlantic
Typhoon Hester December 27, 1952-January 4, 1953 West Pacific

Different Storms With Same Name in Same Year

1954 - There were two Hurricane Alices in 1954. One formed in June and struck Mexico. The other one formed on December 30 and lasted though January,1955. They were thought to have been in two separate years, but post-storm analysis showed the second was to have formed in December 1954, so they were both named Alice.

1970 - There were two tropical storms named Ione, one of which hit the Mexican coastline with winds.

1977 - Hurricane Babe
1977 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1977, and lasted until November 30, 1977. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin....
in the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
and Typhoon Babe in the Pacific
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
existed at the same time.

1986 - There were two storms named Vera. One was a typhoon while another was a weak tropical storm. Operationally, Vera was treated as one storm until post storm analysis found that it was actually two separate storms.

1997 - In north Pacific, two storms were named Linda, one typhoon and one hurricane.

2003 - In the Southern Hemisphere, two storms were named Beni, one in the South Pacific in February, one in the South Indian in November.

2005 - There were two storms named Harvey. One was an Australian cyclone and one was an Atlantic tropical storm
Tropical Storm Harvey (2005)

Tropical Storm Harvey was a strong tropical storm over the western Atlantic Ocean in August during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Harvey was the eighth named storm of the record-breaking season....
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Tropical cyclones and airplane crashes

Typhoon Wilma - Ten crewmen died when a USAF B-29 crashed during the storm.
Hurricane Janet
Hurricane Janet

Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record....
- Two airplanes (one of them a hurricane hunter plane) crashed during the storm.
Typhoon Emma - A Hurricane Hunter plane crashed in the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia. It is referred to in North Korea as the Korea East Sea and in South Korea as the East Sea....
during the storm.
Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Betsy (1956)

Hurricane Betsy was a Category 3 hurricane that struck the Leeward Islands, Hispaniola and the Bahamas during the 1956 Atlantic hurricane season....
- A DC-4 crashed on while delivering supplies after the storm.
Unnamed Tropical Storm
1950-1969 Pacific hurricane seasons

The 1950-1965 Pacific hurricane seasons all began on May 15, 1950-65 in the northeast Pacific Ocean and on June 1, 1950-65 in the central Pacific....
- A private plane crashed near Hilo Airport
Hilo International Airport

Hilo International Airport , formerly General Lyman Field, is a public airport of the Hawaii in Hawaii County, Hawaii two miles east of the unincorporated area of Hilo, Hawaii in Hawaii County....
, killing one and injuring two.
Hurricane Esther - A Navy plane crashed several miles off the coast of Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
. Seven of the ten crewmen drowned.
Typhoon Bess
Typhoon Bess (1974)

Typhoon Bess was the twenty-third tropical storm and the ninth typhoon of the 1974 Pacific typhoon season. Though the storm was only a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale typhoon at its peak, it managed to cause $9.8 million dollars worth of damage, enough to merit the name's retirement....
- A US Air force hurricane hunter plane crashed during the storm. There were no survivors.
Hurricane Emmy
Hurricane Emmy (1976)

Hurricane Emmy was the longest-lived Atlantic hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic hurricane season. The fifth tropical cyclone and the third hurricane of the season, Emmy developed from a tropical wave on August 20 to the east of the Lesser Antilles....
- A Venezuelan Air force plane crashed during the storm while attempting to land. Sixty-eight people died.
Tropical Storm Gamma
Tropical Storm Gamma (2005)

Tropical Storm Gamma affected much of the Caribbean Islands and Honduras during November. Gamma was the 27th tropical depression and 24th tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season....
- Three people were killed in a plane crash during Gamma's outer bands.
Typhoon Sam
1999 Pacific typhoon season

The 1999 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1999, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....
- A China Airlines (Taiwanese) McDonnell Douglas MD-11 jet (Flight CI642) crash landed at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport during Tropical Storm Sam. Two died and 206 were injured.
Typhoon Xangsane
Typhoon Xangsane

The name Xangsane has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and is a Laotian language word for elephant....
- A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 jet (Flight SQ 006) crashed in typhoon winds and burst into flames on takeoff during Typhoon Xangsane at Taipei international airport, killing 79 and leaving 84 hospitalized.
Tropical Storm Alma
Tropical Storm Alma (2008)

Tropical Storm Alma of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season was the easternmost forming Pacific hurricane tropical cyclone on record. It formed within the monsoon trough just off the coast of Costa Rica on May 29....
- In Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras and is also the country's largest city. Tegucigalpa is also the capital of Honduras's Francisco Moraz?n, Honduras....
, an airplane skidded off a runway sodden by torrential rain, killing seven passengers and injuring over eighty.

List of natural disasters by death toll
List of natural disasters by death toll

A death toll is the number of fatalities as a result of any cause of death, such as violence , an accident, a natural disaster, extreme weather, infectious disease, etc....
List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

File:Atlantic hurricane tracks.jpgThe following is list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year when tropical cyclone usually form in the Atlantic Ocean....
List of Pacific hurricane seasons
List of Pacific hurricane seasons

The following is a list of Pacific Ocean hurricane seasons....
List of Pacific typhoon seasons
List of Pacific typhoon seasons

The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons....
List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons
List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

The following is a list of Southern Hemisphere cyclone seasons....
Lists of tropical cyclone names
Lists of tropical cyclone names

Due to their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones are given names according to Tropical cyclone naming....
List of most intense tropical cyclones
List of most intense tropical cyclones

The following is a list of most intense tropical cyclones, subdivided by basins. The strongest tropical cyclone recorded worldwide, as measured by minimum central pressure, was Typhoon Tip, which reached a pressure of 870 mbar on October 12, 1979....
List of wettest tropical cyclones by country
List of wettest tropical cyclones by country

This is a list of wettest tropical cyclones by country, using all known available sources. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Taiwan, Yap, Chuuk, and the United States, with fragmentary data available for other countries....
History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes
History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes

Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of them weak, upon landfall....

List of notable tropical cyclones

North Atlantic basin

These records are held by: Pacific typhoonPacific typhoonA Pacific typhoon or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.The basin is demarcated within the Pacific Ocean from Asia, north of the equator, and west of the international date line....

Retired names

Significant typhoons with special names

Other notable named storms

Notable unnamed storms

Most active West Pacific seasons

Most active seasons

For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List of notable Atlantic hurricanesList of notable Atlantic hurricanes*List of Atlantic hurricane records*List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes*List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes*List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes....

Morocco

Arabian Peninsula

Brazil

California

Greenland

New Zealand

Somalia

Spain

Western Australia

These records are held by: Pacific typhoon
Pacific typhoon

A Pacific typhoon or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.The basin is demarcated within the Pacific Ocean from Asia, north of the equator, and west of the international date line....

For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List of notable Atlantic hurricanes
List of notable Atlantic hurricanes

List of Atlantic hurricane recordsList of off-season Atlantic hurricanesList of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanesList of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes...
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