This is a , subdivided by basin and reason for notability.
These records are held by Atlantic Hurricane s.
Tropical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin. Only three South Atlantic Tropical Cyclone s in the area have been confirmed.
These records are held by Pacific Hurricane s.
Names retired before 2000 were retired by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center . Ones retired during and after that year were retired by the Japan Meteorological Agency .
Two names, Yanyan and Tingting, were replaced as requested by Hong Kong. Another two names, Kodo and Hanuman, were replaced before using.
PAGASA also retires names for typhoons and tropical storms that affect the Philippines.
Eight especially significant typhoons were named by Japan Meteorological Agency according to the area where they caused most damage.
- Man-yi , 2007, the strongest typhoon to affect Japan in the month of July .http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6899416.stm
- Maggie, Sam, York And Cam 1999, Hong Kong - Four storms to directly strike the vicinity of Hong Kong within one typhoon season
- Paka , 1997, Guam
- Herb , 1996, Taiwan and China - The strongest and the largest storm of this year, dropped heavy rain over Taiwan and China, killing hundreds.
- , contributing to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam which killed at least 170,000
- Pamela , 1976, Guam
- Tip , 1979, Japan - Most intense tropical cyclone on record
- Rose , 1971, Hong Kong
- Wanda , 1962, Hong Kong - 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 of the time led to many deaths in the villages of the New Territories unaware of the storm surge.
The following are the most active Western Pacific seasons, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center best track. Only seasons with at least 30 storms are included.
This region has had some of the world's deadliest cyclones, but there is a shortage of organized information about them.
- 1480: Hindu temple records say that in this year a violent storm broke a natural Isthmus that previously joined Sri Lanka to India known as Adam's Bridge .
- 1737 Calcutta Cyclone , caused death and destruction around Calcutta , India
- 1864 Calcutta Cyclone , killed around 60,000 people in Calcutta , India
- 1970 Bhola Cyclone , killed between 100,000 to 500,000 people in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh )
- 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone , killed 138,000 people in the Chittagong region of Bangladesh
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- 2006: Cyclone Mala , made landfall over Myanmar causing major damage.
- 2007: Cyclone Gonu , strongest storm in the Arabian Sea and strongest cyclone to strike Arabian Peninsula ; causes over $4 billion in damage (2007 USD) in Oman
SeeQueensland Government State Disaster Management Group History - Australia's worst cyclone disasters. Retrieved on 2007-03-17 .
See also Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Severe Weather Events
- Cyclone Mahina , March 4 , 1899 - 410 people died.
- 1918 Mackay Cyclone , 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 resorts and Whitsunday coast mainland. 14 people died and cost approximately AU$390 million.
- Cyclone Althea , 1971 - struck Magnetic Island and Townsville , Queensland on Christmas Day
- Cyclone Wanda , 1974 - caused extensive flooding in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales
- Cyclone Tracy , 1974 - 71 people died when the city of Darwin , Northern Territory , was devasted on Christmas Day . It was the costliest Australian cyclone on record; the smallest cyclone on record in terms of size & wind field.
- Cyclone Alby , 1978 - 5 people died in south-western parts of Western Australia . Albany 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 ; the cyclone then became a depression which caused heavy rain and flooding in inland WA, washing out the Eyre Highway and the Trans-Australian Railway for several days.
- Cyclone Justin , 1997 - 7 people died and damage came to approximately 190 million AUD.
- Cyclone Thelma , 1998 - intense Category 5 system that hit the Kimberley region of Western Australia causing extensive damage and flooding near Darwin .
- Cyclone Vance , 1999 - Category 5 system that caused extensive damage to the Western Australia n towns of Exmouth and Onslow .
- Cyclone Steve , 2000 - A long-lived Category 2 storm, causing flooding in Queensland , Northern Territory and Western Australia .
- Cyclone Rosita , 2000 - Category 5, made a destructive landfall near Broome, Western Australia .
- Cyclone Ingrid , 2005 - Category 5 cyclone which took a long track over Northern Australia.
- Cyclone Larry , 2006 - Category 4 which crossed the Queensland coast at Innisfail , causing $1 billion in damage.
- Cyclone Glenda , 2006 - Category 5 which crossed the West Australian coast as Category 3 near Onslow
- Cyclone Monica , 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 presure reached a low of 869 hPa. The official JTWC pressure was 879hPa.
- Cyclone George , 2007 - Category 4 which struck east of Port Hedland causing 3 fatalities.
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.
''Notes'':
- ---Minimum central pressure of these storms was estimated based on satellite data rather than directly measured.
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--Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar.
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-Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar and unofficial estimates were 869 mbar (which would make it the most intense recorded tropical cyclone).
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Official estimate. JTWC estimated 898 mbar.
In addition, Hurricane Wilma was ''likely'' also the most intense storm ever recorded while at Category 4 intensity with a pressure of 894 mb at that time - which in itself would be the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record.
- Typhoon Tip is the largest tropical cyclone on record at 1350 miles (2170 km) wide, October (1979)
- Cyclone Tracy is the smallest significant tropical cyclone on record at 60 miles (96 km) wide, December (1974)
These sizes indicate the distance from the center at which gale-force winds could be found.JetStream. Tropical Cyclone Structure. Retrieved on 2007-03-17 .
The three powerful hurricanes listed below caused very high storm surge. Hurricane Katrina had the highest recorded storm surge of any Atlantic hurricane and Hurricane Camille had the second-highest. Worldwide storm surge data is sparse. Cyclone Mahina 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 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.
For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List Of Notable Atlantic Hurricanes .
See Also: Category:Cyclones in New Zealand
- April, 1968 - Cyclone Giselle struck New Zealand causing the Wahine Disaster .
- February/March, 1988 - Cyclone Bola killed 3 people in New Zealand .
- October, 1948 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah in Oman .
- 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 struck parts of Oman.
See Also: :Category:Cyclones in Somalia
- 1984 - A tropical storm struck Somalia ,
- 1984 - A late season cyclone slammed Somalia .
- 1994 - Somalia was hit by a tropical storm that brought 65mph winds and heavy rains.
- 1997 - A weak November storm made landfall in Eastern Somalia .
See Also: :Category:California hurricanes
- 1956 - A cyclone made a close track along the whole Western Australia n coast, and made a near landfall near Perth .
- 1978 - Cyclone Alby made a close encounter to the south-west of Western Australia as a strong extratropical system in the vicinity of Perth and Albany , causing extensive damage and five deaths. Albany recorded one of its highest wind gusts on record from Cyclone Alby.
- 1989 - Cyclone Ned passed almost directly over Perth .
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.
- 1975 - Hurricane 12 formed at a record north latitude for the Central and East Pacific.
- 2000 - Hurricane Alberto persisted north while tropical until a latitude of about 53°N.
- 2001 - Typhoon Vamei formed 85 miles from the equator, the closest recorded formation location of a storm of hurricane strength.
- 2004 - Cyclone Agni reached a location of only 40 miles 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.
- 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, only 300 miles from the North Pole.
This is a list of Northern Hemisphere storms that have crossed two calendar years. Because the Southern Hemisphere cyclone season runs across the New Year , Southern Hemisphere storms that cross calendar years are not exceptional.
- 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.
- 1970 - There were two tropical storms named Ione, one of which hit the Mexican coastline with 60 mph winds.
- 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 analyisis 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.
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