1987–88 Australian region cyclone season
The 1987–88 Australian region cyclone season was the least active tropical cyclone season since 1977–78. It officially started on 1 November 1987, and officially ended on 30 April 1988. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season"; the "tropical cyclone year" began on 1 July 1987 and ended on 30 June 1988.[1]
1987–88 Australian region cyclone season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | 6 December 1987 |
Last system dissipated | 20 May 1988 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Gwenda-Ezenina |
• Maximum winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Tropical lows | 6 (record low) |
Tropical cyclones | 5 |
Severe tropical cyclones | 3 |
Total fatalities | 1 |
Total damage | $17.9 million (1988 USD) |
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Seasonal summary
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Systems
Tropical Low Ariny
Tropical low (Australian scale) | |
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Duration | 6 December – 9 December (Exited basin) |
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Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) |
Tropical Cyclone Agi
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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Duration | 6 January (Entered basin) – 14 January (Exited basin) |
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Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
Cyclone Agi veered away from the main islands of Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province yesterday after flattening many buildings, uprooting trees and disrupting water supplies. Agi brought heavy rain, high tides and winds gusting at more than 100 km/h to the remote islands it brushed at the eastern tip of the PNG mainland since it formed and began to swirl through the area on Sunday.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Frederic
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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Duration | 28 January – 2 February |
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Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min) 955 hPa (mbar) |
Frederic, 28 January to 2 February 1988, Indian Ocean
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda-Ezenina
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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Duration | 6 February – 12 February (Exited basin) |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 941 hPa (mbar) |
Gwenda-Ezenina, 6 to 12 February 1988, Indian Ocean
Severe Tropical Cyclone Charlie
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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Duration | 19 February – 1 March |
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Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min) 972 hPa (mbar) |
Charlie struck Ayr, Queensland in March 1988, killing one person and leaving $2,300,000 dollars (1988 USD) in damage.
See also
References
- "Tropical Cyclone Operational plan for the South Pacific & Southeast Indian Ocean 2008" (PDF). WMO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2008-12-11.