List of Category 2 Australian region tropical cyclones

Category 1 is the lowest classification on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale used to classify tropical cyclones, that have 10-minute sustained winds of 33–47 knots (61–87 km/h; 38–54 mph). As of 2020 tropical cyclones have peaked as Category 1 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin, which is denoted as the waters surrounding Australia to the south of the equator, between 90°E and 160°E. The earliest tropical cyclone to be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone was Carmen. The latest was Harold which was classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone as it moved through the Solomon Sea.

Background

The Australian region tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between 90°E and 160°E.[1] The basin is officially monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service as well as Indonesia's Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika. Other meteorological services such as the Fiji Meteorological Service, the New Zealand MetService, Meteo France as well as the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitor the basin.[1] Within the basin a Category 1 tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 33–47 knots (61–87 km/h; 38–54 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale.[1][2] A named storm could also be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between 64–82 knots (119–152 km/h; 74–94 mph) on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.[1][3] However, this scale is not officially used in the Australian, however, various agencies including NASA also use it to compare tropical cyclones.[1] A Category 1 tropical cyclone is expected to cause some damage, if it significantly impacts land at or near its peak intensity.[2][3]

Systems

Name Dates as a Category 2 Duration Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Land areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Audrey7 – 14 January 1964Not Specified983 hPa (29.03 inHg)Northern Territory, QueenslandExtensiveNone[4]
Dawn15–16 February 197012 hours100 km/h (60 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)New Caledonia[5]
Gertie13–15 February 197148 hours100 km/h (60 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Queensland[6]
Ida17–18 February 197124 hours100 km/h (60 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)New Caledonia[7]
Lena14–18 March 197184 hours100 km/h (60 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)New Caledonia[8]
Carlotta
Wendy
Belinda
Ida30 May - 1 June 197236 hours100 km/h (60 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Solomon Islands, New Caledonia[9]
Leila-Gertrude
Roma
Annie)
Una
Erica
Fiona-Gwenda
Vera
Wanda20 – 25 January 197395 km/h (60 mph)998 hPa (29.47 inHg)Queensland, New South Wales$68 million$50.4 millionNone[10]
Yvonne
Jenny (1974)
Marcia (1974)
Norah (1974)
Penny (1974)
Gloria (1975)
Shirley (1975)
Wilma (1975)
Vida (1975)
Clara (1975)
Alice (1976)
Dawn (1976)
Harry (1976)
Tom (1977)
Sam-Celimene (1977)
Gwen (1978)
Brenda (1978)
Hal (1978)
Greta (1979)
Ivan (1979)
Jane (1979)
Kevin (1979)
Tony (1979)
Clara (1980)
Ruth (1980)
Unnamed (1980)
Dan (1980)
Eddie (1981)
Cliff (1981)
Bruno (1982)
Daphne-Fifi (1982)
Errol (1982)
Graham (1982)
Harriet (1982)
Esther (1983)
Sharon (1983)
Tim (1984)
Harvey (1984)
Ferdinand (1984)
Lance4 – 7 April 1984110 km/h (70 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)QueenslandN/AN/ANone[11]
Monica (1984)
Nigel (1985)
Gertie (1985)
Pierre (1985)
Tanya (1985)
Gretel (1985)
Pancho (1986)
Selwyn (1986)
Tiffany (1986)
Alison-Krisostoma (1986)
Irma (1987)
Damien (1987)
Jason5 – 14 February 1987110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Northern TerritoryN/AN/ANone
Kay (1987)
Agi8–16 January 1988110 km/h (70 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Papua New Guinea, New CaledoniaN/AN/ANone[12]
Barisaona (1988)
Charlie21 February – 1 March 198895 km/h (60 mph)985 hPa (29.09 inHg)Queensland$270 thousand$200 thousand1[13]
Delilah28 December 1988 
4 January 1989
100 km/h (65 mph)988 hPa (29.18 inHg)New Caledonia, New ZealandN/AN/A2
Meena (1989)
Pedro (1989)
Tina25 – 28 January 199095 km/h (60 mph)976 hPa (28.82 inHg)Western AustraliaMinorMinorNone[14]
Nancy (1990)
Walter-Gregoara (1990)
Hilda (1990)
Chris (1991)
Daphne21 – 28 February 1991110 km/h (70 mph)976 hPa (28.82 inHg)Queensland, Northern Territory, Western AustraliaNoneNoneNone
Fifi15 – 20 April 1991110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Western Australia$1.39 million$1.03 million29
Kelvin (1991)
Elma (1991)
Lisa (1991)
Mark6 – 10 January 1992100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Queensland, Northern Territory$4.7 million$3.5 millionNone[15]
Lena22 January – 2 February 1993100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone
Roger12 – 21 March 1993110 km/h (70 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Solomon Islands, New CaledoniaN/AN/ANone[16]
Monty (1993)
Willy (1994)
Ethel7 – 13 March 1996100 km/h (65 mph)982 hPa (29.00 inHg)Queensland, Northern TerritoryN/AN/ANone[17]
Jenna (1996)
Ophelia (1996)
Fergus (1996)
Phil (1996–97)
Harold (1997)
Nute (1997)
Sid (1997)
Les (1998)
Nathan (1998)
Cathy (1998)
Pete (1999)
Hamish (1999)
Ilsa (1999)
Steve27 February 
11 March 2000
110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Northern Australia
Western Australia
$121 million$90 million1[18][19]
Olga (2000)
Hudah (2000)
Vaughan (2000)
Terri (2001)
Alistair (2001)
Alex-Andre26 – 31 October 200195 km/h (60 mph)984 hPa (29.06 inHg)NoneNoneNone
Bessi-Bako (2001)26 November – 5 December100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone
Bernie (2001–02)
Bonnie (2002)
Unnamed (2003)
Craig (2003)
Linda (2004)
Fritz (2004)
Nicky-Helma (2004)
Grace (2004)
Sally (2005)
Daryl (2006)
Kate (2006)
Hubert (2006)
Nelson (2007)
Lee-Ariel (2007)
Melanie (2007–08)
Helen1 –7 January 200895 km/h (60 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Northern TerritoryN/AN/A1[20]
Ophelia (2008)
Rosie (2008)
Durga20–26 April 200895 km/h (60 mph)988 hPa (29.18 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone[21]
Anika (2008)
Dominic (2009)
Jasper (2009)
Olga (2010)
Robyn (2010)
Sean (2010)
Abele (2010)
Anthony (2011)
Errol (2011)
Grant (2011–12)
Iggy (2012)
Jasmine (2012)
Koji-Joni (2012)
Freda (2012)
Tim (2013)
Dylan (2014)
Unnamed (2014)
Bakung (2014)
Stan (2016)
Uriah (2016)
2015–16 Australian region cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Tatiana (2016)
Blanche (2017)
Unnamed (2017)
Dahlia (2017)
Hilda (2017)
Iris (2018)
Penny (2018–19)
Oma (2019)
Ann (2019)


Notes

    See also

    References

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