The 1976-77 South Pacific cyclone season began with a system began with the formation of Cyclone Kim on December 9, 1976 and ended with the dissipation of Cyclone Robert on April 23, 1977. The majority of systems were Category 2 strength, with two each falling into Categories 1 and 3. There were no storms of Category 4 or higher.
1976–77 South Pacific cyclone season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | December 9, 1976 |
Last system dissipated | April 23, 1977 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Robert |
• Maximum winds | 130 km/h (80 mph) (11-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 965 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total disturbances | 9 |
Tropical cyclones | 9 |
Severe tropical cyclones | 2 |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
Related articles | |
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | December 9 – December 13 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar) |
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | December 11 – December 12 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar) |
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
Duration | January 11 – January 21 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar) |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
Duration | January 19 – January 26 |
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Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min); 965 hPa (mbar) |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | February 3 – February 9 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar) |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | February 20 – February 24 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar) |
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | March 9 – March 24 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar) |
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | March 17 – March 18 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar) |
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
Duration | April 16 – April 23 |
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Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min); 965 hPa (mbar) |
Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs | ||
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Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Kim | December 9 – 13 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | [1] | |||
Laurie | December 11 – 12 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | [2] | |||
Marion | January 11 – 21 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Vanuatu | Unknown | None | [3] |
June | January 24 – February 5 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | ||||
Unnamed | February 3 – 9 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | ||||
Unnamed | February 20 – 24 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | ||||
Norman | March 9 – 24 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | [4] | |||
Pat | March 17 – 18 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | [5] | |||
Robert | April 16 – 23 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | [6] | |||
Season aggregates | ||||||||
8 systems | December 9 – April 23 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) |
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