List of retired South Pacific cyclone names

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Satellite image of Cyclone Winston, the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere Winston 2016-02-20 0130Z (cropped).jpg
Satellite image of Cyclone Winston, the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere

Tropical cyclones are non-frontal, low-pressure systems that develop, within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures and little vertical wind shear aloft. [1] Within the South Pacific, names are assigned from a pre-determined list, to such systems, once they reach or exceed ten-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph), near the center, by either the Fiji Meteorological Service or New Zealand's MetService. [1] Within the South Pacific, tropical cyclones have been officially named since the 1964–65 South Pacific cyclone season, though a few meteorological papers show that a few tropical cyclones were named before 1964–65. [2] [3] [4] The names of significant tropical cyclones that have caused a high amount of damage and/or caused a significant number of deaths are retired from the lists of tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization's RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee at their bi-annual meeting. [1]

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Within the South Pacific, there have been a total of 117 tropical cyclone names retired. The most intense tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Winston, which had an estimated peak pressure of 884 hPa (26.1 inHg). The deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu, which caused over 100 deaths, when it affected the Solomon Islands in May 1986. The most damaging system was Yasi which caused over

Background

Within the region the credit for the first usage of personal names for weather systems, is generally given to the Queensland Government Meteorologist Clement Wragge, who named systems between 1887 and 1907. [5] Wragge used names drawn from the letters of the Greek alphabet, Greek and Roman mythology and female names, to describe weather systems over Australia, New Zealand and the Antarctic. [5] After the new Australian government had failed to create a federal weather bureau and appoint him director, Wragge started naming cyclones after political figures. [6] This system of naming weather systems in the region subsequently fell into disuse for several years after Wragge retired, until it was revived by the New Caledonia Meteorological Office during the 1958–59 cyclone season. [5] [7] During the 1963–64 cyclone season the Australian Bureau of Meteorology started to use female names for tropical cyclones that occurred within the Australian region, before the New Zealand Meteorological Service's Fiji office also started using female names for tropical cyclones within the South Pacific during the 1969–70 cyclone season. [5] [7] During the International Women's Year of 1975 the NZMS decided to incorporate male names into the naming lists for the South Pacific, following a request from the Fiji National Council of Women who considered the practice discrimination. [5] At around the same time the Australian Science Minister ordered that tropical cyclones, within the Australian region should carry both men's and women's names. [5] This was because the minister thought "that both sexes should bear the odium of the devastation caused by cyclones." [5] As a result, male names were added to the lists of names for both basins, ahead of the 1975–76 season. [5] [8]

Later that decade as the dual sex naming of tropical cyclones started in the Northern Hemisphere, the NZMS looked at adding names from around the Pacific to the naming lists rather than the European names that were currently used. [5] As a result of the many languages and cultures in the Pacific there was a lot of discussion surrounding this matter, with one name "Oni" being dropped as it meant the end of the world in one language. [5] One proposal suggested that cyclones be named from the country nearest to which they formed, however, this was dropped when it was realized that a cyclone might be less destructive in its formative stage than later in its development. [5] Eventually it was decided to throw names from all over the South Pacific into a pot at a training course, where each course member provided a list of names that were short, easily pronounced, culturally acceptable throughout the Pacific and did not contain any idiosyncrasies. [5] These names were then collated, edited for suitability before being cross-checked with the group for acceptability. [5] It was intended that the four lists of names should be alphabetical with alternative male and female names while using only ethnic names, however, it was not possible to complete the lists using only ethnic names so some European names were added in. [5] As a result, there was a scattering of European names in the final naming lists, which have been used by the Fiji Meteorological Service and NZMS since the 1980–81 season. [5]

The practice of retiring significant names was started during 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in the Northern Atlantic basin, after hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel struck the Northeastern United States and caused a significant amount of damage in the previous year. [9] Initially the names were only designed to be retired for ten years after which they might be reintroduced, however, it was decided at the 1969 Interdepartmental hurricane conference, that any significant hurricane in the future would have its name permanently retired. [9] [10] The first tropical cyclone name to be removed in the South Pacific, was Rosie after it had impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia during 1971. [1] Several names have been removed from the Pacific naming lists for various other reasons than causing a significant amount of death/destruction, which include being pronounced in a very similar way to other names and political reasons. [11] [12]

Systems

NameDatesPeak intensityAreas affectedDamage
(USD)		DeathsRefs
Category Wind speedPressure
RosieDecember 30, 1970
 – January 4, 1971		Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New ZealandMinorNone [13] [14]
VivienneDecember 17 – 19, 1971Category 1 tropical cyclone75 km/h (45 mph)990 hPa (29.23 inHg)French PolynesiaNoneNone [15]
CarlottaJanuary 8 – 26, 1972Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
Vanuatu		Unknown4 [13] [16]
WendyJanuary 23 –
February 9, 1972		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)New Caledonia, VanuatuUnknown4 [13] [17]
AgathaMarch 27 – 29, 1972Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Cook IslandsUnknownNone
Bebe October 19 – 28, 1972Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Fiji, Tuvalu$20 million24 [18] [19]
LottieDecember 5 – 12, 1973Category 3 severe tropical cyclone130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Fiji, TongaModerate80 [20] ​ [21]
TinaApril 24 – 28, 1974Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Fiji, TongaMinorNone [21]
AlisonMarch 4 – 12, 1975Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)New Caledonia, New Zealand
Vanuatu		$1 millionNone [22]
DavidJanuary 13 – 19, 1976Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)961 hPa (28.38 inHg)QueenslandN/ANone [23]
ElsaJanuary 21 – 26, 1976Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)New Caledonia, VanuatuNoneNone [13]
MarionJanuary 12 – 21, 1977Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)VanuatuUnknownNone
RobertApril 16 – 22, 1977Category 3 severe tropical cyclone130 km/h (80 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)French PolynesiaUnknownNone
BobJanuary 31 –
February 12, 1978		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Fiji, New Caledonia
Vanuatu, New Zealand		Moderate1 [24]
CharlesFebruary 14 – 28, 1978Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Samoan IslandsUnknownNone
DianaFebruary 15 – 22, 1978Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)French PolynesiaUnknownNone
FayDecember 27 – 31, 1978Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)FijiModerateNone [24]
GordonJanuary 4 – 12, 1979Category 3 severe tropical cyclone130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Australia, New Caledonia
Vanuatu		SevereNone [13]
KerryFebruary 13 –
March 6, 1979		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Australia, Solomon IslandsUnknown4 [16]
MeliMarch 24 – 31, 1979Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)FijiSevere53 [24]
WallyApril 2 – 7, 1980Category 1 tropical cyclone75 km/h (45 mph)990 hPa (29.23 inHg)Fiji$2.26 million18 [24] ​ [17]
TahmarMarch 8 – 13, 1981Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)French PolynesiaUnknownNone
GyanDecember 18 – 29, 1981Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)VanuatuUnknownNone
IsaacFebruary 27 –
March 5, 1982		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Tonga$10 million6 [25] ​ [26]
JotiOctober 31 –
November 7, 1982		Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)VanuatuMinorNone [27] ​ [28] ​ [29]
LisaDecember 10 – 18, 1982Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Cook IslandsUnknownNone
MarkJanuary 21 –
February 1, 1983		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)FijiUnknownNone
Oscar February 26 –
March 6, 1983		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Fiji$130 million9 [24] ​ [30]
VeenaApril 8 – 14, 1983Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)French PolynesiaUnknownNone
Eric January 12 – 20, 1985Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Fiji, Vanuatu$40 million9 [24] ​ [31]
ImaFebruary 5 – 16, 1986Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Cook IslandsUnknownNone
Namu May 16 – 22, 1986Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Solomon Islands$10 million111 [32]
Raja December 21, 1986 –
January 5, 1987		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna		$14 million2 [31] ​ [33]
SallyDecember 26, 1986 –
January 5, 1987		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Cook Islands, French Polynesia$24.6 millionNone [34]
Tusi January 13 – 21, 1987Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)American Samoa$24 millionNone [35]
UmaFebruary 4 – 8, 1987Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Vanuatu$150 million50 [4] ​ [36]
Anne January 5 – 14, 1988Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)New Caledonia, Vanuatu$500,0002 [37] ​ [38]
Bola February 24 –
March 4, 1988		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone175 km/h (110 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu$87 million3 [37] [39]
HarryFebruary 8 – 19, 1989Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)New CaledoniaUnknownNone
LiliApril 7 – 11, 1989Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)New Caledonia, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu		UnknownNone
Ofa January 27 –
February 10, 1990		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)American Samoa, Niue, Samoa
Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu		$187 million8 [17] ​ [40] ​ [41]
PeniFebruary 12 – 18, 1990Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Cook Islands$1 million1
Sina November 20 –
December 4, 1990		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga$18.5 millionNone [42]
Tia November 13 – 21, 1991Category 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Solomon Islands, VanuatuMinimalNone [43]
Val December 4 – 17, 1991Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)American Samoa, Cook Islands
Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau
Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna		$330 million16 [44] ​ [45]
Wasa December 4 – 18, 1991Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)French Polynesia$60 million2 [44] ​ [46]
Betsy January 4 – 15, 1992Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Vanuatu$2 million2 [37] ​ [47]
Esau February 24 –
March 7, 1992		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone195 km/h (120 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)VanuatuMinimal1 [38] ​ [48]
Fran March 4 – 17, 1992Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Fiji, New Caledonia, Queensland
Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna		$1 millionNone [49]
Joni December 3 – 13, 1992Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Fiji, Tuvalu$1.6 million1 [50] ​ [51]
Kina December 26, 1992
 – January 6, 1993		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Fiji, Tonga$110 million26 [25] ​ [50]
Prema March 26 –
April 6, 1993		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)New Caledonia, Vanuatu$50 million1 [37]
Rewa December 26, 1993
 – January 23, 1994		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)New Caledonia, New Zealand
Papua New Guinea, Queensland
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu		Unknown22
WilliamDecember 30, 1994
 – January 5, 1995		Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Cook Islands, French Polynesia$2.5 millionNone [52]
BetiMarch 21 – 28, 1996Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Australia, New Caledonia
New Zealand, Vanuatu		$5.3 million2 [37] ​ [53] ​ [54]
Drena January 3 – 10, 1997Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)New Caledonia, New Zealand
Vanuatu		UnknownNone [55]
Gavin March 3 – 12, 1997Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Fiji, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna$18.3 million18 [50] ​ [55] ​ [56]
Hina March 13 – 18, 1997Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna		$15.2 millionNone [55] ​ [57]
Keli June 7 – 17, 1997Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Tuvulu, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna$10,000None [58] [59]
Martin October 27 –
November 5, 1997		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Cook Islands, French Polynesia$17.6 million28 [60] ​ [61] [62]
Osea November 24 – 28, 1997Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Cook Islands, French PolynesiaUnknownNone [60]
Ron January 2 – 8, 1998Category 5 severe tropical cyclone230 km/h (145 mph)900 hPa (26.58 inHg)Niue, Tokelau, Tonga$566,000None [25] ​ [53] ​ [60] ​ [63]
Susan December 20, 1997 –
January 9, 1998		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone230 km/h (145 mph)900 hPa (26.58 inHg)Fiji, Solomon Islands, VanuatuMinor1 [60] ​ [64]
TuiJanuary 25 – 27, 1998Category 1 tropical cyclone75 km/h (45 mph)990 hPa (29.23 inHg)Samoan islands$1 million1 [53] ​ [60]
UrsulaJanuary 30 –
February 1, 1998		Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)French PolynesiaMinorNone [60]
VeliFebruary 1 – 3, 1998Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)985 hPa (29.09 inHg)French PolynesiaMinorNone [60]
CoraDecember 23 – 28, 1998Category 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Tonga$12 millionNone [25] [65]
DaniJanuary 15 – 22, 1999Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu$2 million14 [53] ​ [65] ​ [66]
Frank February 18 – 21, 1999Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)New CaledoniaUnknownNone [65]
KimFebruary 23 – 29, 2000Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)French PolynesiaMinimalNone [67] ​ [68]
Paula February 26 –
March 4, 2001		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu$1.39 million2 [53] ​ [69]
Sose April 5 – 11, 2001Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Australia, New Caledonia, VanuatuUnknown4 [69]
Trina November 29 –
December 3, 2001		Category 1 tropical cyclone65 km/h (40 mph)995 hPa (29.38 inHg)Cook Islands$52,000None [70] ​ [71]
Waka December 19, 2001 –
January 2, 2002		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Tonga, Wallis and Futuna$51.3 million1 [25] ​ [53] ​ [70]
Zoe December 23, 2002 –
January 1, 2003		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone240 km/h (150 mph)890 hPa (26.28 inHg)Solomon Islands, VanuatuSevereNone [72] ​ [73]
Ami January 9 – 15, 2003Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu$65 million14 [53] ​ [73] ​ [74]
Beni January 25 –
February 5, 2003		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Australia, New Caledonia
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu		$1 million1 [53] ​ [73] ​ [75]
Cilla January 27 – 29, 2003Category 1 tropical cyclone75 km/h (45 mph)995 hPa (29.38 inHg)TongaUnknownNone [73]
Heta December 25, 2003 –
January 8, 2004		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone215 km/h (130 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)American Samoa, Niue, Samoa
Tonga, Wallis and Futuna		$225 million3 [17] ​ [53] ​ [76] ​ [77] ​ [78]
Ivy February 21 –
March 2, 2004		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Vanuatu$8 million2 [37] ​ [53] ​ [76] ​ [79]
Meena February 1 – 8, 2005Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Cook IslandsSevereNone [80] ​ [81]
Nancy February 10 – 17, 2005Category 4 severe tropical cyclone175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Cook IslandsSevereNone [81]
Olaf February 10 – 20, 2005Category 5 severe tropical cyclone230 km/h (145 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)American Samoa, Cook Islands
Samoa		$10.2 million9 [82] ​ [17] ​ [83]
Percy February 24 –
March 5, 2005		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone230 km/h (145 mph)900 hPa (26.58 inHg)American Samoa, Cook Islands
Samoa, Tokelau		$52,000None [83] ​ [84]
Cliff April 1 – 6, 2007Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Fiji, Tonga$4 million1 [85]
Daman December 2 – 10, 2007Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Fiji, Tonga$330,000None [85]
Funa January 14 – 21, 2008Category 4 severe tropical cyclone175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)VanuatuSevereNone [85]
Gene January 25 –
February 9, 2008		Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Fiji$35 million8 [85] ​ [86]
Mick December 3 – 15, 2009Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Fiji$33 million3 [87] ​ [88]
Oli January 29 –
February 7, 2010		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Cook Islands, French Polynesia$70 million1 [17] ​ [89]
Pat February 6 – 11, 2010Category 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Cook Islands$13.7 millionNone [90]
Tomas March 9 – 17, 2010Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Wallis and Futuna, Fiji$45 million3 [91]
Ului March 9 – 21, 2010Category 5 severe tropical cyclone215 km/h (130 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Australia, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu		$72 million1 [92] ​ [93] [94]
Vania January 5 – 15, 2011Category 2 tropical cyclone100 km/h (65 mph)973 hPa (28.73 inHg)New Caledonia, Vanuatu$11 millionNone [95]
Wilma January 19 – 28, 2011Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa
Tonga, New Zealand		$22 million3 [96] ​ [97]
Yasi January 26 –
February 7, 2011		Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)929 hPa (27.43 inHg)Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu		$2.5 billion1 [17]
Atu February 13 – 24, 2011Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)937 hPa (27.67 inHg)New Caledonia, VanuatuUnknownNone
Evan December 9 – 19, 2012Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)943 hPa (27.85 inHg)Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa
Wallis and Futuna		$161 million4
Freda December 26, 2012 –
January 4, 2013		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Solomon Islands, New CaledoniaUnknown2 [98]
Ian January 2 – 15, 2014Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Fiji, Tonga$4.3 million1 [99] ​ [100]
Lusi March 7 –14, 2014Category 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Fiji, New Caledonia
New Zealand, Vanuatu		$3 million10 [101]
Pam March 6 – 15, 2015Category 5 severe tropical cyclone250 km/h (155 mph)896 hPa (26.46 inHg)Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia
New Zealand, Solomon Islands
Tuvalu, Vanuatu		$360 million16 [102]
Ula December 26, 2015 –
January 12, 2016		Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)American Samoa, Fiji
New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga
Tuvalu, Vanuatu		Unknown1
Winston February 7 – 25, 2016Category 5 severe tropical cyclone280 km/h (175 mph)884 hPa (26.10 inHg)Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Vanuatu$1.4 billion44 [103] ​ [104]
Cook April 6 – 11, 2017Category 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)961 hPa (28.38 inHg)Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New ZealandModerate1 [105]
Donna May 1 – 10, 2017Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji
New Caledonia, New Zealand		Significant2 [106] ​ [107] ​ [108]
Gita February 3 – 19, 2018Category 5 severe tropical cyclone205 km/h (125 mph)927 hPa (27.37 inHg)Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa
American Samoa, Niue, Tonga
New Caledonia, New Zealand		$225 million2 [109]
JosieMarch 29 – April 2, 2018Category 1 tropical cyclone75 km/h (45 mph)993 hPa (29.32 inHg)Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga$5 million6
KeniApril 5 – 11, 2018Category 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga$5 millionNone
PolaFebruary 23 – March 2, 2019Category 4 severe tropical cyclone165 km/h (105 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga
SaraiDecember 23, 2019 –
January 2, 2020		Category 2 tropical cyclone110 km/h (70 mph)972 hPa (28.70 inHg)Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands$2.3 million2
Tino January 11 – 20, 2020Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Fiji, Niue, Solomon Islands
Samoan Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu		$5.83 million [110]
Yasa December 11 – 19, 2020Category 5 severe tropical cyclone230 km/h (145 mph)917 hPa (27.08 inHg)Vanuatu, Fiji$246.7 million4 [111] ​ [112]
Ana January 26 – February 1, 2021Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Fiji>$1 million1
Cody January 5 – 13, 2022Category 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Fiji>$25 million1 [113]
Judy February 23 – March 4, 2023Category 4 severe tropical cyclone185 km/h (115 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Vanuatu$433 million [nb 1] None [114]
Kevin March 1 – 6, 2023Category 5 severe tropical cyclone230 km/h (145 mph)913 hPa (26.96 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu$433 million [nb 2] None [114]
[nb 3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Damage total combined with Kevin.
  2. ↑ Damage total combined with Judy.
  3. ↑ Reference for names retired and season. [1] [115]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014–15 South Pacific cyclone season</span> Tropical cyclone season

The 2014–15 South Pacific cyclone season was a slightly-below average tropical cyclone season, with five tropical cyclones occurring within the basin between 160°E and 120°W. The season officially ran from November 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015. During the season, tropical cyclones were officially monitored by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji and the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers in Brisbane, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. The United States Armed Forces through the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) also monitored the basin and issued unofficial warnings for American interests. RSMC Nadi attaches a number and an F suffix to tropical disturbances that form in or move into the basin while the JTWC designates significant tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix. RSMC Nadi, TCWC Wellington and TCWC Brisbane all use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale and estimate windspeeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC estimated sustained winds over a 1-minute period, which are subsequently compared to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1984–85 South Pacific cyclone season</span> Tropical cyclone season

The 1984–85 South Pacific cyclone season was an above-average tropical cyclone season, with nine tropical cyclones occurring within the basin between 160°E and 120°W. The season ran from November 1, 1984, to April 30, 1985, with tropical cyclones officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and New Zealand's MetService. The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and other national meteorological services including Météo-France and NOAA also monitored the basin during the season. During the season there was nine tropical cyclones occurring within the basin, including three that moved into the basin from the Australian region. The BoM, MetService and RSMC Nadi all estimated sustained wind speeds over a period of 10-minutes, which are subsequently compared to the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, while the JTWC estimated sustained winds over a 1-minute period, which are subsequently compared to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tropical cyclones in 2003</span>

During 2003, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 129 systems formed with 85 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Cyclone Inigo, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) and was tied with Cyclone Gwenda for being the most intense recorded cyclone in the Australian region in terms of pressure, with the possible exception of Cyclone Mahina. So far, 26 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including six Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in 2003, tying 2021. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2003, as calculated by Colorado State University was 833 units.

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