List of storms named Wilma

Last updated January 23, 2025

The name Wilma has been used for five tropical cyclones worldwide: two in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one each in the Atlantic Ocean, the Australian region of the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific Ocean. The name has retired in the Atlantic basin and South Pacific basin.

Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane Wilma (2005), an extremely powerful and destructive Category 5 hurricane that impacted Jamaica, Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba, South Florida, Bahamas, and Atlantic Canada.

Following the 2005 season, the name Wilma was retired from further use on the rotating Atlantic tropical system naming lists by the World Meteorological Organization in April 2006. The name Wilma was replaced with Whitney for the 2011 season.

Australian region

Cyclone Wilma (1975), formed in the Arafura Sea and made landfall in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Western Pacific Ocean

Typhoon Wilma (1952) (T5219), a Category 5 super typhoon that affected the Philippines and mainland Southeast Asia.
Tropical Depression Wilma (2013), a long-lived storm that traversed the Philippines, mainland Southeast Asia, and then the Bay of Bengal before making landfall in India.

South Pacific

Cyclone Wilma (2011), a Category 4 tropical cyclone that affected the Samoan Islands, Tonga and New Zealand

Following the 2010-11 season, the name Wilma was retired from further use on the South Pacific rotating tropical system naming lists. The name Wilma was replaced with Wano.

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During 2005, 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 141 systems formed with 94 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Wilma, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 882 hPa (26.05 inHg). 2005 was above-average in terms of the number of storms. The most active basin in the year was the North Atlantic, which documented 28 named systems. The Western Pacific had an near-average season with 23 named storms. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season experienced an above-average number of tropical storm intensity systems, numbering 15. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins – South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific – was fairly significant, with the regions recording 23 named storms altogether, with the most intense Southern Hemisphere cyclone of the year, Cyclone Percy from the South Pacific Ocean basin peaking at 145 mph (235 km/h) and 900 millibars. Throughout the year, 28 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including eight Category 5 tropical cyclones in the year. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2005, as calculated by Colorado State University was 899.6 units.

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