Tropical cyclones in 1977

Tropical cyclones in 1977
Year boundaries
First system	Clarence
Formed	January 1, 1977
Last system	Bob
Dissipated	December 31, 1977
Strongest system
Name	Babe
Lowest pressure	905 mbar (hPa); 26.73 inHg
Longest lasting system
Name	Hervea
Duration	21.75 days
Year statistics
Total systems	125
Named systems	64
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles 1977 Atlantic hurricane season 1977 Pacific hurricane season 1977 Pacific typhoon season 1977 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1977–78 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1976–77 Australian region cyclone season 1977–78 Australian region cyclone season 1976–77 South Pacific cyclone season 1977–78 South Pacific cyclone season
Other years 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

During 1977, 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 125 tropical cyclones had formed this year to date, while a record low of 64 tropical cyclones were named.

The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which, however, documented only 19 named systems, but had over 50 tropical depressions forming. Conversely, both the North Atlantic hurricane and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons experienced very highly below the long-term average number of cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity in recorded history, both numbering 6, respectively. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins—South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific—was just almost spread evenly, with each region recording an average total of 12 tropical cyclones.

The costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Anita in the Atlantic which struck Northern Mexico in very late August. Damages are still unknown to date, but most estimates say that Anita caused at least US$500 million in total damage. The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone in the North Indian Ocean, which killed at least 10 thousand people in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The cyclone became the most intense cyclone to hit the state since reliable records began in 1891. It was also the third recorded Super Cyclonic Storm in the satellite era of the basin which began in 1960.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

Systems

January

Cyclone Clarence

During January, a total of 9 tropical cyclones formed within the month with eight of those further intensifying to become official named systems. 1977 is one of only a few years to feature no storms forming in December of the previous year and dissipating in January of the listed year. Cyclone Clarence was the most intense of January, with pressure of 960 hPa, while Cyclone Irene was the strongest, with attained wind speeds of 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph).

Tropical cyclones formed in January 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Clarence	January 1–13	130 (80)	960	St. Brandon, Réunion	Unknown	None	[1]
Irene	January 6–13	150 (90)	970	Australia	Unknown	None
TD (Atring)	January 10–13	55 (35)	1004	Philippines	Unknown	None
Marion	January 11–21	110 (70)	980	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia	Unknown	None
June	January 16–26	120 (75)	965	Vanuatu, New Caledonia	Unknown	None
Domitile	January 18–23	65 (40)	992	Juan de Nova Island, Madagascar	Unknown	None
Emilie	January 28–February 5	100 (65)	980	Agaléga, Réunion, Madagascar, Mozambique, Northeastern South Africa	Unknown	≥300
Fifi	January 29–February 10	120 (75)	985	Réunion	Unknown	1
Keith	January 29–February 1	85 (50)	992	Australia	Unknown	None

February

Cyclone Jack-Io

Tropical cyclones formed in February 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
07F	February 3-9	75 (45)	990	Fiji, Tonga	Unknown	None
Gilda	February 4-9	55 (35)	1000	None	None	None
Lily	February 8-12	65 (40)	996	Australia	Unknown	None
Miles	February 9-13	75 (45)	994	None	None	None
Hervea	February 10-March 3	110 (70)	970	Agaléga, Madagascar	Unknown	None
Nancy	February 12-13	75 (45)	998	Australia	Unknown	None
Jack-Io	February 13-Narch 2	165 (105)	≤935	Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Rodrigues	Unknown	None
11F	February 20-24	75 (45)	990	Cook Islands	Unknown	None
Karen	March 2-9	150 (90)	970	Australia	Unknown	None

March

Cyclone Leo

Tropical cyclones formed in March 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Otto	March 6-10	85 (50)	984	Australia	Unknown	None
Norman	March 9-24	100 (65)	980	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia	Unknown	None
Pat	March 17-18	100 (65)	980	Tonga	Unknown	None
Leo	March 24-28	165 (105)	955	Australia	Unknown	None
Patsy	March 23-31	95 (60)	990	Marshall Islands	None	None

April

Cyclone Verna

Tropical cyclones formed in April 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Robert	April 16-23	130 (80)	965	French Polynesia	Unknown	None
Verna	April 28-May 3	130 (80)	973	Australia	Unknown	None

May

Tropical Storm Ava

Tropical cyclones formed in May 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
01B	May 9-13	100 (65)	Not specified	India, Bangladesh	Unknown	None
02W (Bining)	May 26-27	55 (35)	1000	Japan	Minimal	None
Ava	May 26-30	65 (100)	≤997	None	None	None
Two	May 25-30	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
TD (West Pacific)	May 28-30	Not specified	1006	Mariana Islands	None	None
Three	May 30-June 1	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None

June

Tropical Storm 02A

Tropical cyclones formed in June 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
02A	June 9-13	165 (105)	959	Oman	Unknown	105
TD	June 12	Not specified	1008	Philippines	None	None
Unnumbered	June 13-14	45 (30)	Unknown	Texas	None	None
Ruth (Kuring)	June 14-17	110 (70)	975	Philippines, China, Taiwan	Unknown	Unknown
Bernice	June 25-28	65 (40)	Unknown	None	None	None
TD	June 26-27	Not specified	1007	None	None	None

July

Typhoon Vera (Huling)

Tropical cyclones formed in July 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Claudia	July 3-7	150 (90)	Unknown	None	None	None
04W (Daling)	July 3-6	55 (35)	994	South China	None	None
TD	July 4	Not specified	1008	Philippines	None	None
Six	July 8-9	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Seven	July 9-10	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Sarah (Elang)	July 14-22	130 (80)	970	Palau, Philippines, South China, Vietnam	Unknown	Unknown
TD	July 14-15	Not specified	1006	Philippines	None	None
TD	July 14-18	Not specified	1006	Philippines	None	None
Unnumbered	July 18-19	55 (35)	Unknown	Alabama	None	None
Thelma (Goring)	July 19-27	130 (80)	950	Philippines, Taiwan, China	$629 Million	33
Unnumbered	July 25-26	45 (30)	Unknown	None	None	None
Eight	July 25	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Vera (Huling)	July 25-August 2	205 (125)	925	Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China	Unknown	25
Wanda	July 30-August 7	75 (45)	985	None	None	None
TD	July 30	Not specified	1002	None	None	None
Nine	August 1-2	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None

August

Typhoon Babe (Miling)

Tropical cyclones formed in August 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Unnumbered	August 1-4	55 (35)	Unknown	None	None	None
TD	August 10	Not specified	996	None	None	None
TD	August 12	Not specified	998	Mariana Islands	None	None
Doreen	August 13-18	120 (75)	979	Mexico, California	Unknown	Unknown
TD	August 13-18	Not specified	996	Japan	None	None
TD	August 14-18	Not specified	994	None	None	None
TD	August 14-15	Not specified	1004	None	None	None
Amy (Ibiang)	August 16-25	110 (70)	980	Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan	Unknown	Unknown
TD	August 17-20	Not specified	1004	None	None	None
TD	August 20-21	Not specified	996	Ryukyu Islands	None	None
08W	August 21-22	75 (45)	988	Japan	None	None
TD	August 21	Not specified	996	Japan	None	None
TD	August 27-28	Not specified	1000	None	None	None
Anita (Eleven)	August 29-September 4	280 (175)	926	Northeastern Mexico	Unknown	11
Carla (Luming)	August 31-September 6	65 (40)	990	Philippines, Vietnam, Laos	Unknown	None
Babe (Miling) (WPAC)	August 31-September 12	205 (125)	905	Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, East China	$23 Million	23

September

Typhoon Dinah (Openg)

Tropical cyclones formed in September 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Babe (NATL)	September 3-9	120 (75)	995	Southern United States	$13 Million	None
Thirteen	September 3-4	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Clara	September 5-11	120 (75)	993	The Carolinas, Nova Scotia	Minimal	None
TD	September 7-9	Not specified	996	Japan	None	None
TD	September 8	Not specified	1004	Vietnam	None	None
TD	September 10	Not specified	1002	Caroline Islands	None	None
Dinah (Openg)	September 11-26	130 (80)	965	Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia	Unknown	54
TD	September 11-12	Not specified	1004	None	None	None
TD	September 11-12	Not specified	1002	Caroline Islands	None	None
Emma	September 12-21	110 (70)	965	Mariana Islands, Japan	None	None
Narsing	September 12-13	45 (30)	1002	Caroline Islands	None	None
Emily	September 13-14	65 (40)	Unknown	None	None	None
Unnumbered	September 17-19	45 (30)	Unknown	None	None	None
Florence	September 20-24	165 (105)	Unknown	None	None	None
Freda (Pining)	September 21-25	100 (60)	980	Philippines, South China	None	1
Unnumbered	September 22-23	45 (30)	Unknown	Northern Mexico	None	None
Glenda	September 24-27	65 (40)	Unknown	None	None	None
Dorothy	September 26-29	140 (85)	980	Bermuda, Newfoundland	None	None
TD	September 26-29	Not specified	1008	Ryukyu Islands	None	None
TD	September 29	Not specified	1008	None	None	None

October

Typhoon Ivy

Tropical cyclones formed in October 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Unnumbered	October 1-3	55 (35)	Unknown	Windward Islands	None	None
Unnumbered	October 3-5	55 (35)	Unknown	None	None	None
Gilda	October 3-9	120 (75)	965	None	None	None
Heather	October 4-7	140 (85)	978	Northwest Mexico Southwest United States	$15 Million	None
TD	October 8	Not specified	1008	None	None	None
Fifteen	October 11-13	75 (45)	990	Japan	None	None
Rubing	October 11-15	55 (35)	1004	Mariana Islands	None	None
Evelyn	October 13-15	130 (80)	994	Bermuda, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland	None	None
Harriet (Saling)	October 14-20	100 (60)	980	None	None	None
Frieda	October 16-19	95 (60)	1005	Cayman Islands, Belize	None	None
Ivy	October 18-27	150 (95)	950	Mariana Islands	None	None
03A	October 19-22	55 (35)	Unknown	Yemen, Somalia	None	None
Seventeen	October 22-23	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Unnumbered	October 24-25	55 (35)	Unknown	Louisiana	None	None
04B	October 27-November 4	85 (50)	Unknown	Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South India	Unknown	None
Jean	October 28-November 5	120 (75)	970	None	None	None
TD	October 30-31	Not specified	1008	None	None	None

November

Typhoon Lucy (Walding)

Tropical cyclones formed in November 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Tasing	November 3-5	45 (30)	1008	None	Unknown	Unknown
Nine	November 3-7	55 (35)	1006	Eastern United States	$203 Million	53
Kim (Unding)	November 4-17	120 (75)	920	Mariana Islands, Philippines	$2.04 Million	102
Tom	November 6-11	95 (60)	990	Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands	Unknown	None
058	November 8-23	165 (105)	Unknown	South India	Unknown	Unknown
068	November 14-20	230 (145)	943	South India	$196	10000
TD	November 15-17	Not specified	1006	None	None	None
Aurore	November 18-29	175 (110)	927	None	None	None
TD	November 24	Not specified	1010	Philippines	None	None
Steve	November 24-December 4	110 (70)	965	Tuvalu, Fiji	None	None
Lucy (Walding)	November 28-December 9	205 (125)	920	Caroline Islands	None	None

December

Cyclone Bob

Tropical cyclones formed in December 1977

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Babette	December 3-8	65 (40)	991	None	None	None
Tessa	December 5-11	75 (45)	990	French Polynesia	Unknown	None
Sam	December 13-14	95 (60)	1003	None	None	None
Celimene	December 14-23	95 (60)	1003	None	None	None
Mari (Yeyeng)	December 18, 1977-January, 1978	155 (95)	945	Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia	Unknown	Unknown
Anne	December 23-31	100 (65)	980	Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga	Unknown	Unknown
Dulcinee	December 26-28	50 (30)	997	None	None	None
Esther	December 28, 1977-January 2, 1978	80 (50)	984	None	None	None
Bob	December 31, 1977-January 12, 1978	155 (100)	945	Tuvalu, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, North New Zealand	Unknown	Unknown

References

1. Hurricane Clarence, 1–16 January. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2019.