List of Category 1 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, Météo-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 1 |
Duration | Sustained wind speeds |
Pressure | Land areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isa | 16–18 April 1970 | 2 days | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands | [4] | ||
| Dora | 10–17 February 1971 | 6 days | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Queensland | Widespread | None | [5][6] |
| Fiona | 24 February 1971 | 6 hours | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Queensland, New Caledonia | [7] | ||
| Faith | 14–22 April 1972 | 8 days | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | [8] | ||
| Maud | 29–31 January 1973 | 1 day 18 hours | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Western Australia | [9] | ||
| Bella | 23–24 March 1973 | 1 day | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Northern Territory | [9] | ||
| Paula | 29–24 March 1973 | 1 day | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Northern Territory | [10] | ||
| Natalie | 1 December 1973 | 18 hours | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [11] | |||
| Flora | 13–14 March 1975 | 1 day | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Northern Territory | [10] | ||
| Amelia (1975) | 6–9 April 1975 | 1 day 12 1/2 hours | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Northern Territory | [12] | ||
| Denise | 20–23 May 1975 | 2 days 18 hours | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Cocos Island | Minor | None | [13][14] |
| Kim (1975) | ||||||||
| Sue (1975) | ||||||||
| Alan (1976) | ||||||||
| Hope (1976) | ||||||||
| Carol (1976) | ||||||||
| June (1977) | ||||||||
| Keith (1977) | ||||||||
| Lily (1977) | ||||||||
| Miles (1977) | ||||||||
| Nancy (1977) | ||||||||
| Otto (1977) | ||||||||
| Stan (1979) | ||||||||
| Gordon (1979) | ||||||||
| Paul (1980) | ||||||||
| Edna (1980) | ||||||||
| Amelia (1981) | ||||||||
| Unnamed (1981) | ||||||||
| Coral (1982) | ||||||||
| Claudia (1982) | ||||||||
| Des (1983) | ||||||||
| Fritz (1983) | ||||||||
| 06U (1983) | ||||||||
| Rebecca (1985) | ||||||||
| Ophelia (1986) | ||||||||
| Hector (1986) | ||||||||
| Vernon (1986) | ||||||||
| Alfred (1986) | ||||||||
| Blanch(e) (1987) | ||||||||
| Herbie | 18–19 May 1988 | 1 day 12 hours | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Western Australia | $20 million | None | [15][16] |
| John (1989) | ||||||||
| Leon–Hanitra (1989) | ||||||||
| Marcia (1989) | ||||||||
| Ernie (1989) | ||||||||
| Rosita (1990) | ||||||||
| Greg (1990) | ||||||||
| Bessi (1990) | ||||||||
| Laurence (1990) | ||||||||
| Ken (1992) | ||||||||
| Tim (1994) | ||||||||
| Emma (1995) | ||||||||
| Isobel (1996) | ||||||||
| Dennis (1996) | ||||||||
| Lindsay | 9–13 July 1996 | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | ||
| Melanie-Bellamine | 1996 | |||||||
| Nicholas (1996) | ||||||||
| 18S (1997) | ||||||||
| Gillian (1997) | ||||||||
| Ita (1997) | ||||||||
| May (1998) | ||||||||
| Sid | 24–29 December 1998 | 2 days 9 hours | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Northern Territory | $100 million | 1 | [17] |
| Olinda (1999) | ||||||||
| Marcia (2000) | ||||||||
| Vincent (2001) | ||||||||
| Winsome (2001) | ||||||||
| Wylva (2001) | ||||||||
| Des (2002) | ||||||||
| Errol | 8–14 May 2002 | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | None | None | None | [18] | |
| Upia | 21–29 May 2002 | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | None | None | [19] | ||
| Beni (2003) | ||||||||
| Graham | 27 February – 1 March 2003 | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Western Australia | N/A | 1 | ||
| Harriet (2003) | ||||||||
| Epi | 5–6 June 2003 | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | None | None | ||
| Evan (2004) | ||||||||
| Phoebe | 1–5 September 2004 | 85 km/h (55 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [20] | |
| Raymond (2004) | ||||||||
| Tim (2005) | ||||||||
| Vivienne (2005) | ||||||||
| Emma (2006) | ||||||||
| Pierre | 15–23 May 2007 | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Minimal | None | [21][22] | |
| 01U/01S | 26 July – 1 August 2007 | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | None | None | [23][24] | ||
| Charlotte (2009) | ||||||||
| Ellie (2009) | ||||||||
| Freddy (2009) | ||||||||
| Kirrily | 18 April – 1 May 2009 | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Indonesia | Minimal | None | [25] | |
| Neville (2010) | ||||||||
| Tasha (2010) | ||||||||
| Vince (2011) | ||||||||
| Mitchell (2012) | ||||||||
| Oswald | 17–29 January 2013 | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 991 hPa (29.26 inHg) | Eastern Australia | $2.28 billion | 6 | ||
| Peta (2013) | ||||||||
| Alessia (2013) | ||||||||
| Edna (2014) | ||||||||
| Hadi (2014) | ||||||||
| Raquel (2015) | ||||||||
| Yvette (2016) | ||||||||
| Alfred (2017) | ||||||||
| Caleb (2017) | ||||||||
| Greg (2017) | ||||||||
| Cempaka (2017) | ||||||||
| Irving (2018) | ||||||||
| Linda (2018) | ||||||||
| Flamboyan (2018) | ||||||||
| Kenanga (2018) | ||||||||
| Lili (2019) | ||||||||
| Blake (2020) | ||||||||
| Esther (2020) | ||||||||
| Gretel (2020) | ||||||||
| Harold (2020) |
Notes[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee (October 8, 2020). Tropical Cyclone Operational Plan for the South-East Indian Ocean and the Southern Pacific Ocean 2020 (PDF) (Report). World Meteorological Organization. pp. I-4–II-9 (9–21). Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 2017/2018 Tropical Cyclone Season Summary of Alerts and Warnings Procedures for Fiji (PDF) (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. October 23, 2017. pp. 3 & 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schott, Timothy; Landsea, Christopher; Hafele, Gene; Lorens, Jeffrey; Taylor, Arthur; Thrum, Harvey; Ward, Bill; Willis, Mark; Zaleski, Walt (January 2, 2019). The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (PDF) (Report). United States National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "1970 Tropical Cyclone Isa (1970104S10164)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "1971 Tropical Cyclone Dora (1971041S20153)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Dora (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "1971 Tropical Cyclone Fiona (1971048S16141)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "1972 Tropical Cyclone Faith (1972102S11140)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1973 Tropical Cyclone Maud (1973028S16123)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1973 Tropical Cyclone Paula (1973085S09104)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "1973 Tropical Cyclone Natalie (1973335S15161)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "1975 Tropical Cyclone Amelia (1975097S10137)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "1975 Tropical Cyclone Denise (1975139S12106)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Denise: May 19 – 25, 1975 (PDF) (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 19 November 2010. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Herbie". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ Staff Writer (23 May 1988). "Oil Slick Spreads From Shipwreck". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Sid". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Errol (PDF) (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Upia (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Phoebe" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Auden, Tony (21 June 2011). Tropical Cyclone Anthony: 23 – 31 January 2011 (PDF) (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology's Brisbane Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Pierre" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
- ^ Monthly Weather Review: Australia: July 2015 (PDF) (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 25 August 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Courtney Joe; Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (16 August 2007). Unnamed Tropical Cyclone (PDF) (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Kirrily (PDF) (Report) (in Indonesian). Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika. 6 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2012.
External links[]
- Category 1 Australian region cyclones
- Lists of tropical cyclones by intensity