List of Category 3 Australian region severe tropical cyclones

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Category 4 the second-highest classification on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale which is used to classify tropical cyclones.

Systems[]

Name System dates Sustained
wind speeds 		Pressure Land areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Flora 1 – 5 December 1964 140 km/h (85 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Northern Territory, Queensland Extensive None [1]
Ada 17 – 18 January 1970 150 km/h (90 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Solomon Islands [2]
Gertie
Fiona		 10 – 28 February 1971 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Northern Territory, Queensland None [3][4][5][6]
Althea 22 - 24 December 1971 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Queensland $18.5 million 3 [7][8][9][10]
Daisy 10 - 12 February 1972 120 km/h (75 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Queensland $1.48 million None [11][8][12]
Emily 30 March – 2 April 1972 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Queensland 8 [13][14]
Gail 15 April 1972 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) [15]
Hannah 11 May 1972 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea [16]
Jean 12 - 14 January 1973 150 km/h (90 mph) 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) [17]
Adeline 28–29 January 1973 130 km/h (80 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) [18]
Kristy 25 – 27 February 1970 120 km/h (75 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg)
Nellie 15 – 18 March 1970 150 km/h (90 mph) 964 hPa (28.47 inHg)
Flores 28 – 30 April 1973 150 km/h (90 mph) 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) Indonesia 1653 [19][20]
Marcelle 1 – 3 May 1973 130 km/h (80 mph) 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) South-Western Australia None None [21][22]
Ines (1973)
Beryl (1973)
Cecily (1973)
Deidre-Delida (1973)
Helen (1974)
Zoe (1974)
Isobel (1974)
Jessie (1974)
Selma (1974)
Robyn-Deborah (1975)
Ray (1975)
David 13 – 19 January 1976 155 km/h (100 mph) 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) Queensland N/A None [23]
Beth 13–22 February 1976 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Queensland $3.13 million None [8]
Wally (1976)
Colin (1976)
Irene (1977)
Jack-Io (1977)
Karen (1977)
Verna 28 April – 3 May 1977 140 km/h (85 mph) 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) Northern Territory None None [24]
Vern (1978)
Peter (1978–79)
Rosa (1979)
Wilf-Danitza (1979–80)
Freda 1981 130 km/h (80 mph)
Max 1981 155 km/h (100 mph)
Paddy 25 – 30 May 1981 120 km/h (75 mph) 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) Western Australia None None [25]
Alex 19 – 27 October 1981 150 km/h (90 mph) 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) None None [26]
Abigail (1982)
Ian (1982)
Ken (1983)
Lena (1983)
Naomi 21 April – 2 May 1983 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) None None [27]
Monty (1983)
Oscar 22 October – 1 November 1983 140 km/h (85 mph) 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) None None None [28]
Grace (1984)
Vivienne-Fanja (1984)
Willy (1984)
Annette-Jaminy (1984)
Ingrid (1984)
Jim (1984)
Emma (1984)
Frank (1984)
Nigel January 14 – 20, 1985 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji N/A None
Hubert (1985)
Isobel (1985)
Jacob (1985)
Lindsay (1985)
Margot 10 – 25 April 1985 155 km/h (100 mph) 942 hPa (27.82 inHg) Western Australia N/A None
Nicholas (1985)
Winifred 27 January – 5 February 1986 155 km/h (100 mph) 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) Queensland $130 million 2
Rhonda (1986)
Manu 21–27 April 1986 130 km/h (80 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Papua New Guinea, Queensland Extensive None [29]
Namu (1986)
Connie 15 – 23 January 1987 155 km/h (100 mph) 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) Western Australia N/A None
Jason (1987)
Frederic (1988)
Charlie (1988)
Ilona 12 – 19 December 1988 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Western Australia $741,800 None
Kirrily (1989)
Felicity 13 – 20 December 1989 140 km/h (85 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Cape York Peninsula Minor None [30][31]
Sam (1990)
Vincent (1990)
Betsy (1992)
Daman (1992)
Fran (1992)
Polly (1993)
Adel 13–15 May 1993 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Papua New Guinea N/A 3 [32]
Naomi 15 – 18 December 1993 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Western Australia N/A None [33]
Pearl-Farah (1994 11 – 21 January 1994 155 km/h (100 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) None None None [34]
Quenton 22 – 29 January 1994 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) None None None
Vivienne (1994)
Violet (1995)
Warren 4 – 6 March 1995 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Queensland, Northern Territory N/A None [35]
Daryl-Agnielle (1995)
Gertie 17 – 22 December 1995 140 km/h (85 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Australia N/A None [36]
Hubert-Coryna (1996)
Celeste 26 – 29 January 1996 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Queensland N/A None [37]
Jacob (1996)
Fergus 23 December 1996 – 1 January 1997 155 km/h (100 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Solomon Islands, New Zealand N/A 4
Rachel 3 – 8 January 1997 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Northern Territory, Western Australia Minor None [38]
Justin 6 – 24 March 1997 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Papua New Guinea, Queensland $190 million 37 [39]
Selwyn (1997–98)
Victor-Cindy (1998)
Alison (1998)
Billy (1998)
Damien-Birenda (1999)
Rona 10 – 21 February 1999 140 km/h (85 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Eastern Australia, New Caledonia $150 million 7 [40]
Kirrily (2000)
Leon-Eline (2000)
Tessi 1 – 3 April 2000 130 km/h (80 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Queensland $60 million None [41]
Abigail (2001)
Walter (2001)
Claudia (2002)
Dianne-Jery (2002)
Erica (2003)
Jana (2003)
Debbie (2003)
Kerry (2005)
Harvey 3 – 7 February 2005 140 km/h (85 mph) 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) Northern Territory N/A None
Willy (2005)
Adeline-Juliet (2005)
Clare 6 – 10 January 2006 140 km/h (85 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Western Australia $2.35 million None [41][42]
Jim (2006)
Wati (2006)
Jacob (2007)
Kara (2007)
Guba 11 -20 November 2007 120 km/h (75 mph) 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) Papua New Guinea $71.4 million 149 [41]
Nicholas (2008)
Magda 18 – 24 January 2010 130 km/h (80 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Western Australia Minor None [43]
Paul (2010) 22 March 130 km/h (80 mph) 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) Northern Territory Unknown None
Dianne 11–22 February 140 km/h (85 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Western Australia Minimal None
Carlos 12–27 February 120 km/h (75 mph) 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) Northern Territory, Western Australia $16 million None
Alenga 3–11 December 140 km/h (85 mph) 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) None None None [44]
Heidi 9 – 13 January 2012 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Western Australia Minimal None [45][46]
Lua 10 – 18 March 2012 155 km/h (100 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) Western Australia $230 million None }[47][48]
Sandra 5 – 9 March 150 km/h (90 mph) 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) None None None
Victoria 7 – 12 April 140 km/h (85 mph) 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) Western Australia None None
Zane 27 April – 1 May 120 km/h (75 mph) 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) Papua New Guinea, Queensland None None
Bruce 16 – 19 December 155 km/h (100 mph) 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) Cocos Islands None None
Jack 15 – 22 April 140 km/h (85 mph) 966 hPa (28.53 inHg) Cocos Islands None None [49]
Olwyn 8 – 14 March 140 km/h (85 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Western Australia $100 million 1
Frances 21 April – 1 May 2017 120 km/h (75 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East Timor None None [50][51]
Kelvin 11 – 21 February, 2018 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Top End, Western Australia, South Australia $25 million None [52][53]
Nora 19 – 26 March 2018 155 km/h (100 mph) 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland $25 million None [53]
Owen 29 November – 20 December 2018 150 km/h (90 mph) 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory $25 million 1 [54]
[55]
Riley 19&nbsp- 30 January 2019 120 km/h (75 mph) 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) Western Australia
Wallace 1&nbsp- 16 January 2019 120 km/h (75 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Indonesia, Northern Territory, East Timor, Western Australia, Cocos Islands

Other systems[]

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