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South Atlantic basin

Tropical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin. Only three South Atlantic tropical cyclones in the area have been confirmed.

• The Angola Cyclone, 1991 - a tropical storm formed off Angola in April.
• The January Storm, 2004 - a cyclone of depression and possibly storm strength formed in January.
• Cyclone Catarina, 2004 - first positively observed cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the first one to make landfall as a cyclone.

Eastern Pacific basin

Main article: List of Pacific hurricanes

Main article: List of retired Pacific hurricane names

These records are held by Pacific hurricanes.

Costliest Eastern Pacific hurricanes
Cost refers to total estimated property damage.

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Cost (2007 USD)
1	Pauline	1997	$9.6 billion
2	Iniki	1992	$2.6 billion
3	Iwa	1982	$664 million
4	Kathleen	1976	$144–577 million
5	Norma	1981	$303 million
Main article: List of Pacific hurricanes

Deadliest Pacific hurricanes

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Fatalities
1	"Mexico"	1959	1800+
2	Paul	1982	1000+
3	Liza	1976	630–990
4	Tara	1961	430–500
5	Pauline	1997	230–400
Main article: List of Pacific hurricanes

Category 5 Pacific hurricanes

Name	Season	Name	Season
Patsy	1959	"Mexico"	1959
Ava	1973	Emilia	1994
Gilma	1994	John	1994
Guillermo	1997	Linda	1997
Elida	2002	Hernan	2002
Kenna	2002	Ioke	2006
Main article: List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes

Most intense Pacific hurricanes
Intensity is measured solely by central pressure

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Min. pressure
1	Linda	1997	902 mbar (hPa)
2	Kenna	2002	913 mbar (hPa)
3	Ava	1973	915 mbar (hPa)
	Ioke	2006	915 mbar (hPa)
5	Guillermo	1997	919 mbar (hPa)
6	Gilma	1994	920 mbar (hPa)
7	Elida	2002	921 mbar (hPa)
	Hernan	2002	921 mbar (hPa)
9	Olivia	1994	923 mbar (hPa)
	Juliette	2001	923 mbar (hPa)
Source: Eastern North Pacific Tracks File 1949-2006

Most intense landfalling Pacific hurricanes
Intensity is measured solely by central pressure

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Landfall pressure
1	Iniki	1992	945 mbar (hPa)
2	Kenna	2002	950 mbar (hPa)
3	Lane	2006	954 mbar (hPa)
4	Unnamed	1959	958 mbar (hPa)
	John	2006	958 mbar (hPa)
6	Kiko	1989	960 mbar (hPa)
	Pauline	1997	960 mbar (hPa)
8	Virgil	1992	965 mbar (hPa)
9	Marty	2003	970 mbar (hPa)
10	Calvin	1993	973 mbar (hPa)
	Alma	1996	973 mbar (hPa)
Source: Eastern North Pacific Tracks File 1949-2006

Western Pacific basin

Retired names

Main article: List of retired Pacific typhoon names (JMA)

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
TD	TS	1	2	3	4	5

Names retired before 2000 were done so by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Names during and after that year were retired by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Name	Year	Location	Deaths	Damage (in million $US as of the year of damage)
Lucille	1960	Philippines	300	Unknown
Ophelia	1960	Caroline Islands	2	Unknown
Karen	1962	Pacific Islands, Japan	11	250
Bess	1974	Philippines	26-29	7.2
Bess	1982	Japan	59	Unknown
Ike	1984	Philippines, southern China	1363-3000	75.4
Mike	1990	Philippines, Vietnam, southern China	250+	14
Mireille	1991	Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan	52	3000
Thelma	1991	Philippines	6000	19
Omar	1992	Guam, Taiwan	2	457
Vamei	2001	Singapore, Malaysia, and Sumatra	0	None
Chataan	2002	Chuuk, Japan	31	59.8
Rusa	2002	Korea	113	6000
Pongsona	2002	Guam, Marianas Islands	3	700
Imbudo	2003	Philippines	21	37
Maemi	2003	Ryukyu Islands and South Korea	115	4100
Sudal	2004	Yap	1	Unknown
Rananim	2004	Eastern China	115	4000
Matsa	2005	Taiwan, Okinawa, Northeastern China	25	2230
Nabi	2005	Mariana Islands, Japan, South Korea	75	Unknown
Longwang	2005	Taiwan, southeast China	148	150+
Chanchu	2006	The Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China and Japan	104	1200
Bilis	2006	The Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China	672	4400
Saomai	2006	Mariana Islands, The Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China	458	2500
Xangsane	2006	Philippines, Hainan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand	279	747
Durian	2006	Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand	819+	508+

Two names, Yanyan and Tingting, were replaced as requested by Hong Kong. Another two names, Kodo and Hanuman, were replaced before using.

PAGASA also retires names for typhoons and tropical storms that affect the Philippines.

Significant typhoons with special names

Eight especially significant typhoons were named by Japan Meteorological Agency according to the area where they caused most damage.

Significant Typhoons with Special Names
(from the Japan Meteorological Agency)

Name	Number	Name in Japan
Marie	T5415	Toyamaru Typhoon
Ida	T5822	Kanogawa Typhoon
Sarah	T5914	Miyakojima Typhoon
Vera	T5915	Isewan Typhoon
Nancy	T6118	2nd Muroto Typhoon
Cora	T6618	2nd Miyakojima Typhoon
Della	T6816	3rd Miyakojima Typhoon
Babe	T7709	Okinoerabu Typhoon

Other notable named storms

• Man-yi, 2007, the strongest typhoon to affect Japan in the month of July in recorded history.¹
• Maggie, Sam, York and Cam 1999, Hong Kong - Four storms to directly strike the vicinity of Hong Kong within one typhoon season
• Paka, 1997, Guam
• Herb, 1996, Taiwan and China - The strongest and the largest storm of this year, dropped heavy rain over Taiwan and China, killing hundreds.
• Nina, 1975 - Dropped rain over eastern China, contributing to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam which killed at least 170,000
• Pamela, 1976, Guam
• Tip, 1979, Japan - Most intense and largest tropical cyclone on record
• Rose, 1971, Hong Kong
• Wanda, 1962, Hong Kong - Often cited by Hong Kong residents as an example of a deadly storm. Although it ranked only as Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the deficient warning system at the time led to many deaths in the villages of the New Territories unaware of the storm surge.
• Fitow, 2007 - hit Tokyo
• Typhoon Ruby, 1964 - the strongest and worst named typhoon to hit Hong Kong in recorded history. killed over 700 and caused widespread damage.
• Ivan and Joan, 1997 - two of the most intense cyclones ever recorded at 872 mb; reached extreme intensities at close distance to each other.
• Typhoon Zeb, 1998 cat. 5 with 872 milibars of pressure; caused severe damage in the Philippines, killing nearly 100.
• Typhoon Gay, 1989 - Rare typhoon that crossed Thailand as a 120 mph (190 km/h) cat 3 typhoon; crossed into North Indian Ocean Basin and hit India as a cat. 5, killing 39.

Notable unnamed storms

• The Kamikaze, 1281, destroyed a Mongol invasion fleet attacking Japan.
• A system of unknown intensity that hit Haiphong in 1881, killing 300,000 people.
• The 1922 Swatow Typhoon, a system of unknown intensity that struck Swatow, China late on August 2, 1922, killing more than 50,000 people.²
• 1934 Muroto Typhoon - killing at least 3,036, another 15,361 are injured, with 92,323 houses are lost.
• The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 - killed 11,000
• Typhoon Cobra (Typhoon of 1944), 17-18 December, three US destroyers lost
• 1945 Makurazaki Typhoon - killing at least 3,756, another 2,452 are injured, with 116,491 houses are lost.
• Typhoon of July 1949 - killed 1,600 in Shanghai, making it the deadliest typhoon in the city's history.

Most active West Pacific seasons

The following are the most active Western Pacific seasons, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center best track. Only seasons with at least 30 storms are included.

Total Storms	Year	Tropical Storms	Typhoons	Super Typhoons
39	1964	13	19	7
35	1965 1967 1971	14 15 11	10 16 16	11 4 4
34	1994	14	14	6
33	1996	12	15	6
32	1974	16	16	0
31	1989 1992	10 9	15 17	6 5
30	1962 1966 1972 1990 2004	7 10 8 9 10	17 17 20 17 13	6 3 2 4 7

Northern Indian Ocean

This region has had some of the world's deadliest cyclones, but there is a shortage of organized information about them. Only cyclones which caused fatalities over 3000 people have been only included.^{3 4 5 6 7}

• 1584 Backerganj Cyclone killed around 200,000 people.
• 1737 Calcutta cyclone, caused death and destruction around Calcutta, India.
• 1789 Indian Cyclone, killed 20,000 in Coringa, India.
• 1839 Indian Cyclone - caused a massive storm surge hit Coringa, India on November 25 killed 300,000 people.
• 1864 Calcutta Cyclone, killed around 60,000 people in Calcutta, India.
• 1876 Great Backerganj Cyclone hit the Meghna River Delta area of India, the storm surge killed 100,000, and the disease after the storm killed another 100,000.
• 1882 Great Bombay Cyclone killed around 200,000 people in Bombay,India.
• 1897 Chittagong cyclone killed around 175,000 in Chittagong,Bangladesh.
• 1942 Bengal Cyclone hit near the India/Bangladesh border, resulting in around 40,000 fatalities.
• 1960 East Pakistan I Cyclone 6,000 deaths can be attributed to a cyclone that hit the eastern portion of Pakistan what was known then as East Bengal state on October 10
• 1963 East Pakistan II Cyclone on May 23, a cyclone hit present-day Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan province), causing 22,000 fatalities due to storm surge and flooding.
• 1965 Pakistani Bengali Cyclones Two cyclones that hit on May 11 and June 1 killed a total of 47,000 people.
• 1965 Pakistani Cyclone hit near Karachi, Pakistan on December 15, causing about 10,000 casualties.
• 1970 Bhola cyclone, killed between 300,000 to 500,000 people in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 1971 Orissa Cyclone killed around 10,000 people in Cuttack, India.
• 1977 Andhra Pradesh Cyclone, killed 10,000 people in Andhra Pradesh, India.
• 1985 Cyclone 01B on May 25th. Bangladesh, Meghna River Delta a cyclone created a surge 15-to 20-foot high killing around 6,000 - 10,000 people.
• 1988 Cyclone 04B on November 26 the cyclone hit the Sundarbans part of Bangladesh. Heavy storm surge killed 2000 people (with 6000 missing). In addition, the storm caused 1000 fatalities in Malaysia, Thailand, and western Indonesia.
• 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, killed 138,000 people in the Chittagong region of Bangladesh.
• 1999 Orissa cyclone, killed around 10,000 people in the Orissa state of India.
• 2007: Cyclone Sidr, struck Bangladesh on 15 November, has killed at least 3,500 people.
• 2008: Cyclone Nargis, struck the Irrawaddy Delta in Burma killing over 145,000 people and devastating the country's former capital and largest city, Rangoon, making it Burma's deadliest natural disaster in history, the costliest North Indian cyclone on record, and the second deadliest North Indian cyclone in recorded history.

Most active seasons

Total Storms	Year	Tropical Depressions	Tropical Storms	Tropical Cyclones (>64kt)
13	1992	2	8	3
8	1987	0	8	0
8	1996	0	4	4
8	1998	0	3	5
8	2005	1	6	1

Australian tropical cyclones

See⁸ See also Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Severe Weather Events

• Cyclone Mahina, March 4, 1899 - 410 people died.
• 1918 Mackay cyclone, 1918 - 30 dead, extensive damage.
• 1949 Rockhampton cyclone, 1949 - 6 dead, 1,000 houses damaged and 500 totally wrecked.
• Cyclone Ada, 1970 - struck Whitsunday Island resorts and Whitsunday coast mainland. 14 people died and cost approximately AU$390 million.
• Cyclone Althea, 1971 - struck Magnetic Island and Townsville, Queensland on Christmas Day
• Cyclone Wanda, 1974 - caused extensive flooding in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales
• Cyclone Tracy, 1974 - 71 people died when the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, was devastated on Christmas Day. It was the costliest Australian cyclone on record; the smallest cyclone on record in terms of size & wind field.
• Cyclone Alby, 1978 - 5 people died in south-western parts of Western Australia. Albany recorded one of the strongest wind gusts on record.
• Cyclone Bobby, 1995 - 7 people died on two fishing trawlers sunk off the coast of Onslow; the cyclone then became a depression which caused heavy rain and flooding in inland WA, washing out the Eyre Highway and the Trans-Australian Railway for several days.
• Cyclone Justin, 1997 - 7 people died and damage came to approximately 190 million AUD.
• Cyclone Thelma, 1998 - intense Category 5 system that hit the Kimberley region of Western Australia causing extensive damage and flooding near Darwin.
• Cyclone Vance, 1999 - Category 5 system that caused extensive damage to the Western Australian towns of Exmouth and Onslow.
• Cyclone Steve, 2000 - A long-lived Category 2 storm, causing flooding in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.
• Cyclone Rosita, 2000 - Category 5, made a destructive landfall near Broome, Western Australia.
• Cyclone Ingrid, 2005 - Category 5 cyclone which took a long track over Northern Australia.
• Cyclone Larry, 2006 - Category 4 which crossed the Queensland coast at Innisfail, causing $1 billion in damage.
• Cyclone Glenda, 2006 - Category 5 which crossed the West Australian coast as Category 3 near Onslow
• Cyclone Monica, 2006 - Category 5; strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere (in terms of wind speed). Arguably the world's strongest cyclone, based on a Dvorak estimation, which suggested central pressure reached a low of 869 hPa. The official JTWC pressure was 879hPa.
• Cyclone George, 2007 - Category 5 which struck east of Port Hedland causing 3 fatalities.
• Cyclone Guba, 2007 - Category 1 cyclone (SSHS) which struck Papua New Guinea causing over 170 fatalities.

Most intense storms on record

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Main article: List of most intense tropical cyclones

This list includes Western Pacific storms with pressures of less than 885 mb and Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and South Pacific storms with pressure of less than 915 mb. Additional Western Pacific storms with pressures between 885 and 915 mb have been recorded, but these storms are neither exceptional for that basin nor all reliably measured. As for Indian Ocean storms, pressure readings are too scarce or too inaccurate to make a list reliable.^{9 10}

As a result of the omissions of many Western Pacific storms, many storms near the bottom of the list are not numerically ranked.

Rank	Name	Pressure	Location	Year
1	Typhoon Tip	870 mbar	Western Pacific	1979
2	Typhoon Gay	872 mbar	Western Pacific	1992*
2	Typhoon Ivan	872 mbar	Western Pacific	1997*
2	Typhoon Joan	872 mbar	Western Pacific	1997*
2	Typhoon Keith	872 mbar	Western Pacific	1997*
2	Typhoon Zeb	872 mbar	Western Pacific	1998*
2	Typhoon Angela	872 mbar	Western Pacific	1995*
7	Typhoon June	876 mbar	Western Pacific	1975
8	Typhoon Ida	877 mbar	Western Pacific	1958
8	Typhoon Nora	877 mbar	Western Pacific	1973
10	Typhoon Rita	878 mbar	Western Pacific	1978
10	Typhoon Yvette	878 mbar	Western Pacific	1992*
10	Typhoon Damrey	878 mbar	Western Pacific	2000*
13	Typhoon Vanessa	879 mbar	Western Pacific	1984
13	Typhoon Faxai	879 mbar	Western Pacific	2001*
13	Typhoon Dianmu	879 mbar	Western Pacific	2004*
13	Typhoon Chaba	879 mbar	Western Pacific	2004*
18	Typhoon Violet	882 mbar	Western Pacific	1961
18	Hurricane Wilma	882 mbar	Atlantic	2005
20	Typhoon Forrest	883 mbar	Western Pacific	1983
21	Typhoon Irma	884 mbar	Western Pacific	1971
22	Super Typhoon Nina	885 mbar	Western Pacific	1953
22	Typhoon Mike	885 mbar	Western Pacific	1990
22	Cyclone Daryl-Agnielle	885 mbar	South Indian	1995*
25	Typhoon Nancy	888 mbar	West Pacific	1961
25	Hurricane Gilbert	888 mbar	Atlantic	1988
27	Super Typhoon Ida	890 mbar	Western Pacific	1954
27	Super Typhoon Elsie	890 mbar	Western Pacific	1969
27	Cyclone Zoe	890 mbar	South Pacific	2002**
30	Typhoon Joan	891 mbar	Western Pacific	1959
31	Labor Day Hurricane	892 mbar	Atlantic	1935
32	Super Typhoon Patsy	893 mbar	Western Pacific	1973
33	Super Typhoon Sally	894 mbar	Western Pacific	1964
34	Super Typhoon Hope	895 mbar	Western Pacific	1970
34	Super Typhoon Amy	895 mbar	Western Pacific	1971
34	Super Typhoon Louise	895 mbar	Western Pacific	1976
34	Cyclone Gafilo	895 mbar	South Indian	2004*
34	Hurricane Rita	895 mbar	Atlantic	2005
39	Typhoon Vera	896 mbar	West Pacific	1959
40	Typhoon Karen	897 mbar	West Pacific	1962
41	Super Typhoon Nadine	898 mbar	Western Pacific	1971
41	Cyclone Hary	898 mbar	South Indian	2003
42	Hurricane Allen	899 mbar	Atlantic	1980
43	Super Typhoon Tess	900 mbar	Western Pacific	1953
43	Super Typhoon Pamela	900 mbar	Western Pacific	1954
43	Typhoon Virginia	900 mbar	Western Pacific	1957
43	Typhoon Lola	900 mbar	Western Pacific	1957
43	Typhoon Elsie	900 mbar	West Pacific	1975
43	Cyclone Ron	900 mbar	South Pacific	1998*
43	Cyclone Gwenda	900 mbar	South Indian	1999*
43	Cyclone Susan	900 mbar	South Pacific	1998*
43	Cyclone Inigo	900 mbar	South Indian	2003*
43	Cyclone Percy	900 mbar	South Pacific	2005*
52	Super Typhoon Carla	901 mbar	Western Pacific	1967
52	Typhoon Joan	901 mbar	Western Pacific	1970
54	Super Typhoon Bess	902 mbar	Western Pacific	1965
54	Hurricane Linda	902 mbar	Eastern Pacific	1997*
54	Hurricane Katrina	902 mbar	Atlantic	2005
54	Cyclone George	902 mbar	South Indian	2007
57	Super Typhoon Opal	903 mbar	Western Pacific	1964
57	Super Typhoon Emma	903 mbar	Western Pacific	1962
59	Super Typhoon Agnes	904 mbar	Western Pacific	1968
59	Super Typhoon Olga	904 mbar	Western Pacific	1970
59	Super Typhoon Georgia	904 mbar	Western Pacific	1970
62	Super Typhoon Grace	905 mbar	Western Pacific	1958
62	Typhoon Sarah	905 mbar	Western Pacific	1959
62	Typhoon Charlotte	905 mbar	Western Pacific	1959
62	Hurricane Camille	905 mbar	Atlantic	1969
62	Cyclone Orson	905 mbar	South Indian	1989
62	Cyclone Geralda	905 mbar	South Indian	1994
62	Hurricane Mitch	905 mbar	Atlantic	1998
62	Cyclone Hudah	905 mbar	South Indian	2000*
62	Cyclone Kalunde	905 mbar	South Indian	2003*
62	Cyclone Bento	905 mbar	South Indian	2004*
62	Cyclone Adeline-Juliet	905 mbar	South Indian	2005*
62	Cyclone Monica	905 mbar	South Pacific	2006***
62	Hurricane Dean	905 mbar	Atlantic	2007
74	Cyclone Hondo	906 mbar	South Indian	2008
75	Super Typhoon Agnes	908 mbar	Western Pacific	1968
75	Super Typhoon Elaine	908 mbar	Western Pacific	1968
77	Super Typhoon Iris	909 mbar	Western Pacific	1951
78	Super Typhoon Hester	910 mbar	Western Pacific	1952
78	Super Typhoon Kit	910 mbar	Western Pacific	1953
78	Super Typhoon Ruby	910 mbar	Western Pacific	1954
78	Super Typhoon Kit	910 mbar	Western Pacific	1957
78	Super Typhoon Opal	910 mbar	Western Pacific	1962
78	Cyclone Dina	910 mbar	South Indian	2002*
78	Cyclone Fay	910 mbar	South Indian	2004*
78	Hurricane Ivan	910 mbar	Atlantic	2004
78	Cyclone Carina	910 mbar	South Indian	2006*
78	Cyclone Glenda	910 mbar	South Indian	2006****
78	Typhoon Jangmi	910 mbar	West Pacific	2008
89	Super Typhoon Faye	911 mbar	Western Pacific	1968
89	Super Typhoon Bess	911 mbar	Western Pacific	1971
89	Super Typhoon Rita	911 mbar	Western Pacific	1972
92	Super Typhoon Anita	912 mbar	Western Pacific	1970
93	Typhoon Dinah	913 mbar	Western Pacific	1959
93	Hurricane Kenna	913 mbar	Eastern Pacific	2002
95	Hurricane Janet	914 mbar	Atlantic	1955
95	Typhoon Gilda	914 mbar	Western Pacific	1959
95	Super Typhoon Pamela	914 mbar	Western Pacific	1961
98	Super Typhoon Wanda	915 mbar	Western Pacific	1956
98	Super Typhoon Wendy	915 mbar	Western Pacific	1971
98	Super Typhoon Vera	915 mbar	Western Pacific	1979
98	Cyclone Graham	915 mbar	South Indian	1991*
98	Cyclone Jane-Irna	915 mbar	South Indian	1992*
98	Cyclone Pancho-Helinda	915 mbar	South Indian	1997*
98	Cyclone Vance	915 mbar	South Indian	1999*
98	Cyclone Frederic-Evrina	915 mbar	South Indian	1999*
98	Cyclone John	915 mbar	South Indian	1999*
98	Cyclone Chris	915 mbar	South Indian	2002*
98	Cyclone Erica	915 mbar	South Pacific	2003*
98	Hurricane Isabel	915 mbar	Atlantic	2003
98	Cyclone Heta	915 mbar	South Pacific	2004*
98	Cyclone Meena	915 mbar	South Pacific	2005*
98	Cyclone Olaf	915 mbar	South Pacific	2005*
98	Cyclone Larry	915 mbar	South Pacific	2006*
98	Cyclone Floyd	915 mbar	South Indian	2006*
98	Hurricane Ioke	915 mbar	Central Pacific	2006
98	Hurricane Ava	915 mbar	Eastern Pacific	1973
98	Typhoon Rammasun	915 mbar	Western Pacific	2008

Notes:

• *Minimum central pressure of these storms was estimated based on satellite data rather than directly measured.
• **Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar.
• ***Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar and unofficial estimates were 869 mbar (which would make it the most intense recorded tropical cyclone).
• ****Official estimate. JTWC estimated 898 mbar.

Size extremes

• Typhoon Tip is the largest tropical cyclone on record at 1350 miles (2170 km) wide, October (1979)
• Tropical Storm Marco is the smallest significant tropical cyclone on record at 20 miles (32 km) wide, October (2008)

These sizes indicate the distance from the center at which gale-force winds could be found.¹¹

Highest storm surge

The three powerful hurricanes listed below caused very high storm surge. Hurricane Katrina had the highest recorded storm surge of any Atlantic hurricane and Hurricane Camille had the second-highest. Worldwide storm surge data is sparse. Cyclone Mahina is generally regarded as having had the highest storm surge ever recorded, although measurements from before modern times must be viewed with some skepticism.

Storm surge is enhanced by high winds and greater storm size. The shape of the coastline and the contour of the bottom near the coast are also significant factors. Hurricane Katrina was the largest Category 5 hurricane recorded in the Atlantic, and Hurricane Camille tied for the highest recorded windspeed; both struck an area vulnerable to high storm surge because of the shallow coastal waters.

• Cyclone Mahina: 48 feet (15 m), South Pacific, 1899
• Hurricane Katrina: 28 feet (8.5 m), Atlantic Ocean, 2005¹²
• Hurricane Camille: 24 feet (7.3 m), Atlantic Ocean, 1969

Unusual landfalls

For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List of notable Atlantic hurricanes.

Morocco

• 2005 - The remants of Tropical Storm Delta hit the Canary Islands of Spain and then took a northeastern turn making landfall in Morocco.

Arabian Peninsula

• October, 1948 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah in Oman.
• May, 1959 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah in Oman
• June, 1977 - Tropical Storm struck Oman
• 1983 - Tropical Storm Aurora struck Oman.
• May, 1984 - Tropical Storm 01-A transited the Gulf of Aden and made landfall in northwest Somalia, the first tropical cyclone on record to do so.
• October, 1992 - Tropical Storm 06-A struck Oman.
• June, 1996 - Tropical Storm 02-A struck Oman.
• May, 2002 - Tropical Storm struck Salalah in Oman.
• June, 2007 - Cyclone Gonu struck parts of Oman, causing catastrophic damage.

October, 2008 - Cyclone 03B struck southeast of Yemen, killing 184 people.

Brazil

• 2004 - A tropical depression hit eastern Brazil in January 2004, causing torrential flooding.
• 2004 - The only hurricane-strength tropical system ever observed in the South Atlantic, Cyclone Catarina, made landfall in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

California

See also: Category:California hurricanes

• 1858 - A hurricane just barely missed landfall in San Diego, causing considerable damage.
• 1939 - A tropical storm struck Long Beach killing 45 people.
• 1972 - Tropical Depression Hyacinth made landfall near Los Angeles and brought rain around the area.

Greenland

• 2007 - the remants of Hurricane Noel hit Greenland on November 2.

New Zealand

• April, 1968 - Cyclone Giselle struck New Zealand causing the Wahine disaster.
• 5-10 March, 1988 - Cyclone Bola killed 3 people in New Zealand receiving up to 1m of rain causing vast numbers of slips on the eastern side of the country.

Somalia

• 1984 - A tropical storm struck Somalia,
• 1984 - A late season cyclone slammed Somalia.
• 1994 - Somalia was hit by a tropical storm that brought 65 mph (105 km/h) winds and heavy rains.
• 1997 - A weak November storm made landfall in Eastern Somalia.

Spain

• 2005 - Hurricane Vince Made landfall in southwestern Spain as a tropical depression. Vince is the only recorded tropical system to make landfall on Spain.

Western Australia

• 1956 - A cyclone made a close track along the whole Western Australian coast, and made a near landfall near Perth.
• 1978 - Cyclone Alby made a close encounter to the south-west of Western Australia as a strong extratropical system in the vicinity of Perth and Albany, causing extensive damage and five deaths. Albany recorded one of its highest wind gusts on record from Cyclone Alby.
• 1989 - Cyclone Ned passed almost directly over Perth.

Extreme latitudes

This list contains tropical cyclones that formed or moved to an extraordinary latitude. It can be extreme north (or south) latitude, or very equatorial cyclones.

• 1975 - A central Pacific unnamed hurricane formed at a record north latitude for the Central and East Pacific.
• 2000 - Hurricane Alberto persisted north while tropical until a latitude of about 53°N.
• 2001 - Typhoon Vamei formed 85 miles (137 km) from the equator, the closest recorded formation location of a storm of hurricane strength.
• 2004 - Cyclone Agni reached a location of only 40 miles (64 km) from the equator, the closest to the equator any tropical cyclone has been recorded to have reached. However, Vamei retained the record for the most equatorial formation as Agni formed further from the equator than Vamei and moved towards it.
• 1966 - Hurricane Faith reached an unprecedented northerly latitude of 62.5 degrees, just north of the Faroe Islands in the Norwegian Sea. Faith degenerated over Scandinavia, and the remnant low pressure area eventually reached Franz Josef Land, only 300 miles (480 km) from the North Pole.

Year-crossing Northern Hemisphere storms

This is a list of Northern Hemisphere storms that have crossed two calendar years. Because the Southern Hemisphere cyclone season runs across the New Year, Southern Hemisphere storms that cross calendar years are not unusual, so they are not included here.

Storm	Duration	Basin