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Tropical Cyclones Australia Region

Current, Recent and Historical Tropical Cyclones

Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons for Australia and the Southern Hemisphere developed by Michael Bath.

Be sure to always check the Bureau of Meteorology warnings page for the very latest advices.

July 2018:
- Operational Data and maps updated to end of 2017/18 season

July 2018:
- BoM Data and maps updated to end of 2017/18 season

July 2018:
- JTWC Best Tracks and maps updated to end of 2016/17 season

Infrared Mosaic Satellite Photo - click for larger view

Click the satellite picture for a larger view of the South Indian Ocean, South Pacific Ocean and Australian region.

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Current / Recent Storms
2017/18 season

Tropical Cyclone warnings and
tracking maps for the current season

Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan, AU/SIO [28 Apr - 2 May 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track

Tropical Cyclone Fakir, SIO [23 - 25 Apr 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track
Tropical Cyclone Keni, AU/SPAC [8 - 11 Apr 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track
Tropical Cyclone Iris, AU/SPAC [24 - 27 Mar & 2 - 6 Apr 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track | BoM Track
Tropical Cyclone Josie, AU/SPAC [31 Mar - 3 Apr 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track
Tropical Cyclone Nora, AU/SPAC [22 - 25 Mar 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track | BoM Track
Tropical Cyclone Marcus, AU/SIO [15 - 24 Mar 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track | BoM Track
Tropical Cyclone Eliakim, SIO [15 - 20 Mar 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track
Tropical Cyclone Linda, AU/SPAC [12 - 14 Mar 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track | BoM Track
Tropical Cyclone Hola, AU/SPAC [6 - 11 Mar 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track
Tropical Cyclone Dumazile, SIO [2 - 7 Mar 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track
Tropical Cyclone Kelvin, AU/SIO [16 - 18 Feb 2018]
- JTWC Warnings and Track | BoM Track

2017-2018 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
2016-2017 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
2015-2016 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
2014-2015 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
2013-2014 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
2012-2013 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
For earlier tropical cyclones browse the season summaries --->

Region Advisories and Notes:

Historical Tropical Cyclone Track Maps

This section has over 3,000 individual and 475 season tropical cyclone track maps. The tropical cyclone tracks for the southern hemisphere are based on Bureau of Meteorology and Joint Typhoon Warning Center data.

Bureau of Meteorology Data

BoM Data 1906/07 to 2017/18 :

Season Summary and Individual
Tropical Cyclone Track Maps

July 2018: The complete set of individual and season track maps and data for all years of Bureau of Meteorology tropical cyclone data is available: 1906/07 to 2017/18 (1,014 cyclones).

Summary listing of all BoM tropical cyclones

BoM: Australia 90E - 160E

Joint Typhoon Warning Center Best Tracks

JTWC Best Tracks 1944/45 to 2016/17 :

Season Summary and Individual
Tropical Cyclone Track Maps

July 2018: The complete set of individual and season track maps and data for all years of Joint Typhoon Warning Center best tracks data is available: 1944/45 to 2016/17 (2,030 cyclones).

Summary listing of all JTWC tropical cyclones

JTWC: Australia 90E - 180E
JTWC: South Indian Ocean 15E - 135E
JTWC: South Pacific Ocean 135E - 110W
JTWC: Southern Hemisphere 15E - 110W

Operational Data Tropical Cyclone Track Maps

Season Summary and Individual Tropical
Cyclone Track Maps since the 1997/98
season to the end of 2017/18
season.

Operational data includes all tropical cyclones, tropical lows, tropical depressions and hybrid lows the various tropical cyclone warning agencies issued warnings and advisories for. Season and individual tracks are available from the 1997/98 season onwards.

Summary listing of all Operational tropical cyclones

OPER: Australia 90E - 180E
OPER: South Indian Ocean 15E - 135E
OPER: South Pacific Ocean 135E - 110W
OPER: Southern Hemisphere 15E - 110W

Information about the Southern Hemispshere basins and tropical cyclone intensities are available here.

Global Tracks and Summaries

Individual tropical cyclone event descriptions/overviews and operational track source data prepared monthly by Gary Padgett and Steve Young.

Latest operational global tracks: May 2018
Global Archives: September 1997 to date

View the Plotting Notes which define the southern hemisphere warning regions, and compare the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale with the US Saffin/Simpson Hurricane intensity scale.

Tropical Cyclone Resources

Weather Maps & Radar :

Bureau of Meteorology:
[Australian Radar]

[Weather and Wave Forecast Maps]
[Australian Region MSL Analysis]
[SIO MSL Analysis]
[00z SPAC MSL Analysis]

Fiji Meteorological Service:
[03z SPAC MSL Analysis]
[12z SPAC MSL Analysis]
[18z SPAC MSL Analysis]

New Zealand Met Service:
[Tasman Sea New Zealand]
[Southwest Pacific]

More Weather Maps ...

Satellite Pictures :

Bureau of Meteorology:
[Satellite Viewer]

University of Wisconsin:
[CIMSS Tropical Cyclones Index]
[Western Australia] [Eastern Australia] [Indian Ocean] [Southeast Pacific]

BSCH (various sources)
[Australian VIS]
[Australian IR]

Cyclone Satellite Loops

More Satellite Images ...

Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Warning Agencies :

  [Bureau of Meteorology]
  [Naval Oceanography Portal / JTWC]
  [Fiji Meteorological Service]
  [New Zealand Metservice]
  [Meteo France La Reunion]
  [Indonesian Agency For Meteorology]
  [UK Met Office]

Other Resources:

Global Tropical Cyclone Terminology by Gary Padgett
Storm Apk: Storm Android App tracks utilize the most advanced severe weather algorithms to provide a detailed analysis of an impending storm
Australian Tropical Cyclone Names List by Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Pages by NRL Monterey Marine Meteorology Division
Australian Tropical Cyclone Impacts by Jeff Callaghan, Bureau of Meteorology: [East Coast] [Gulf of Carpentaria]
Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones FAQ
Tropical Cyclone Product Information by Bureau of Meteorology
Links to other Australian and International tropical cyclone, hurricane and typhoon information

Acknowledgements:

Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath. If you have any comments, suggestions for new maps, requests for custom maps or data, or other ideas please contact me.

BoM data and warnings obtained from the Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.
JTWC data obtained from Joint Typhoon Warning Center Best Tracks. Tropical Advisories sourced from the Naval Oceanography Portal / Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Advisory list subscriptions
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