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Current, Recent and Historical Tropical Cyclones
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons for Australia and the Southern Hemisphere developed by Michael Bath.
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Current / Recent Storms2020/21 season
Tropical Cyclone warnings and
tracking maps for the current season
Tropical Cyclone Alicia, SIO [13 - 17 Nov 2020]
- Operational Track
Tropical Cyclone Mangga, AU/SIO [21 - 23 May 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Jeruto, AU/SIO [14 - 15 Apr 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Harold, AU/SPAC [2 - 11 Apr 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Irondro, AU/SIO [2 - 6 Apr 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Gretel, AU/SPAC [13 - 16 Mar 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Herold, SIO [13 - 19 Mar 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone 202021, AU/SIO [11 Mar 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand, AU/SIO [23 - 29 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Esther, AU/SPAC [23 - 24 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Wasi, SPAC [21 - 23 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Vicky, SPAC [20 - 21 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Gabekile, SIO [15 - 18 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Uesi, AU/SPAC [9 - 13 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Damien, AU/SIO [6 - 8 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Francisco, SIO [4 - 6 & 13 - 14 Feb 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone 202012, SIO [25 - 26 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Esami, SIO [24 - 26 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Diane, SIO [24 - 29 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone 202009, SIO [22 - 23 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Tino, AU/SPAC [16 - 19 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Claudia, AU/SIO [11 - 15 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
Tropical Cyclone Blake, AU/SIO [5 - 8 Jan 2020]
- Operational Track and data
- 2020-2021 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
- 2019-2020 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
- 2018-2019 Season Southern Hemisphere Summary
- 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:
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Data
BoM Data 1906/07 to 2019/20 :Season Summary and Individual
Tropical Cyclone Track Maps
May 2020:
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 2019/20 (1,029 cyclones).
Summary listing of all BoM tropical cyclones
| BoM: Australia 90E - 160E |
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Historical Tropical Cyclone Track Maps
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) Best Track Data
JTWC Best Tracks 1944/45 to 2017/18 :Season Summary and Individual
Tropical Cyclone Track Maps
March 2020:
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 2017/18 (2,051 cyclones).
Summary listing of all JTWC tropical cyclones
| JTWC: Australia 90E - 180E |
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| JTWC: South Indian Ocean 15E - 135E |
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| JTWC: South Pacific Ocean 135E - 110W |
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| JTWC: Southern Hemisphere 15E - 110W |
Operational Data
Season Summary and Individual TropicalCyclone Track Maps since the 1997/98
season up to the end of June 2020.
June 2020: Tropical cyclone tracks based on operational warnings issued by the various southern hemisphere warning agencies. Season and individual tracks are available from 1997/98 to 2019/20 (752 cyclones).
Summary listing of all Operational tropical cyclones
| OPER: Australia 90E - 180E |
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| OPER: South Indian Ocean 15E - 135E |
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| OPER: South Pacific Ocean 135E - 110W |
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| 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: June 2020
- 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.
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Weather Maps & Radar :
Bureau of Meteorology:
Fiji Meteorological Service:
New Zealand Met Service:
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Satellite Pictures :
Bureau of Meteorology:
University of Wisconsin:
BSCH (various sources)
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Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Warning Agencies :
[Bureau of Meteorology]
[Naval Oceanography Portal / Joint Typhoon Warning Center]
[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
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
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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