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[Index] | Australian Region Tropical Cyclone Season 1978-1979 | ||
| Season 1978-1979 Summaries: [BoM-AU] [JTWC-AU] [JTWC-SIO] [JTWC-SPAC] [JTWC-SH] | |||
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Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Tropical Cyclone Data
Generally includes all tropical cyclones if the track commenced or moved into the Australian warning areas (between 90 E and 160 E). |
| Cyclone Name | Map ID |
Cyclone Number |
Basin | Date Range (UTC) | Min CP |
Max Winds |
Tracking Map and data |
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| PETER | 1 | 584 / 197879_01 | SPAC | 29 Dec 1978 - 03 Jan 1979 | 980 | 80 | Tropical Cyclone PETER |
| GRETA | 2 | 585 / 197879_02 | both | 08 Jan 1979 - 16 Jan 1979 | 986 | 50 | Tropical Cyclone GRETA |
| GORDON | 3 | 586 / 197879_03 | SPAC | 08 Jan 1979 - 11 Jan 1979 | 988 | 50 | Tropical Cyclone GORDON |
| ROSA | 4 | 587 / 197879_04 | both | 11 Feb 1979 - 03 Mar 1979 | 955 | 85 | Tropical Cyclone ROSA |
| KERRY | 5 | 588 / 197879_05 | SPAC | 12 Feb 1979 - 04 Mar 1979 | 945 | 100 | Tropical Cyclone KERRY |
| HAZEL | 6 | 589 / 197879_06 | SIO | 07 Mar 1979 - 14 Mar 1979 | 936 | 105 | Tropical Cyclone HAZEL |
| IVAN | 7 | 590 / 197879_07 | SIO | 16 Mar 1979 - 21 Mar 1979 | 988 | 50 | Tropical Cyclone IVAN |
| STAN | 8 | 591 / 197879_08 | SPAC | 06 Apr 1979 - 15 Apr 1979 | 995 | 35 | Tropical Cyclone STAN |
| IDYLLE | 9 | 592 / 197879_09 | SIO | 06 Apr 1979 - 20 Apr 1979 | 945 | 95 | Tropical Cyclone IDYLLE |
| JANE | 10 | 593 / 197879_10 | SIO | 08 Apr 1979 - 14 Apr 1979 | 988 | 50 | Tropical Cyclone JANE |
| KEVIN | 11 | 594 / 197879_11 | SIO | 02 May 1979 - 12 May 1979 | 986 | 50 | Tropical Cyclone KEVIN |
Minimum central pressure (CP) in hPa. Maximum winds are 10-min average in knots.
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using data from the Bureau of Meteorology and Google Maps.
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