Tropical Cyclones
[Index] | Australian Region Tropical Cyclone Season 1979-1980 | ||
Season 1979-1980 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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VIOLA | 1 | 595 / 197980_02 | SIO | 09 Dec 1979 - 19 Dec 1979 | 930 | 110 | Tropical Cyclone VIOLA |
WILF | 2 | 596 / 197980_03 | SIO | 23 Dec 1979 - 01 Jan 1980 | 973 | 70 | Tropical Cyclone WILF |
PAUL | 3 | 597 / 197980_04 | SPAC | 02 Jan 1980 - 08 Jan 1980 | 983 | 50 | Tropical Cyclone PAUL |
AMY | 4 | 598 / 197980_05 | SIO | 04 Jan 1980 - 12 Jan 1980 | 915 | 115 | Tropical Cyclone AMY |
BRIAN | 5 | 599 / 197980_06 | SIO | 18 Jan 1980 - 27 Jan 1980 | 930 | 100 | Tropical Cyclone BRIAN |
CLARA | 6 | 600 / 197980_07 | SIO | 21 Jan 1980 - 29 Jan 1980 | 980 | 60 | Tropical Cyclone CLARA |
DEAN | 7 | 601 / 197980_08 | SIO | 27 Jan 1980 - 04 Feb 1980 | 930 | 110 | Tropical Cyclone DEAN |
RUTH | 8 | 602 / 197980_09 | SPAC | 11 Feb 1980 - 18 Feb 1980 | 980 | 55 | Tropical Cyclone RUTH |
ENID | 9 | 603 / 197980_10 | SIO | 12 Feb 1980 - 18 Feb 1980 | 930 | 110 | Tropical Cyclone ENID |
FRED | 10 | 604 / 197980_11 | SIO | 20 Feb 1980 - 28 Feb 1980 | 930 | 105 | Tropical Cyclone FRED |
SIMON | 11 | 605 / 197980_12 | SPAC | 21 Feb 1980 - 28 Feb 1980 | 950 | 90 | Tropical Cyclone SIMON |
SINA | 12 | 606 / 197980_13 | SPAC | 09 Mar 1980 - 13 Mar 1980 | 981 | 55 | Tropical Cyclone SINA |
DORIS-GLORIA | 13 | 607 / 197980_14 | both | 14 Mar 1980 - 29 Mar 1980 | 955 | 90 | Tropical Cyclone DORIS-GLORIA |
197980_15 | 14 | 608 / 197980_15 | both | 27 Mar 1980 - 30 Mar 1980 | 995 | 40 | Tropical Cyclone 197980_15 |
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.
Document: bom_1979_1980_australian_region_tropical_cyclones.htm
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