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Category 3 is known to be the third-highest classification on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale which is used to classify tropical cyclones.
Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage ( USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
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Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Flora | 1 – 5 December 1964 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | Extensive | None | [1] |
Ada | 17 – 18 January 1970 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Solomon Islands | [2] | ||
Gertie Fiona |
10 – 28 February 1971 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Northern Territory, Queensland | None | [3] [4] [5] [6] | |
Althea | 22 - 24 December 1971 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Queensland | $18.5 million | 3 | [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Daisy | 10 - 12 February 1972 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Queensland | $1.48 million | None | [11] [8] [12] |
Emily | 30 March – 2 April 1972 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Queensland | 8 | [13] [14] | |
Gail | 15 April 1972 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | [15] | |||
Hannah | 11 May 1972 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea | [16] | ||
Jean | 12 - 14 January 1973 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
Adeline | 28–29 January 1973 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | [18] | |||
Kristy | 25 – 27 February 1970 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | ||||
Nellie | 15 – 18 March 1970 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | ||||
Flores | 28 – 30 April 1973 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Indonesia | 1653 | [19] [20] | |
Marcelle | 1 – 3 May 1973 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | South-Western Australia | None | None | [21] [22] |
Ines (1973) | |||||||
Beryl (1973) | |||||||
Cecily (1973) | |||||||
Deidre-Delida (1973) | |||||||
Helen (1974) | |||||||
Zoe (1974) | |||||||
Isobel (1974) | |||||||
Jessie (1974) | |||||||
Selma (1974) | |||||||
Ray (1975) | |||||||
David | 13 – 19 January 1976 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Queensland | N/A | None | [23] |
Beth | 13–22 February 1976 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Queensland | $3.13 million | None | [8] |
Wally (1976) | |||||||
Colin (1976) | |||||||
Irene (1977) | |||||||
Jack-Io (1977) | |||||||
Karen (1977) | |||||||
Verna | 28 April – 3 May 1977 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Northern Territory | None | None | [24] |
Vern (1978) | |||||||
Peter (1978–79) | |||||||
Rosa (1979) | |||||||
Wilf-Danitza (1979–80) | |||||||
Freda | 1981 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | |||||
Max | 1981 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | |||||
Paddy | 25 – 30 May 1981 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Western Australia | None | None | [25] |
Alex | 19 – 27 October 1981 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | None | None | [26] | |
Abigail (1982) | |||||||
Ian (1982) | |||||||
Ken (1983) | |||||||
Lena (1983) | |||||||
Naomi | 21 April – 2 May 1983 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | None | None | [27] | |
Monty (1983) | |||||||
Oscar | 22 October – 1 November 1983 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | None | None | None | [28] |
Grace (1984) | |||||||
Vivienne-Fanja (1984) | |||||||
Willy (1984) | |||||||
Annette-Jaminy (1984) | |||||||
Ingrid (1984) | |||||||
Jim (1984) | |||||||
Emma (1984) | |||||||
Frank (1984) | |||||||
Nigel | January 14 – 20, 1985 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Vanuatu, Fiji | N/A | None | |
Hubert (1985) | |||||||
Isobel (1985) | |||||||
Jacob (1985) | |||||||
Lindsay (1985) | |||||||
Margot | 10 – 25 April 1985 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 942 hPa (27.82 inHg) | Western Australia | N/A | None | |
Nicholas (1985) | |||||||
Winifred | 27 January – 5 February 1986 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) | Queensland | $130 million | 2 | |
Rhonda (1986) | |||||||
Manu | 21–27 April 1986 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland | Extensive | None | [29] |
Namu (1986) | |||||||
Connie | 15 – 23 January 1987 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia | N/A | None | |
Jason (1987) | |||||||
Frederic (1988) | |||||||
Charlie (1988) | |||||||
Ilona | 12 – 19 December 1988 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | $741,800 | None | |
Kirrily (1989) |
Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage ( USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Felicity | 13 – 20 December 1989 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Cape York Peninsula | Minor | None | [30] [31] |
Sam (1990) | |||||||
Vincent (1990) | |||||||
Daman | 17 – 19 February 1992 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | [32] | |||
Fran | 11 – 17 March 1992 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, New Caledonia Eastern Australia, New Zealand |
[33] | ||
Polly (1993) | |||||||
Adel | 13 – 16 May | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Minimal | 3 | [34] [35] |
Naomi | 15 – 18 December 1993 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | N/A | None | [36] |
Pearl-Farah (1994 | 11 – 21 January 1994 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | None | None | None | [37] |
Quenton | 22 – 29 January 1994 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | None | None | None | |
Vivienne (1994) | |||||||
Violet (1995) | |||||||
Warren | 4 – 6 March 1995 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory | N/A | None | [38] |
Daryl-Agnielle (1995) | |||||||
Gertie | 17 – 22 December 1995 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Australia | N/A | None | [39] |
Hubert-Coryna (1996) | |||||||
Celeste | 26 – 29 January 1996 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Queensland | N/A | None | [40] |
Jacob (1996) | |||||||
Fergus | 23 December 1996 – 1 January 1997 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Zealand | N/A | 4 | |
Rachel | 3 – 8 January 1997 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | Minor | None | [41] |
Justin | 6 – 24 March 1997 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland | $190 million | 37 | [42] |
Selwyn (1997–98) | |||||||
Victor–Cindy (1998) | |||||||
Alison (1998) | |||||||
Billy (1998) | |||||||
Damien-Birenda (1999) | |||||||
Rona | 10 – 21 February 1999 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Eastern Australia, New Caledonia | $150 million | 7 | [43] |
Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage ( USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Kirrily | 24 January – 2 February 2000 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | None | None | None | [44] |
Leon – Eline | 1 – 8 February 2000 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Madagascar, Southern Africa | [45] | ||
Tessi | 1 – 3 April 2000 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Queensland | $60 million | None | [46] |
Abigail | 23 February – 8 March 2001 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | [47] | ||
Walter (2001) | |||||||
Claudia (2002) | |||||||
Dianne-Jery (2002) | |||||||
Erica (2003) | |||||||
Jana (2003) | |||||||
Debbie (2003) | |||||||
Kerry (2005) | |||||||
Harvey | 3 – 7 February 2005 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Northern Territory | N/A | None | |
Willy (2005) | |||||||
Adeline-Juliet (2005) | |||||||
Clare | 6 – 10 January 2006 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | $2.35 million | None | [46] [48] |
Jim (2006) | |||||||
Wati (2006) | |||||||
Jacob (2007) | |||||||
Kara (2007) |
Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage ( USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Guba | 11 - 20 November 2007 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Unknown | Unknown | [49] |
Nicholas | 11 - 20 February 2008 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [50] |
Magda | 18 – 24 January 2010 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [51] |
Paul | 24 March – 2 April 2010 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Northern Territory | Unknown | Unknown | [52] |
Dianne | 14 – 22 February 2011 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [53] |
Carlos | 15 – 26 February 2011 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [54] |
Errol | 13 – 20 April 2011 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Timor | Unknown | Unknown | [55] |
Alenga | 2 – 9 December 2011 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | None | None | None | [56] |
Heidi | 9 – 13 January 2012 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [57] |
Lua | 10 – 18 March 2012 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Western Australia | $230 million | None | } [58] |
Freda | 28 – 29 December 2012 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia | Unknown | Unknown | [59] |
Sandra | 5 – 10 March 2013 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | New Caledonia | Unknown | Unknown | [60] |
Victoria | 6 – 12 April 2013 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | None | None | None | [61] |
Zane | 28 April – 1 May 2013 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland | None | None | [62] |
Bruce | 16 – 19 December 2013 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Cocos Islands | None | None | [63] |
Jack | 16 – 22 April 2014 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 966 hPa (28.53 inHg) | None | None | None | [64] |
Kate | 21 - 30 December 2014 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | None | None | None | [65] |
Olwyn | 8 – 14 March 2015 | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [66] |
Frances | 21 April – 1 May 2017 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Timor, Indonesia | Unknown | Unknown | [67] |
Kelvin | 11 – 21 February 2018 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Top End, Western Australia, South Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [68] |
Nora | 19 – 26 March 2018 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland | Unknown | Unknown | [69] |
Owen | 30 November - 20 December 2018 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory | Unknown | Unknown | [70] |
Riley | 19 - 30 January 2019 | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [71] |
Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage ( USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
Claudia | 5 – 12 January 2020 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [72] |
Damien | 3 – 9 February 2020 | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Northern Territory, Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [73] |
Marian | 21 February – 9 March 2021 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Cocos Island | None | None | [74] [75] |
Seroja | 3 – 12 April 2021 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | East Timor, Indonesia, Western Australia | Unknown | >150 | [76] |
Gabrielle | 5 – 10 February 2023 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Norfolk Island, New Zealand | [74] | ||
Anggrek | 10 – 25 January 2024 | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | None | None | 0 | |
Kirrily | 12 – 25 January 2024 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | Queensland | Unknown | 0 |
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