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113.4 m/s (254 mph; 220.4 kn; 408 km/h) April 10, 1996. Cyclone Olivia in Barrow Island, Western Australia. [11] Highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for a tropical cyclone. 87. February 4, 2023 – March 14, 2023. Cyclone Freddy in the Australian region and South-West Indian Ocean.
Only year on record in which a major hurricane existed in every month from July through November Eastern Pacific: 19 17 7 Norbert: 45 $152 million Alma: Western Pacific: 40 22 11 Jangmi: 1,936 $5.9 billion North Indian: 10 4 1 Nargis: 138,927 $14.7 billion Second-costliest North Indian cyclone season on record Included 6th deadliest tropical ...
Radar image of Hurricane Alice (1954–55), the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record to span two calendar years at hurricane strength. Climatologically speaking, approximately 97 percent of tropical cyclones that form in the North Atlantic develop between June 1 and November 30 – dates which delimit the modern-day Atlantic hurricane season.
Definition and terminology. A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a warm-cored, non-frontal synoptic-scale low-pressure system over tropical or subtropical waters around the world. [4][5] The systems generally have a well-defined center which is surrounded by deep atmospheric convection and a closed wind circulation at the surface. [4]
The costliest hurricanes were Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017, both with uninflated damage totals amounting to US$125 billion. Of the 41 Atlantic hurricanes with damages exceeding $1.01 billion after accounting for inflation (2017 dollars), 20 have occurred after the year 2000, though this list does not include 2018's Michael nor Florence.
The wettest tropical cyclone in the United States storm on record is Hurricane Harvey, which dumped 60.58 in (1,539 mm) of rain on Southeast Texas in 2017. Tropical Storm Claudette holds the national 24-hour rainfall record: 42.00 in (1,067 mm) in Alvin, Texas.
The costliest tropical cyclones on record are Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, both causing $125 billion in damages in 2005 and 2017 respectively. In 2022, Hurricane Ian became the third costliest tropical cyclone on record. [2][3][4][5] Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Ida also have damage tolls of over $70 billion. [6][7][8]
A collage of the ten deadliest tropical cyclones worldwide since 1990. This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.