Storms near Lord Howe Island
The record holds 9 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Lord Howe Island, Australia between 1954 and 2020. The busiest month is March, with 4 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 6 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 9storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 0at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Lord Howe Island?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 0 | 0% |
| Tropical storm | 3 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 6 | 67% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
Lord Howe Island storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1954, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Lord Howe Island
- Uesi (2020)6 February 2020 to 17 February 2020, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa
- Agnes:dinah (1967)22 January 1967 to 3 February 1967, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 945 hPa
- Unnamed storm of February 1967 (South Pacific and Australian region)28 February 1967 to 9 March 1967, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt)
Most recent storms near Lord Howe Island
- Uesi (2020)6 February 2020 to 17 February 2020, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa
- Unnamed storm of February 1978 (South Pacific and Australian region)1 February 1978 to 7 February 1978, peak Unknown intensity
- Hope (1976)9 March 1976 to 19 March 1976, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical storm (46 kt), 990 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.