Storms near New South Wales
The record holds 53 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of New South Wales, Australia between 1905 and 2024. The busiest month is March, with 13 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 44 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 53storms 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 New South Wales?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 3 | 6% |
| Tropical storm | 6 | 11% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 44 | 83% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
New South Wales storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1905, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 9 |
| Feb | 11 |
| Mar | 13 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 4 |
Strongest storms near New South Wales
- Zoe (1974)5 March 1974 to 20 March 1974, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1963 (South Pacific and Australian region)7 May 1963 to 8 May 1963, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1963 (South Pacific and Australian region)6 May 1963 to 7 May 1963, peak Tropical storm (40 kt)
- Emily (1972)28 March 1972 to 4 April 1972, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt)
- Nancy (1990)27 January 1990 to 8 February 1990, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 980 hPa
Most recent storms near New South Wales
- Kirrily (2024)17 January 2024 to 5 February 2024, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 974 hPa
- Oswald (2013)20 January 2013 to 28 January 2013, Tropical depression (23 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 988 hPa
- Nancy (1990)27 January 1990 to 8 February 1990, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 980 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.