Hurricane History Map

Solomon Islands storm history

90 storms have passed within 50 km of the Solomon Islands from 1941 to 2024, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Solomon Islands

The record holds 90 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of the Solomon Islands between 1941 and 2024. The busiest month is January, with 18 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 24 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 90storms within 50 km
  • 2major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 11at 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 Solomon Islands?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression3134%
Tropical storm2427%
Category 167%
Category 233%
Category 300%
Category 411%
Category 511%
Unknown intensity2427%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).

Solomon Islands storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 20 in 1990s.1940s41950s91960s81970s171980s121990s202000s82010s72020s5

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1941, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1940s4
1950s9
1960s8
1970s17
1980s12
1990s20
2000s8
2010s7
2020s5

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.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 18 in Jan.Jan18Feb9Mar14Apr11May9Jun2Jul1Aug0Sep1Oct2Nov11Dec12
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan18
Feb9
Mar14
Apr11
May9
Jun2
Jul1
Aug0
Sep1
Oct2
Nov11
Dec12

Strongest storms near Solomon Islands

  • Zoe (2003)23 December 2002 to 4 January 2003, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 890 hPa
  • Hina (1985)11 March 1985 to 20 March 1985, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Tia (1992)12 November 1991 to 21 November 1991, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 960 hPa
  • Xavier (2007)20 October 2006 to 26 October 2006, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 930 hPa
  • Kerry (1979)11 February 1979 to 5 March 1979, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 980 hPa
  • Donna (2017)2 May 2017 to 15 May 2017, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa

Most recent storms near Solomon Islands

  • Jasper (2024)2 December 2023 to 17 December 2023, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 926 hPa
  • Lola (2024)19 October 2023 to 26 October 2023, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Gabrielle (2023)5 February 2023 to 15 February 2023, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 956 hPa
  • Bina (2021)29 January 2021 to 1 February 2021, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 988 hPa
  • Harold (2020)1 April 2020 to 11 April 2020, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 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.

Notable storms near Solomon Islands with their own pages

  • Zoe (2003)23 December 2002 to 4 January 2003, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 890 hPa
  • Hina (1985)11 March 1985 to 20 March 1985, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Xavier (2007)20 October 2006 to 26 October 2006, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 930 hPa
  • Kerry (1979)11 February 1979 to 5 March 1979, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 980 hPa
  • Donna (2017)2 May 2017 to 15 May 2017, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Lola (2024)19 October 2023 to 26 October 2023, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Freda (2013)26 December 2012 to 3 January 2013, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 940 hPa
  • Harold (2020)1 April 2020 to 11 April 2020, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
  • Rewa (1994)26 December 1993 to 23 January 1994, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • Jasper (2024)2 December 2023 to 17 December 2023, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 926 hPa
  • Drena (1997)1 January 1997 to 13 January 1997, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
  • Beni (2003)20 January 2003 to 5 February 2003, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa

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