Hurricane History Map

1977 South Pacific and Australian region season

15 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1977, from 9 December 1976 to 23 April 1977.

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Years1977
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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)

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The 1977 season in numbers

The record holds 15 storms for the 1977 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 13 had names.15 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 4 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 15storms
  • 15tropical storm strength or more
  • 4cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 51accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1977

  • Ted (1977)16 December 1976 to 21 December 1976, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
  • Robert (1977)16 April 1977 to 23 April 1977, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 965 hPa
  • Marion (1977)11 January 1977 to 21 January 1977, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 980 hPa
  • June (1977)17 January 1977 to 26 January 1977, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 965 hPa
  • Kim (1977)9 December 1976 to 13 December 1976, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa

All 15 storms of 1977

StormPeak
Kim Tropical storm
Laurie Tropical storm
Ted Category 3
Marion Category 1
June Category 1
Keith Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Lily Tropical storm
Miles Tropical storm
Nancy Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Otto Tropical storm
Norman Tropical storm
Pat Tropical storm
Robert Category 1

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Other basins in 1977

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