Hurricane History Map

1985 South Pacific and Australian region season

16 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1985, from 25 December 1984 to 14 April 1985.

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Years1985
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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 1985 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1985 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 13 had names.16 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 7 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 16storms
  • 16tropical storm strength or more
  • 7cyclone strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 98accumulated 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 1985

  • Hina (1985)11 March 1985 to 20 March 1985, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Sandy (1985)19 March 1985 to 3 April 1985, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 953 hPa
  • Nigel (1985)14 January 1985 to 28 January 1985, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 955 hPa
  • Eric (1985)12 January 1985 to 20 January 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 955 hPa
  • Odette (1985)16 January 1985 to 21 January 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 930 hPa

All 16 storms of 1985

StormPeak
Monica Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Drena Tropical storm
Eric Category 3
Nigel Category 3
Odette Category 3
Freda Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Pierre Tropical storm
Rebecca Tropical storm
Gavin Tropical storm
Hina Category 4
Sandy Category 4
Tanya Tropical storm
Gretel Tropical storm

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