Hurricane History Map

1987 South Pacific and Australian region season

16 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1987, from 20 November 1986 to 27 May 1987.

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Years1987
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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 1987 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1987 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 14 had names.15 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 16storms
  • 15tropical storm strength or more
  • 8cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 88accumulated 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 1987

  • Tusi (1987)15 January 1987 to 25 January 1987, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 955 hPa
  • Raja (1987)21 December 1986 to 5 January 1987, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 955 hPa
  • Jason (1987)4 February 1987 to 14 February 1987, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 hPa
  • Uma:veli (1987)4 February 1987 to 10 February 1987, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 940 hPa
  • Sally (1987)26 December 1986 to 5 January 1987, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 955 hPa

All 16 storms of 1987

StormPeak
Osea Tropical storm
Patsy Tropical storm
Raja Category 2
Sally Category 1
Tusi Category 3
Irma Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Uma:veli Category 1
Jason Category 1
Veli Tropical storm
Wini Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Yali Category 1
Kay Category 1
Zuman Tropical storm
Blanch:blanche Tropical storm

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