Hurricane History Map

1996 South Pacific and Australian region season

8 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1996, from 15 January 1996 to 2 April 1996.

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Years1996
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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 1996 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 1996 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 8 had names.8 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 3 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 3cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 45accumulated 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 1996

  • Beti (1996)19 March 1996 to 2 April 1996, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 935 hPa
  • Jacob (1996)25 January 1996 to 8 February 1996, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 955 hPa
  • Celeste (1996)21 January 1996 to 31 January 1996, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 965 hPa
  • Atu (1996)4 March 1996 to 18 March 1996, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 987 hPa
  • Yasi (1996)15 January 1996 to 20 January 1996, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 987 hPa

All 8 storms of 1996

StormPeak
Yasi Tropical storm
Celeste Category 1
Jacob Category 2
Dennis Tropical storm
Atu Tropical storm
Ethel Tropical storm
Zaka Tropical storm
Beti Category 3

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