Hurricane History Map

2002 South Pacific and Australian region season

12 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2002, from 16 November 2001 to 29 May 2002.

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Years2002
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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 2002 season in numbers

The record holds 12 storms for the 2002 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 7 had names.9 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 2 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more). 3 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 12storms
  • 9tropical storm strength or more
  • 2cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 25accumulated 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 2002

  • Waka (2002)28 December 2001 to 6 January 2002, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 930 hPa
  • Claudia (2002)10 February 2002 to 15 February 2002, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 965 hPa
  • Des (2002)3 March 2002 to 9 March 2002, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 985 hPa
  • Bernie (2002)31 December 2001 to 6 January 2002, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 980 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of November 2001 (South Pacific and Australian region)16 November 2001 to 23 November 2001, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 998 hPa

All 12 storms of 2002

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Trina Tropical storm
Vicky Unknown intensity
Waka Category 3
Bernie Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Claudia Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Des Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Upia Tropical storm

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Other basins in 2002

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