Hurricane History Map

2008 South Pacific and Australian region season

8 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2008, from 13 November 2007 to 19 April 2008.

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Years2008
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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 2008 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 2008 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 5 had names.7 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 4 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 7tropical storm strength or more
  • 4cyclone strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 48accumulated 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 2008

  • Daman (2008)3 December 2007 to 10 December 2007, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 925 hPa
  • Funa (2008)15 January 2008 to 21 January 2008, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 930 hPa
  • Gene (2008)26 January 2008 to 9 February 2008, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 945 hPa
  • Guba (2008)13 November 2007 to 19 November 2007, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 971 hPa
  • Elisa (2008)7 January 2008 to 11 January 2008, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 980 hPa

All 8 storms of 2008

StormPeak
Guba Category 1
Daman Category 3
Elisa Tropical storm
Funa Category 3
Gene Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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