Hurricane History Map

2012 South Pacific and Australian region season

5 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2012, from 20 December 2011 to 1 July 2012.

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Years2012
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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 2012 season in numbers

The record holds 5 storms for the 2012 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 3 had names.5 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 1 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 5storms
  • 5tropical storm strength or more
  • 1cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 31accumulated 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 2012

  • Jasmine (2012)31 January 2012 to 16 February 2012, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 937 hPa
  • Cyril (2012)5 February 2012 to 9 February 2012, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 985 hPa
  • Daphne (2012)1 April 2012 to 6 April 2012, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 980 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of December 2011 (South Pacific and Australian region)20 December 2011 to 25 December 2011, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 990 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of June 2012 (South Pacific and Australian region)27 June 2012 to 1 July 2012, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 996 hPa

All 5 storms of 2012

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Jasmine Category 4
Cyril Tropical storm
Daphne Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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