Hurricane History Map

2018 South Pacific and Australian region season

8 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2018, from 26 January 2018 to 12 April 2018.

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Years2018
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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 2018 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 2018 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 8 had names.8 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
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 4cyclone strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 65accumulated 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 2018

  • Gita (2018)7 February 2018 to 22 February 2018, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 927 hPa
  • Hola (2018)5 March 2018 to 13 March 2018, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 952 hPa
  • Nora (2018)20 March 2018 to 28 March 2018, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
  • Keni (2018)6 April 2018 to 12 April 2018, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 960 hPa
  • Linda (2018)11 March 2018 to 15 March 2018, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 987 hPa

All 8 storms of 2018

StormPeak
Fehi Tropical storm
Gita Category 4
Hola Category 3
Linda Tropical storm
Nora Category 3
Iris Tropical storm
Josie Tropical storm
Keni Category 2

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