List of off-season Australian region tropical cyclones
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An off-season Australian tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that existed in the Australian Region, between 90°E and 160°E, outside of the official season. The World Meteorological Organization currently defines the season as occurring between 1 November and 30 April, of the following year, which is when the majority of all tropical cyclones exist. During the off-season, systems are more likely to either develop during or persist until May, with approximately 52% of such storms occurring during that month. Occasionally, however, storms develop in October, with approximately 34% of such storms occurring during that month. As of 2022, there have been 94 tropical cyclones known to have occurred off-season.
Off-season cyclones are most likely to occur in the Coral Sea, with most affecting land in some way. Cumulatively, at least 4 deaths occurred due to the storms, the most recent off-season storm was Tropical Low 93S in September 2025.
Systems by month
The wind speeds listed are maximum ten-minute average sustained winds, while the pressure is the minimum barometric pressure, both of which are estimates taken from the archives of either Météo-France, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the Fiji Meteorological Service, and New Zealand's MetService. If there are no known estimates of either the winds or pressure then the system is listed as "Not specified" under winds or pressure, if there is no known estimated winds or pressure. For deaths and damages "None" indicates that there were no reports of fatalities, although such storms may have impacted land. The damage totals are the United States dollar of the year of the storm.
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Ref(s). | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Unnamed | 4 – 8 May 1898 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Unnamed | 7 – 10 July 1904 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | New South Wales | None | None | [1] |
| Unnamed | 25 April – 2 May 1908 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Western Australia, Tasmania | None | None | [2] |
| Unnamed | 27 April – 2 May 1908 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Indonesia | None | None | [3] |
| Unnamed | 11–16 July 1912 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland, New Zealand | None | None | [4] |
| Unnamed | 14–20 May 1919 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | New Zealand | None | None | [5] |
| Unnamed | 1–2 July 1921 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [6] |
| Unnamed | 20–28 July 1921 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland, New Zealand | None | None | [7] |
| Unnamed | 1–6 October 1921 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland, New Zealand | None | None | [8] |
| Unnamed | 1–7 June 1925 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [9] |
| Unnamed | 1–6 May 1926 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [10] |
| 05U | 15–20 May 1926 | Not specified | Not specified | 999 hPa (29.50 inHg) | Queensland | None | None | [11][12] |
| Unnamed | 1–4 June 1929 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [13] |
| 09U | 13–17 June 1929 | Not specified | Not specified | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | None | None | None | [11] |
| Unnamed | 1–4 July 1932 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [14] |
| Unnamed | 1–4 July 1934 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [15] |
| 06U | 24–27 May 1935 | Not specified | Not specified | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | None | None | None | [11][16] |
| Unnamed | 30 August – 3 September 1935 | Not specified | Not specified | 999 hPa (29.50 inHg) | Queensland | None | None | [17] |
| 03U | 28–30 May 1941 | Not specified | Not specified | 999 hPa (29.50 inHg) | Queensland | None | None | [11] |
| 09U | 29 April – 1 May 1948 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [11] |
| 01U | 26–28 October 1952 | Not specified | Not specified | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | None | None | None | [11][18] |
| 20U | 30 April – 1 May 1956 | Not specified | Not specified | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | None | None | None | [11] |
| 01U | 29–30 August 1956 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None | [11] |
| 02U | 26 October – 1 November 1956 | Not specified | Not specified | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | None | None | None | [11] |
| 32P | 4–15 June 1958 | Not specified | Not specified | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia New Zealand | None | None | [19] |
| 18U | 4–12 June 1958 | Not specified | Not specified | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | Queensland | None | None | [20] |
| 33P | 19–22 June 1958 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [21] |
| 24P | 24–29 May 1960 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [22] |
| 15U | 15–21 July 1960 | Not specified | Not specified | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | None | None | None | [11] |
| 49P | 3–9 May 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Solomon Islands, Queensland | None | None | [23] |
| 32U | 2–9 May 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | 1007 hPa (29.74 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Queensland | None | None | [11][24] |
| 33U | 6–13 May 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | 1009 hPa (29.80 inHg) | None | None | None | [11] |
| 34U | 7–8 May 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | None | None | None | [11] |
| 35U | 7–14 May 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu New Caledonia | None | None | [11][25] |
| 53P | 10–12 May 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | New Caledonia | None | None | [26] |
| 37U | 22–25 June 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | 1,001 hPa (29.56 inHg) | New Caledonia | None | None | [11][27] |
| 38U | 23 June – 4 July 1963 | Not specified | Not specified | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | New Caledonia | None | None | [11][28] |
| Esther | 26 April – 2 May 1969 | Not specified | Not specified | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | None | None | [29] |
| Lulu | 4–9 May 1970 | Unknown | Unknown | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Western Australia | None | None | [30] |
| 32P | 22–23 June 1970 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None | [31] |
| Hannah | 7–11 May 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea | None | None | [32] |
| Ida | 30 May – 1 June 1972 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia | [33] | ||
| Marcelle | 29 April – 9 May 1973 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | South-Western Australia | None | None | [34] |
| 02P | 8–14 July 1973 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | [35] |
| Marcia | 17–25 October 1974 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | Cocos Island | None | None | [36] |
| Unnamed | 17–19 October 1974 | Tropical depression | Not specified | Not Specified | None | None | None | [36] |
| Norah | 28 October – 4 November 1974 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Christmas Island, Cocos Island | None | None | [37] |
| Denise | 19–25 May 1975 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Cocos Island | Minor | None | [38] |
| Carol | 3–9 May 1976 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [39] |
| Verna | 28 April – 3 May 1977 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Northern Territory | None | None | [40] |
| Kevin | 2–12 May 1979 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | None | None | None | [41][42] |
| Paddy | 25–30 May 1981 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Western Australia | None | None | [43] |
| Alex | 19–27 October 1981 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | None | None | None | [44] |
| Claudia | 13–18 May 1982 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands | None | None | [45][46] |
| Naomi | 21 April – 2 May 1983 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | None | None | None | [47] |
| Oscar | 22 October – 1 November 1983 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | None | None | None | [48] |
| Billy – Lila | 5–12 May 1986 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia | None | None | [49][50] |
| Namu | 15–22 May 1986 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia | $20 million | 63-150 | [51] |
| Meena | 1–10 May 1989 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Cape York Peninsula | None | None | [52][53] |
| Ernie | 9 – 13 May 1989 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea | Unknown | Unknown | [54][55] |
| 02S | 14–16 July 1989 | Tropical cyclone | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None | [56][57] |
| Lisa | 7–11 May 1991 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | None | None | [58][59] |
| Adel | 11 – 16 May | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Minimal | 3 | [60][61] |
| Willy | 26 April – 1 May 1994 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Cocos Islands | None | None | [62][63] |
| Jenna | 1 – 6 May 1996 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Unnamed | 30 April – 5 May 1996 | Tropical low | 85 km/h (50 mph) | Not specified | Queensland | None | None | |
| Rhonda | 10–16 May 1997 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Cocos Island, Western Australia | None | None | [64][65] |
| Lindsay | 9 – 13 July 1996 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [66] |
| Melanie – Bellamine | 28 October – 1 November 1997 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [67] |
| Zelia | 7–10 October 1998 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [68] |
| 26F | 20–27 May 1999 | Tropical depression | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Queensland, New Zealand | [69][70] | ||
| 20F | 26 April – 2 May 2000 | Tropical depression | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Queensland | [71][72][73] | ||
| 21F | 28 April – 2 May 2000 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Queensland | [71][72][73] | ||
| Alex – Andre | 26–31 October 2001 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | None | None | None | [74] |
| Errol | 8–14 May 2002 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | None | None | None | [75] |
| Upia | 21 – 29 May 2002 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Budelun Island | Unknown | Unknown | [76][citation needed] |
| Epi | 5 – 6 June 2003 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Unknown | Unknown | [77] |
| Phoebe | 1 – 5 September 2004 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [78] |
| Pierre | 15 – 23 May 2007 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Torres Straits | Unknown | Unknown | [79] |
| 01U/01S | 26 July – 1 August 2007 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | None | None | None | [80] |
| Kirrily | 18 April – 1 May 2009 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Indonesia | Unknown | Unknown | [81] |
| 24U | 10 – 18 May 2009 | Tropical low | 45 km/h (30 mph) | 1009 hPa (29.80 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Anggrek | 28 October – 4 November 2010 | Tropical low | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | None | None | [nb 1][82] |
| 19S | 7 – 14 May 2012 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Indonesia, East Timor | None | None | |
| 21U/21P | 27 June – 1 July 2012 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Unknown | None | [83] |
| Zane | 27 April – 1 May 2013 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Queensland | None | None | [11] |
| Quang | 27 April – 1 May 2015 | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 185 km/h (115 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Western Australia | Minor | None | [84] |
| Raquel | 30 June – 5 July 2015 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands | Significant | 1 | [85][86][87] |
| Frances | 21 April – 1 May 2017 | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia East Timor | None | None | [88] |
| Greg | 29 April – 1 May 2017 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | None | None | None | [89] |
| Lili | 4 – 11 May 2019 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 997 hPa (29.44 inHg) | Eastern Indonesia, East Timor, Top End | Unknown | Unknown | [90] |
| Ann | 9 – 18 May 2019 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Queensland | None | None | [91] |
| TD | 3 – 9 May 2020 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Western Indonesia, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands | None | None | |
| Mangga | 19 - 23 May 2020 | Tropical Low | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Western Australia | Unknown | Unknown | [citation needed] |
| TL | 31 May – 4 June 2021 | Tropical Low | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None | |
| Karim | 7 – 11 May 2022 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | None | None | None | [92] |
| TL | 28 – 31 May 2022 | Tropical Low | Not specified | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Christmas Island, Western Australia | None | None | |
| 01U | 26 – 31 July 2022 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | Cocos Islands | None | None | [93] |
| TL | 28 April – 2 May 2023 | Tropical Low | Not specified | Not specified | Christmas Island | None | None | |
| 16U | 4 – 5 May 2024 | Tropical Low | Not specified | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| 33U | 9 – 12 May 2025 | Tropical Low | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Papua New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia | None | None | |
| 34U | 11 – 14 May 2025 | Tropical Low | 45 km/h (30 mph) | 1003 hPa (29.62 inHg) | Solomon Islands | None | None | |
| TL | 15 – 16 July 2025 | Tropical Low | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1003 hPa (29.62 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TL | 2 – 5 August 2025 | Tropical Low | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1005 hPa (29.68 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TL | 9 – 12 September 2025 | Tropical Low | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1003 hPa (29.62 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TL | 19 – 22 October 2025 | Tropical Low | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1003 hPa (29.62 inHg) | None | None | None | |
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