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This is a list of notable tropical cyclones, subdivided by basin and reason for notability.

North Atlantic basin

Main article: List of Atlantic hurricanes

Main article: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

These records are held by Atlantic hurricanes.

Costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricanes

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Damage
1	3  Katrina	2005	$125 billion
	4  Harvey	2017
3	4  Ian	2022	$113 billion
4	4  Maria	2017	$90 billion
5	4  Helene	2024	$87.9 billion
6	3  Milton	2024	$85 billion
7	4  Ida	2021	$75 billion
8	ET  Sandy	2012	$65 billion
9	4  Irma	2017	$52.1 billion
10	2  Ike	2008	$30 billion

Deadliest Atlantic hurricanes
Rank	Hurricane	Season	Fatalities
1	?  "Great Hurricane"	1780	22,000–27,501
2	5  Mitch	1998	11,374+
3	2  Fifi	1974	8,210–10,000
4	4  "Galveston"	1900	8,000–12,000
5	4  Flora	1963	7,193
6	?  "Pointe-à-Pitre"	1776	6,000+
7	5  "Okeechobee"	1928	4,112+
8	?  "Newfoundland"	1775	4,000–4,163
9	3  "Monterrey"	1909	4,000
10	4  "San Ciriaco"	1899	3,855

Largest Atlantic hurricanes By diameter of gale-force winds
Rank	System	Season	Diameter
			mi	km
1	Sandy	2012	1,150	1,850
2	Martin	2022	1,040	1,670
3	Igor	2010	920	1,480
4	Olga	2001	865	1,390
5	Teddy	2020	850	1,370
Sources: [1][2][3][4] [5]

Most severe landfalling Atlantic hurricanes in the United States Based on size and intensity for total points on the Hurricane Severity Index
Rank	Hurricane	Year	Intensity	Size	Total
1	4  Carla	1961	17	25	42
2	4  Betsy	1965	15	25	40
3	5  Camille	1969	22	14	36
	4  Opal	1995	11	25	36
	5  Katrina	2005	13	23	36
6	3  Audrey	1957	17	16	33
	5  Wilma	2005	12	21	33
8	5  Ivan	2004	12	20	32
9	4  Ike	2008	10	20	30
10	5  Andrew	1992	16	11	27

Most intense landfalling tropical cyclones in the United States Intensity is measured solely by central pressure
Rank	System	Season	Landfall pressure
1	"Labor Day"	1935	892 mbar (hPa)
2	Camille	1969	900 mbar (hPa)
	Yutu	2018
4	Michael	2018	919 mbar (hPa)
5	Katrina	2005	920 mbar (hPa)
	Maria	2017
7	Andrew	1992	922 mbar (hPa)
8	"Indianola"	1886	925 mbar (hPa)
9	"Guam"	1900	926 mbar (hPa)
10	"Florida Keys"	1919	927 mbar (hPa)
Source: HURDAT, Hurricane Research Division

Most intense landfalling Atlantic hurricanes Intensity is measured solely by central pressure
Rank	Hurricane	Season	Landfall pressure
1	"Labor Day"	1935	892 mbar (hPa)
2	Camille	1969	900 mbar (hPa)
	Gilbert	1988
4	Dean	2007	905 mbar (hPa)
5	"Cuba"	1924	910 mbar (hPa)
	Dorian	2019
7	Janet	1955	914 mbar (hPa)
	Irma	2017
9	"Cuba"	1932	918 mbar (hPa)
10	Michael	2018	919 mbar (hPa)
Sources: HURDAT, AOML/HRD, NHC

Costliest Cuban hurricanes

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Damage	Refs
1	Irma	2017	$13.2 billion
2	Ike	2008	$7.3 billion
3	Matthew	2016	$2.58 billion
4	Gustav	2008	$2.1 billion
5	Michelle	2001	$2 billion
	Sandy	2012
7	Dennis	2005	$1.5 billion
8	Ivan	2004	$1.2 billion
9	Charley	2004	$923 million
10	Wilma	2005	$700 million

South Atlantic basin

Tropical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin. Only seven South Atlantic tropical cyclones in the area have been confirmed.

• The 1974 Subtropical Cyclone, 1974 - a subtropical storm formed in March off the coast of Brazil.
• The Angola Cyclone, 1991 - a tropical storm formed off Angola in April.
• The Brazil Cyclone, 2004 - a cyclone of depression and possibly storm strength formed in January.
• Cyclone Catarina, 2004 - first positively observed cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the first one to make landfall as a cyclone.
• The February Cyclone, 2006 - a small cyclone of tropical storm strength that formed 600 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
• The 2009 Suptropical Cyclone, 2009 - a subtropical storm formed in January off the coast of Uruguay.
• Tropical Storm Anita, 2010 - The second properly named South Atlantic storm, formed in March 2010.

Eastern Pacific basin

Main article: List of Pacific hurricanes

Main article: List of retired Pacific hurricane names

These records are held by Pacific hurricanes.

Costliest Pacific hurricanes

Rank	Cyclone	Season	Damage	Ref
1	Otis	2023	$12–16 billion
2	Manuel	2013	$4.2 billion
3	Iniki	1992	$3.1 billion
4	Odile	2014	$1.25 billion
5	Agatha	2010	$1.1 billion
6	John	2024	$1 billion
7	Hilary	2023	$915 million
8	Willa	2018	$825 million
9	Madeline	1998	$750 million
10	Rosa	1994	$700 million

Known Pacific hurricanes that have killed at least 100 people

Hurricane	Season	Fatalities	Ref.
"Mexico"	1959	1,800
Paul	1982	1,625
Liza	1976	1,263
Tara	1961	436
Pauline	1997	230–400
Agatha	2010	204
Manuel	2013	169
Tico	1983	141
Ismael	1995	116
"Lower California"	1931	110
"Mazatlán"	1943	100
Lidia	1981	100

Pacific hurricanes with a wind speed of 140 mph (220 km/h) or higher at landfall

Hurricane	Season	Wind speed	Ref.
Otis	2023	160 mph (260 km/h)
Patricia	2015	150 mph (240 km/h)
Madeline	1976	145 mph (230 km/h)
Iniki	1992
Twelve	1957	140 mph (220 km/h)
"Mexico"	1959
Kenna	2002
Lidia	2023

Western Pacific basin

These records are held by: Pacific typhoon

Retired names

Main article: List of retired Pacific typhoon names (JMA)

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD	TS	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5

Names retired before 2000 were done so by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Names during and after that year were retired by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Name	Year	Location	Deaths	Damage (in million $US as of the year of damage)
Lucille	1960	Philippines	300	Unknown
Ophelia	1960	Caroline Islands	2	Unknown
Karen	1962	Pacific Islands, Japan	11	250
Bess	1974	Philippines	26-29	7.2
Bess	1982	Japan	59	Unknown
Ike	1984	Philippines, southern China	1363-3000	75.4
Mike	1990	Philippines, Vietnam, southern China	250+	14
Mireille	1991	Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan	52	3000
Thelma	1991	Philippines	6000	19
Omar	1992	Guam, Taiwan	2	457
Vamei	2001	Singapore, Malaysia, and Sumatra	0	None
Chataan	2002	Chuuk, Japan	31	59.8
Rusa	2002	Korea	113	6000
Pongsona	2002	Guam, Marianas Islands	3	700
Imbudo	2003	Philippines	21	37
Maemi	2003	Ryukyu Islands and South Korea	115	4100
Sudal	2004	Yap	1	Unknown
Rananim	2004	Eastern China	115	4000
Matsa	2005	Taiwan, Okinawa, Northeastern China	25	2230
Nabi	2005	Mariana Islands, Japan, South Korea	75	Unknown
Longwang	2005	Taiwan, southeast China	148	150+
Chanchu	2006	The Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China and Japan	104	1200
Bilis	2006	The Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China	672	4400
Saomai	2006	Mariana Islands, The Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China	458	2500
Xangsane	2006	Philippines, Hainan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand	279	747
Durian	2006	Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand	819+	508+
Morakot	2009	Philippines, Taiwan, China	650	7700
Ketsana	2009	Philippines, Vietnam	700	1180
Parma	2009	Philippines	500	6500

PAGASA also retires names for typhoons and tropical storms that affect the Philippines.

See also: List of retired Philippine typhoon names

Significant typhoons with special names

Eight especially significant typhoons were named by Japan Meteorological Agency according to the area where they caused most damage.

Significant typhoons with special names
(from the Japan Meteorological Agency)

Name	Number	Japanese name
Ida	T4518	Makurazaki Typhoon (枕崎台風)
Louise	T4523	Akune Typhoon (阿久根台風)
Marie	T5415	Tōya Maru Typhoon (洞爺丸台風)
Ida	T5822	Kanogawa Typhoon (狩野川台風)
Sarah	T5914	Miyakojima Typhoon (宮古島台風)
Vera	T5915	Isewan Typhoon (伊勢湾台風)
Nancy	T6118	2nd Muroto Typhoon (第2室戸台風)
Cora	T6618	2nd Miyakojima Typhoon (第2宮古島台風)
Della	T6816	3rd Miyakojima Typhoon (第3宮古島台風)
Babe	T7709	Okinoerabu Typhoon (沖永良部台風)
Faxai	T1915	Reiwa 1 Bōsō Peninsula Typhoon (令和元年房総半島台風)
Hagibis	T1919	Reiwa 1 East Japan Typhoon (令和元年東日本台風)

Other notable named storms

• Typhoon Wanda, 1962, Hong Kong - Often cited by Hong Kong residents as an example of a deadly storm. Although it ranked only as Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the deficient warning system at the time led to many deaths in the villages of the New Territories unaware of the storm surge.
• Typhoon Ruby, 1964 - the strongest and worst of named typhoons to hit Hong Kong in recorded history. Killed over 700 and caused widespread damage.
• Typhoon Nina, 1975 - Dropped rain over eastern China, contributing to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam which killed at least 170,000
• Typhoon Tip, 1979, Japan - Most intense and largest tropical cyclone on record
• Typhoon Wayne, 1986 - The longest-lived Northwest Pacific tropical system ever observed in recorded history lasting 22 days throughout its lifetime.
• Typhoon Gay, 1989 - Rare typhoon that crossed Thailand as a 120 mph (190 km/h) cat 3 typhoon; crossed into North Indian Ocean Basin and hit India as a cat. 5, killing 39.
• Typhoon Herb, 1996, Taiwan and China - The strongest and the largest storm of this year, dropped heavy rain over Taiwan and China, killing hundreds.
• Typhoon Ivan and Typhoon Joan, 1997 - two of the most intense cyclones ever recorded at 872 mb; reached extreme intensities at close distance to each other.
• Typhoon Zeb, 1998 cat. 5 with 872 milibars of pressure; caused severe damage in the Philippines, killing nearly 100.
• Typhoon Maggie, Typhoon Sam, Typhoon York and Tropical Storm Cam 1999, Hong Kong - Four storms to directly strike the vicinity of Hong Kong within one typhoon season
• Typhoon Fengshen, 2008 - is a typhoon that struck the Philippines with an unusual path hence was poorly forecasted throughout its lifetime. 800 of the 856 people on board the MV Princess of the Stars were killed when the ship capsized at the height of the typhoon. Testimonies from survivors of the maritime tragedy suggest that the ferry have actually passed the typhoon's eye directly. There is a total of 1371 direct fatalities and 87 people missing during the storm's lifetime.
• Tropical Storm Nangka, 2009 - while not a strong storm, it managed to spawn a tornado and a hail with the latter being extremely rare in the Philippines.
• Typhoon Parma, 2009 - is another unusual typhoon to strike Philippines. It made an unprecedented three consecutive landfalls in the same area in Northern Luzon, Philippines alone and had moved very slowly and at times, almost stationary in its second and third landfalls which resulted in heavy flooding and constant wind damage. Ilocos provinces and Abra (province) reportedly experienced typhoon-force winds and heavy rains for 15 hours straight.

Notable unnamed storms

• The Kamikaze, 1281, destroyed a Mongol invasion fleet attacking Japan.
• A system of unknown intensity that hit Haiphong in 1881, killing 300,000 people.
• The 1922 Swatow Typhoon, a system of unknown intensity that struck Swatow, China late on August 2, 1922, killing more than 50,000 people.
• Typhoon Muroto, 1934 — killing at least 3,036, another 15,361 are injured, with 92,323 houses are lost.
• The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 - killed 11,000
• Typhoon Cobra (Typhoon of 1944), 17–18 December, three US destroyers lost
• 1945 Makurazaki Typhoon — killing at least 3,756, another 2,452 are injured, with 116,491 houses are lost.
• Typhoon of July 1949 - killed 1,600 in Shanghai, making it the deadliest typhoon in the city's history.

Most active West Pacific seasons

The following are the most active Western Pacific seasons, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center best track. Only seasons with at least 30 storms are included.

Total Storms	Year	Tropical Storms	Typhoons	Super Typhoons
39	1964	13	19	7
35	1965 1967 1971	14 15 11	10 16 16	11 4 4
34	1994	14	14	6
33	1996	12	15	6
32	1974	16	16	0
31	1989 1992	10 9	15 17	6 5
30	1962 1966 1972 1990 2004	7 10 8 9 10	17 17 20 17 13	6 3 2 4 7

Northern Indian Ocean

This region has had some of the world's deadliest cyclones, but there is a shortage of organized information about them. Only cyclones which caused fatalities over 3000 people have been included.

• 1584 Backerganj Cyclone killed around 200,000 people.
• 1737 Calcutta cyclone, caused death and destruction around Calcutta, India.
• 1789 Indian Cyclone, killed 20,000 in Coringa, India.
• 1839 Indian Cyclone - caused a massive storm surge hit Coringa, India on November 25 killed 300,000 people.
• 1864 Calcutta Cyclone, killed around 60,000 people in Calcutta, India.
• 1876 Great Backerganj Cyclone hit the Meghna River Delta area of India, the storm surge killed 100,000, and the disease after the storm killed another 100,000.
• 1882 Great Bombay Cyclone killed around 200,000 people in Bombay, India.
• 1897 Chittagong cyclone killed around 175,000 in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• 1942 Bengal Cyclone hit near the India/Bangladesh border, resulting in around 40,000 fatalities.
• 1960 East Pakistan I Cyclone 6,000 deaths can be attributed to a cyclone that hit the eastern portion of Bangladesh what was known then as East Pakistan on October 10
• 1963 East Pakistan II Cyclone on May 23, a cyclone hit present-day Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan province), causing 22,000 fatalities due to storm surge and flooding.
• 1965 Pakistani Bengali Cyclones Two cyclones that hit on May 11 and June 1 killed a total of 47,000 people.
• 1965 Pakistani Cyclone hit near Karachi, Pakistan on December 15, causing about 10,000 casualties.
• 1970 Bhola cyclone, killed between 300,000 to 500,000 people in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 1971 Orissa Cyclone killed around 10,000 people in Cuttack, India.
• 1977 Andhra Pradesh Cyclone, killed 10,000 people in Andhra Pradesh, India.
• 1985 Cyclone 01B on May 25. Bangladesh, Meghna River Delta a cyclone created a surge 15-to 20-foot high killing around 6,000 - 10,000 people.
• 1988 Cyclone 04B on November 26 the cyclone hit the Sundarbans part of Bangladesh. Heavy storm surge killed 2000 people (with 6000 missing). In addition, the storm caused 1000 fatalities in Malaysia, Thailand, and western Indonesia.
• 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, killed 138,000 people in the Chittagong region of Bangladesh.
• 1999 Orissa cyclone, killed around 10,000 people in the Orissa state of India.
• 2007: Cyclone Sidr, struck Bangladesh on 15 November, has killed at least 3,500 people.
• 2008: Cyclone Nargis, struck the Irrawaddy Delta in Burma killing over 145,000 people and devastating the country's former capital and largest city, Rangoon, making it Burma's deadliest natural disaster in history, the costliest North Indian cyclone on record, and the second deadliest North Indian cyclone in recorded history.

Most active seasons

Total Storms	Year	Tropical Depressions	Tropical Storms	Tropical Cyclones (>64kt)
13	1992	2	8	3
8	1987	0	8	0
8	1996	0	4	4
8	1998	0	3	5
8	2005	1	6	1

Australian tropical cyclones

See See also Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Severe Weather Events

• Cyclone Mahina, March 4, 1899 - 410 people died.
• 1918 Mackay cyclone, 1918 - 30 dead, extensive damage.
• 1949 Rockhampton cyclone, 1949 - 6 dead, 1,000 houses damaged and 500 totally wrecked.
• Cyclone Ada, 1970 - struck Whitsunday Island resorts and Whitsunday coast mainland. 14 people died and cost approximately AU$390 million.
• Cyclone Althea, 1971 - struck Magnetic Island and Townsville, Queensland on Christmas Day
• Cyclone Wanda, 1974 - caused extensive flooding in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales
• Cyclone Tracy, 1974 - 71 people died when the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, was devastated on Christmas Day. It is the costliest Australian cyclone on record.
• Cyclone Alby, 1978 - 5 people died in south-western parts of Western Australia. Albany recorded one of the strongest wind gusts on record.
• Cyclone Bobby, 1995 - 7 people died on two fishing trawlers sunk off the coast of Onslow; the cyclone then became a depression which caused heavy rain and flooding in inland WA, washing out the Eyre Highway and the Trans-Australian Railway for several days.
• Cyclone Justin, 1997 - 7 people died and damage came to approximately 190 million AUD.
• Cyclone Thelma, 1998 - intense Category 5 system that hit the Kimberley region of Western Australia causing extensive damage and flooding near Darwin.
• Cyclone Vance, 1999 - Category 5 system that caused extensive damage to the Western Australian towns of Exmouth and Onslow.
• Cyclone Steve, 2000 - A long-lived Category 2 storm, causing flooding in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.
• Cyclone Rosita, 2000 - Category 5, made a destructive landfall near Broome, Western Australia.
• Cyclone Ingrid, 2005 - Category 5 cyclone which took a long track over Northern Australia.
• Cyclone Larry, 2006 - Category 4 which crossed the Queensland coast at Innisfail, causing $1 billion in damage.
• Cyclone Glenda, 2006 - Category 5 which crossed the West Australian coast as Category 3 near Onslow
• Cyclone Monica, 2006 - Category 5; strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere (in terms of wind speed). Arguably the world's strongest cyclone, based on a Dvorak estimation, which suggested central pressure reached a low of 869 hPa. The official JTWC pressure was 879hPa.
• Cyclone George, 2007 - Category 5 which struck east of Port Hedland causing 3 fatalities.
• Cyclone Guba, 2007 - Category 1 cyclone (SSHS) which struck Papua New Guinea causing over 170 fatalities.
• Cyclone Hamish, 2009 - Category 5 cyclone (SSHS) which hovered off the southeast coast of Queensland near Mackay in March 2009. Two crew members from a capsised fishing trawler were never found.
• Cyclone Laurence, 2009 - First Category 5 cyclone to make landfall in Australia since Cyclone George, crossing the coast near Wallal in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. No fatalities or injuries were reported, however there was extensive damage to property and an estimated 1500 head of livestock were killed.

Size extremes

The relative sizes of Typhoon Tip, Tropical Cyclone Tracy, and the United States.

• Typhoon Tip is the largest tropical cyclone on record at 1350 miles (2170 km) wide, October (1979)
• Tropical Storm Marco is the smallest significant tropical cyclone on record at 10 miles (20 km) wide, October 2008.

These sizes indicate the distance from the center at which gale-force winds could be found.

Highest storm surge

The four powerful hurricanes listed below caused very high storm surge. Hurricane Katrina had the highest recorded storm surge of any Atlantic hurricane, Hurricane Camille had the second-highest, and Hurricane Ike the third-highest. Worldwide storm surge data is sparse. Cyclone Mahina is generally regarded as having had the highest storm surge ever recorded, although measurements from before modern times must be viewed with some skepticism.

Storm surge is enhanced by high winds and greater storm size. The shape of the coastline and the contour of the bottom near the coast are also significant factors.

• Cyclone Mahina: 48 feet (15 m), South Pacific, 1899
• Hurricane Katrina: 28 feet (8.5 m), Atlantic Ocean, 2005
• Hurricane Camille: 24 feet (7.3 m), Atlantic Ocean, 1969
• Hurricane Ike: 22 feet (6.7 m), Atlantic Ocean, 2008

Unusual landfalls

For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List of notable Atlantic hurricanes. For unusual tropical cyclone formation areas, see list of unusual areas of formation.

Morocco

• 2005 - Tropical Storm Delta hit the Canary Islands of Spain and then took a northeastern turn making landfall in Morocco.

Arabian Peninsula

• October, 1948 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah in Oman.
• May, 1959 - Tropical Cyclone struck Salalah in Oman
• June, 1977 - Tropical Storm struck Oman
• 1983 - Tropical Storm 01-A struck Oman.
• May, 1984 - Tropical Storm 01-A transited the Gulf of Aden and made landfall in northwest Somalia, the first tropical cyclone on record to do so.
• October, 1992 - Tropical Storm 06-A struck Oman.
• June, 1996 - Tropical Storm 02-A struck Oman.
• May, 2002 - Tropical Storm struck Salalah in Oman.
• June, 2007 - Cyclone Gonu struck parts of Oman, causing catastrophic damage.
• October, 2008 - Cyclone 03B struck southeast of Yemen, killing 184 people.
• June, 2010 - Cyclone Phet struck Omen as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, killing 24.
• November, 2011 - Cyclone Kelia struck Omen as a tropical storm, killing 14.

Brazil

• 2004 - A tropical depression hit eastern Brazil in January 2004, causing torrential flooding.
• 2004 - The only hurricane-strength tropical system ever observed in the South Atlantic, Cyclone Catarina, made landfall in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

California

See also: Category:California hurricanes

• 1858 - A hurricane just barely missed landfall in San Diego, causing considerable damage.
• 1939 - A tropical storm struck Long Beach killing 45 people.
• 1972 - Tropical Depression Hyacinth made landfall near Los Angeles and brought rain around the area.

Somalia

• 1984 - A tropical storm struck Somalia,
• 1984 - A late season cyclone slammed Somalia.
• 1994 - Somalia was hit by a tropical storm that brought 65 mph (105 km/h) winds and heavy rains.
• 1997 - A weak November storm made landfall in Eastern Somalia.

Spain

• 2005 - Hurricane Vince Made landfall in southwestern Spain as a tropical depression. Vince is the only recorded tropical system to make landfall on Spain.

Southern Western Australia

• 1956 - A cyclone made a close track along the whole Western Australian coast, and made a near landfall near Perth.
• 1978 - Cyclone Alby made a close encounter to the south-west of Western Australia as a strong extratropical system in the vicinity of Perth and Albany, causing extensive damage and five deaths. Albany recorded one of its highest wind gusts on record from Cyclone Alby.
• 1989 - Cyclone Ned passed almost directly over Perth.

Extreme latitudes

This list contains tropical cyclones that formed or moved to an extraordinary latitude. It can be extreme north (or south) latitude, or very equatorial cyclones.

• 1966 - Hurricane Faith reached an unprecedented northerly latitude of 62.5 degrees, just north of the Faroe Islands in the Norwegian Sea. Faith degenerated over Scandinavia, and the remnant low pressure area eventually reached Franz Josef Land, only 600 miles (970 km) from the North Pole.
• 1975 - A central Pacific unnamed hurricane formed at a record north latitude for the Central and East Pacific (tropical storm at 32N and hurricane at 40N)
• 2000 - Hurricane Alberto persisted north while tropical until a latitude of about 53°N.
• 2001 - Typhoon Vamei formed 85 miles (137 km) from the equator, the closest recorded formation location of a storm of hurricane strength.
• 2004 - Cyclone Agni reached a location of only 40 miles (64 km) from the equator, the closest to the equator any tropical cyclone has been recorded to have reached. However, Vamei retained the record for the most equatorial formation as Agni formed farther from the equator than Vamei and moved towards it.

The most intense tropical cyclones

Main article: List of the most intense tropical cyclones

#	Cyclone	Season	Pressure
			hPa	inHg
1	Tip	1979	870	25.7
2	Nora	1973	875	25.8
	June	1975	875	25.8
4	Ida	1958	877	25.9
5	Kit	1966	880	26.0
	Rita	1978	880	26.0
	Vanessa	1984	880	26.0
8	Wilma	2005	882	26.0
9	Nina	1953	885	26.1
	Joan	1959	885	26.1
	Irma	1971	885	26.1
	Forrest	1983	885	26.1
	Megi	2010	885	26.1
Source: The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|} Year-crossing Northern Hemisphere storms This is a list of Northern Hemisphere storms that have crossed two calendar years. Because the Southern Hemisphere cyclone season runs across the New Year, Southern Hemisphere storms that cross calendar years are not unusual, so they are not included here. Storm Duration Basin Tropical Storm Zeta December 30, 2005-January 6, 2006 Atlantic Typhoon Vamei December 26, 2001-January 1, 2002 North Indian/West Pacific Typhoon Soulik December 29, 2000-January 4, 2001 West Pacific Typhoon Mary December 20, 1977-January 3, 1978 West Pacific Typhoon Harriet December 24, 1959-January 2, 1960 West Pacific Hurricane Alice December 30, 1954-January 6, 1955 Atlantic Typhoon Hester December 27, 1952-January 4, 1953 West Pacific Typhoon Fran December 29, 1950-January 1,1951 West Pacific See also List of natural disasters by death toll List of Atlantic hurricane seasons List of Pacific hurricane seasons List of Pacific typhoon seasons List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Lists of tropical cyclone names List of most intense tropical cyclones List of wettest tropical cyclones by country History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes References