List of Category 1 South Pacific tropical cyclones

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Category 1 is the lowest classification on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale and is used to classify tropical cyclones, that have 10-minute sustained winds of 33–47 knots (61–87 km/h; 38–54 mph). As of 2019 tropical cyclones have peaked as Category 1 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin, which is denoted as the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator and to the east of 160°E. This list does include any tropical cyclones that went on to peak as a Category 4 or 5 severe tropical cyclone, while in the Southern Pacific tropical cyclone basin.

Background[edit]

The South Pacific tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between 160°E and 120°W.[1] The basin is officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service and the New Zealand MetService, while other meteorological services such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Météo-France as well as the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitor the basin.[1] Within the basin a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 64–85 knots (119–157 km/h; 74–98 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale.[1][2] A named storm could also be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between 64–82 knots (119–152 km/h; 74–94 mph) on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.[1][3] This scale is only officially used in American Samoa, however, various agencies including NASA also use it to compare tropical cyclones.[1] A Category 3 tropical cyclone is expected to cause catastrophic devastation, if it significantly impacts land at or near its peak intensity.[2][3]

Systems[edit]

1970s[edit]

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Isa April 13 – 16, 1970 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Solomon Islands [4]
Priscilla December 15 – 19, 1970 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Fiji Minor Unknown [5][6]
Fiona February 24 – 27, 1971 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Queensland, New Caledonia [7]
Vivienne December 17 – 19, 1971 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) French Polynesia None None [8]
Collette November 2 – 3, 1972 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [9]
Felicity January 14 – 18, 1973 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [9]
Glenda January 31 – February 1, 1973 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Henrietta February 28 – March 2, 1973 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
SP7301 November 7 – 11, 1973 65 km/h (40 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Monica January 15 – 20, 1974 65 km/h (40 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Nessie January 17 – 22, 1974 65 km/h (40 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Hope March 9 – 19, 1976 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [10]
Jan April 16 – 22, 1976 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [11]
Unnamed February 3 – 9, 1977 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [12]
Unnamed February 20 – 24, 1977 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [13]
Tessa December 5 – 11, 1977 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) French Polynesia [14]

1980s[edit]

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Rae February 3, 1980 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Vanuatu [15]
Wally April 2 – 7, 1980 75 km/h (45 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Fiji $2.26 million 18
Diola
Betsy
Unnamed
Diola
Claudia May 13–18, 1982 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Solomon Islands None None [16]
Kina November 6 – 13, 1982 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None [17]
Prema February 25 – 27, 1983 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia Minor None [18][19]
Atu December 27–30 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg)
Grace January 18 – 20, 1984 65 km/h (40 mph) 997 hPa (29.44 inHg) None None None
Unnamed February 20 – 24, 1984 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) None None None
Cyril March 16 – 21, 1984 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Fiji Minor None [20]
Unnamed March 23 – 30, 1984 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Unnamed December 26 – 28, 1984 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) None None
Drena January 9–16, 1985 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg)
Keli
Lusi
Alfred
Veli
Blanch(e) May 20–27, 1987 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Solomon Islands None None [21]
Agi January 4–14, 1988 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia $500,000 None [22][23]
Gina January 6–9, 1989 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Samoan Islands $5 million
Meena May 1–10, 1989 85 km/h (50 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Cape York Peninsula Minor None [24]

1990s[edit]

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Nancy
Hettie March 23 – 29, 1992 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) French Polynesia Minimal None [25][26]
Mick February 3–9, 1993 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand Minimal None [27]
Oli February 16–19, 1993 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) [28]
Gertie December 24, 1995 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None
Yasi January 12–19, 1996 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Fiji, Tonga Minor None [29]
Zaka March 9–11, 1996 65 km/h (40 mph) 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) New Caledonia Minor None
Atu March 10–13, 1996 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) New Caledonia Minor None
Cyril November 23–26, 1996 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
Ian April 13–19, 1997 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Fiji None Minimal [30]
Tui January 25–27, 1998 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Samoan islands $1 million 1
Alan April 17–26, 1998 75 km/h (45 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) French Polynesia 10
Bart April 28 – May 5, 1998 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) French Polynesia Minor 10
Ella February 11–13, 1999 85 km/h (50 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Gita February 27 – March 2, 1999 85 km/h (50 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None

2000s[edit]

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Neil April 13–17, 2000 75 km/h (45 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Fiji None None
Rita February 27 – March 5, 2001 85 km/h (50 mph) 986 hPa (29.12 inHg)
Trina November 29 –
December 3, 2001		 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia $52,000 0
Vicky December 22–26 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) None None 0
Yolande November 29 – December 6, 2002 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Tonga None None
Cilla January 27–29, 2003 75 km/h (45 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Fiji, Tonga Minimal None
Judy December 21–27, 2004 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg)
Lola January 27 – February 2, 2005 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Rae February 27–6, 2005 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Sheila April 20–22, 2005 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Tam January 6–14, 2006 85 km/h (50 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg)
Hettie January 24–31, 2009 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg)
Innis February 13 – 18, 2009 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia Unknown Unknown [31]

2010s[edit]

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Nisha January 27 – 31, 2010 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Samoan Islands, Southern Cook Islands
Sarah February 17 – March 3, 2010 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Cook Islands
Haley February 7 – 11 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Cook Islands
June January 13 – 19, 2014 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand
Mike March 12 – 20, 2014 65 km/h (40 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Cook Islands
Reuben March 19 – 23, 2015 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Fiji, Tonga Unknown Unknown
Tuni November 26 – 30, 2015 75 km/h (45 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Tuvalu, Samoan Islands, Niue, Tonga Unknown Unknown
Yalo February 24 – 26, 2016 75 km/h (45 mph) 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia Unknown Unknown
Bart February 19 – 22, 2017 75 km/h (45 mph) 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) Southern Cook Islands Unknown Unknown

2020s[edit]

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Fehi January 26 – 30, 2018 85 km/h (50 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) New Caledonia, New Zealand Unknown Unknown [32][citation needed]
Iris March 20 – 24, 2018 75 km/h (45 mph) 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) Solomon Islands Unknown Unknown [33][citation needed]
Josie March 29 – April 2, 2018 75 km/h (45 mph) 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga Unknown Unknown [34][citation needed]
Liua September 26 – 28, 2018 75 km/h (45 mph) 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) Solomon Islands Unknown Unknown [35][citation needed]
Neil February 9 – 10, 2019 65 km/h (40 mph) 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga Unknown Unknown [36][citation needed]
Vicky February 19 – 24, 2020 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Samoan Islands, Niue Unknown Unknown [37][citation needed]
Bina January 29 – February 1, 2021 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji Unknown Unknown [38][citation needed]
13F April 9 – 11, 2021 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.4 inHg) New Caledonia Unknown Unknown [39][citation needed]
Eva February 26 – March 5, 2022 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia Unknown Unknown [citation needed]
Gina May 16 – 21, 2022 75 km/h (45 mph) 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) Vanuatu Minimal Unknown [citation needed]
Osai February 6 – 12, 2024 85 km/h (50 mph) 991 hPa (29.26 inHg) Samoan Islands, Southern Cook Islands None None [citation needed]

Other systems[edit]

Tropical Cyclone Raquel (2014) and Tropical Cyclone Linda (2018) developed into Category 1 tropical cyclones, as they moved out of the basin and into the Australian Region.[40][41]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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  10. ^ "1976 Tropical Cyclone Hope (1976070S13166)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "1976 Tropical Cyclone Jan (1976106S12155)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "1977 Tropical Cyclone Unnamed (1977034S18176)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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  14. ^ "1977 Tropical Cyclone Tessa (1977339S11204)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "1980 Tropical Cyclone Rae (1980081S12170)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  16. ^ "1982 CLAUDIA (1982131S09157)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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  18. ^ Browne, M.L. (March 30, 1983). Tropical Cyclone Prema Preliminary Report (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service.
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  22. ^ "1988 Severe Tropical Cyclone Agi (1988003S12171)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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  24. ^ "1989 Meena (1989122S09162)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  25. ^ "1992 Tropical Cyclone Hettie (1992084S10212)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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  28. ^ "1992 Tropical Cyclone Oli (1993045S13170)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  29. ^ "1996 Tropical Cyclone Yasi (1996015S18182)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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  32. ^ 2018 Tropical Cyclone Fehi (2018027S11156) (Report). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  33. ^ 2018 Tropical Cyclone Iris (2018079S09162) (Report). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  34. ^ 2018 Tropical Cyclone Josie (2018089S18172) (Report). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  35. ^ 2018 Tropical Cyclone Liua (2018270S11162) (Report). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  36. ^ 2019 Tropical Cyclone Neil (2019040S17183) (Report). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  37. ^ "2020 Tropical Cyclone Vicky (2020051S13186)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  38. ^ "2020 Tropical Cyclone Bina (2021029S14162)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  39. ^ "2021 Tropical Cyclone Unnamed 13F (2021099S15159)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  40. ^ "2015 Raquel (2015180S04163)". The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  41. ^ Grant, David; Courtney, Joe (August 2022). Tropical Cyclone Linda (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 Apr 2023.

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