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March 22

1984: Cyclone Kathy struck the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in northern Australia. A wind gust of 232 kilometres per hour (144 mph) was recorded on Centre Island before the anemometer was destroyed.

1999: Cyclone Vance made landfall near Exmouth, Western Australia, where an Australian-record wind gust of 267 kilometers per hour (166 mph) was recorded.

2010: Severe storms struck the region around Perth, Western Australia, bringing high winds, large hail, and heavy flooding rains. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the territory, with more than A$1 billion in reported damage.

2014: Days of heavy rain led to a major mudslide which destroyed 49 homes east of Oso, Washington, killing 43 people.