1960s South Pacific cyclone seasons explained

Basin:SPac
Year:1960s
First Storm Formed:December 28, 1959
Last Storm Dissipated:May 4, 1969
Total Disturbances:120
Fatalities:500+
Five Seasons:1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970–71, 1971–72
Australian Season:1960s Australian region cyclone seasons

The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E during the 1960s.

__TOC__

Systems

1959–60

1960–61

1961–62

1965–66

1966–67

1967–68

1968–69

1969–70

See main article: 1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. List of tropical cyclones that has affected at least a part of Tonga from 1960 to present. Tonga Meteorological Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20081119141522/http://www.met.gov.to/index_files/tc_history.pdf. November 19, 2008.
  2. Web site: Digital Library Search . . April 10, 1960 . July 17, 2024 . TIROS-1.
  3. Book: [{{Google Books URL|id=FThPAAAAQBAJ}} Furious Winds and Parched Islands: Tropical Cyclones (1558–1970) and Droughts (1722–1987) in the Pacific ]. d'Aubert, AnaMaria . Nunn, Patrick D . 978-1-4691-7008-4 . Database 1: Tropical Cyclones (1558–1970). March 2012 . 363–409.
  4. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Impacts along the Australian East Coast from November to April 1858 to 2000 . Australian Severe Weather.
  5. Les Cyclone: Dans le Pacifique Sud-Ouest. 1962. 35. March 28, 2020. 49–50. MetMar.
  6. 24. Tropical cyclones in the northeastern Australian region 1961–62 season. Australian Meteorological Magazine. 1962. live . April 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190804155749/http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/necyclone.pdf. August 4, 2019. 50–75.
  7. Météorologie Tropicale: Quelques Aspects Des Dépressions et Cyclones Tropicauxdans le Pacifique Sud-Ouest. 1962. 40. March 28, 2020. 70. MetMar.
  8. Web site: Tropical Storms and Hurricanes in the Southwest Pacific: November 1939 to May 1969 . Kerr, Ian S . March 1, 1976 . live . August 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142735/http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/nzmsmp148.pdf . April 13, 2014.
  9. Information Sheet No. 9: Tropical Cyclones in Fiji: 1959/60 to 1968/69. March 17, 1977. Fiji Meteorological Service. Gabites, John Fletcher.
    • November 10–14, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed near New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands and moved south-eastwards towards the Kermadic Islands.
    • December 22–25, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed to the south of Samoa and moved south-eastwards to the south of the Cook Islands where it caused gale-force winds on Palmerston Island.
    • January 15–18, 1963 – A tropical cyclone moved through the islands of Vanuatu where it caused no significant damage.
    • January 18–21, 1963 – A possible tropical cyclone moved from Vanuatu to the south of Fiji.
    • January 29 – February 2, 1963 – A possible tropical cyclone existed in the Coral Sea to the north of New Caledonia.
    • February 16–20, 1963 – A tropical cyclone moved south-westwards within the Coral Sea, however, it did not make landfall on any island nation.
    • March 1–6, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed within the Coral Sea and moved south-eastwards between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
    • March 7–18, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga, Niue and the Southern Cook Islands.
    • April 1–6, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed to the southeast of New Caledonia.
    • April 20–26, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed within the Coral Sea to the southeast of New Guinea.

    1963–64

    • November 15–25, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
    • December 15–23, 1963 – A tropical cyclone was observed over the north-eastern Coral Sea, as it moved through the Santa Cruz Islands before it moved southeastwards to the west of Fiji.
    • January 27 – February 2, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Bertha.
    • February 19–25, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Edith.
    • March 18–25, 1964 – One or two tropical cyclones existed to the east of Vanuatu and moved south-eastwards towards southern Fiji.
    • March 20, 1964 – A possible tropical cyclone possibly moved south-eastwards from New Caledonia to the south of Fiji.
    • March 28 – April 7, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Henrietta.
    • June 13, 1964 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan Islands, where 250 people were killed.

    1964–65

    • November 19 – December 1, 1964 – During November 19, a tropical cyclone was identified near Rotuma, before a plane from the Royal New Zealand Air Force provided information on the system's position during the next day.[9]
  10. News: Four Territories Devastated in Worst South Seas Hurricane for 75 Years . Pacific Islands Monthly . March 1966 . 37 . 3 . 45 . 2024-05-09 . Trove.
  11. Web site: Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary December 2001. 2002-04-22. Gary Padgett. 2007-10-21.
  12. Information Sheet No. 59: Tropical Cyclones affecting Fiji: November 1969 to April 1980. October 20, 1980. Fiji Meteorological Service. Waygood, J L M.