1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season explained
| Basin: | SPac |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Track: | 1973-1974 South Pacific cyclone season summary.jpg |
| First Storm Formed: | November 7, 1973 |
| Last Storm Dissipated: | April 28, 1974 |
| Strongest Storm Name: | Pam |
| Strongest Storm Pressure: | 925 |
| Strongest Storm Winds: | 105 |
| Average Wind Speed: | 10 |
| Total Disturbances: | 10 |
| Total Hurricanes: | 10 |
| Total Intense: | 2 |
| Five Seasons: | 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 |
| South Indian Season: | 1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season |
| South Pacific Season: | 1973–74 Australian region cyclone season |
The 1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season was an inactive season. In tropical cyclones, it was an average season, but in strength, it was very inactive, with only two severe tropical cyclones.
Systems
Tropical Cyclone SP7301
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | November 7 |
| Dissipated: | November 11 |
| Pressure: | 990 |
| Track: | 05P 1973 track.png |
| 10-Min Winds: | 35 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 40 |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Natalie–Lottie
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | December 1 |
| Dissipated: | December 11 |
| Pressure: | 965 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 64 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 73 |
| Track: | Natalie-Lottie 1973 track.png |
This storm initially formed as Natalie, then moved into the Australian region on the same day. Later, it moved back into the South Pacific and was renamed Lottie.[1] High seas caused the ship Uluilakeba to capsize killing more than 85 people.[2] [3] This makes Lottie one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in region in recent decades.[4]
Tropical Cyclone Monica
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | January 15 |
| Dissipated: | January 20 |
| Pressure: | 990 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 35 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 40 |
| Track: | Monica 1974 track.png |
Tropical Cyclone Nessie
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | January 17 |
| Dissipated: | January 22 |
| Pressure: | 990 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 35 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 40 |
| Track: | Nessie 1974 track.png |
Tropical Cyclone Vera
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | January 21 |
| Dissipated: | January 22 |
| Pressure: | 985 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 50 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 57 |
| Track: | Vera 1974 track.png |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | January 30 |
| Dissipated: | February 8 |
| Pressure: | 925 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 105 |
| Track: | Pam 1974 track.png |
Tropical Cyclone Rebecca
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | February 19 |
| Dissipated: | February 28 |
| Pressure: | 988 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 40 |
| Track: | 25P 1974 track.png |
Rebecca was thought to have had a complex evolution with two low-level circulation centres.[5] It had peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 40kn and a minimum pressure of 988sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4, before it dissipated during February 28.[5]
Tropical Cyclone Zoe
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | March 14 |
| Dissipated: | March 20 |
| Pressure: | 980 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 55 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 45 |
| Track: | Zoe 1974 track.png |
Tropical Cyclone Alice
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | March 23 |
| Dissipated: | March 30 |
| Pressure: | 980 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 55 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 55 |
| Track: | Alice 1974 track.png |
Tropical Cyclone Tina
| Basin: | SPac |
| Formed: | April 23 |
| Dissipated: | April 28 |
| Pressure: | 980 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 55 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 40 |
| Track: | Tina 1974 track.png |
Seasonal effects
|-| SP7301 || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|35kn || bgcolor=#|990sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Natalie-Lottie || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|65kn || bgcolor=#|965sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Monica || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|35kn || bgcolor=#|990sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Nessie || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|35kn || bgcolor=#|990sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Vera || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|55kn || bgcolor=#|980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Pam || || bgcolor=#|Category 4 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|105kn || bgcolor=#|925sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Rebecca || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#|40kn || bgcolor=#|988sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Zoe || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|55kn || bgcolor=#|980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Alice || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|55kn || bgcolor=#|980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Tina || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|55kn || bgcolor=#|980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-
See also
- Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1973, 1974
- Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1973, 1974
- Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1973, 1974
- North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1973, 1974
Notes and References
- Web site: Tropical Cyclone Natalie-Lottie track map. Australia Severe Weather.com. 2009-07-05.
- Web site: 8 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061533/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=59508 . 27 March 2007 . 6 March 2023 . dead . Perhaps the most tragic of all was the Uluilakeba, which capsized in southern Lau during Cyclone Lottie on December 10, 1973. More than 50 people died in that sea disaster. . Beware the force of nature . Raicola . Verenaisi . The Fiji Times Online.
- Web site: 6 March 2023 . October 2004 . The Only Survivor . Of the approximately 120 passengers who had boarded the doomed ship, 35 were found alive in the water. We were taken to Suva and admitted to the hospital. There, I learned the details of what had happened. Less than four hours after leaving the dock, we had been struck by Cyclone Lottie, a short-lived Pacific storm. . Kalougata . 16 March 2008 . Joeli . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316053645/http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=be0b7fae6f3eb010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 . LDS.org.
- News: Cyclone (Daman) spared populated parts of Fiji. https://web.archive.org/web/20071207214113/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22128848/. live. December 7, 2007. December 10, 2007. Associated Press. 2009-07-05.
- 1976. Saison des perturbations tropicales: 1973-1974 dans le pacifique sud-oues. 137. 49–51. Météorologie Maritime. 2107-0830. French.
