Tropical cyclones in Indonesia explained

Indonesia is an island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, located in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The largest island nation in the world, the country is the home of over seventeen thousand islands.

Climatologically, in the Australian basin, most tropical cyclones develop between November and April, or as early as October and as late as May. However, there are some cases, like Typhoon Vamei and Cyclone Viyaru that affected the country, outside the basin. This article includes all tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the island nation of Indonesia, on all available records and data.

Climatology

The region of Indonesia is not generally traversed by tropical cyclones although a lot of systems have historically formed there.[1] In an analysis of tropical cyclone data from the Bureau of Meteorology since 1907 to 2017 which was published after the dissipation of Cyclone Cempaka found that only around 0.62% of all cyclones in the Australian region during those years occurred north of the 10th parallel south.[2]

Statistics

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Deadly storms

The following list is the recorded fatalities from the storms that impacted or affected the island country of Indonesia. The total number of deaths recorded is only from the country itself.

RankNameYearNumber of Deaths
1 1973 1,653
2 2021 183
3 2003 58
4 2017 41
5 2002 19
6 2013 15
7 2013 14
8 2019 10

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  43. News: 38 Desa di Bojonegoro Tergenang Banjir, Kerugian Capai Rp 4 Miliar. id. Kumparan. 8 March 2019. 18 March 2019.
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