1983–84 Australian region cyclone season

none Aus 1984 1983-1984 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg 11 July 1983 7 April 1984 Kathy 916 110 10 22 20 official, 1 unofficial (record high) 12 (record high) 1 19 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 1983–84 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1983–84 South Pacific cyclone season The 1983–84 Australian region cyclone season was the most active season on record, with a total of 22 tropical lows, 20 tropical cyclones and 12 severe tropical cyclones. It officially started on 1 November 1983, and officially ended on 30 April 1984. The strongest of the storms was Cyclone Kathy, a small but powerful storm, which reached wind gusts up to 280 km/h (175 mph) and had barometric pressure peaking at 916 hPa. Kathy also caused about 60% of known damage from the season, US$11.4 million out of the $19 million. The only known casualty of the season was also directly caused by Kathy. The longest-lived storm from the season was Cyclone Daryl, that lived for 17 days in total. __TOC__ right Seasonal summary Systems Cyclone 01S SWI 01S Jul 12 1983 0953Z.png 01S 1983 track.png 11 July 15 July 35 1000 Cyclone 01S existed over the northwestern areas of the Australian region basin from 11 July to 15 July, unusually early for a tropical cyclone in the basin. Severe Tropical Cyclone Oscar Aus Oscar Oct 28 1983 0940Z.png Oscar Indian 1983 track.png 22 October 1 November 70 70 972 Oscar developed from a low-pressure area to the northwest of the Cocos Islands on 22 October. The storm moved generally southward for several days before dissipating on 1 November.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Severe Tropical Cyclone Oscar http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/oscar83.shtml Tropical Low Pearl Aus Pearl Nov 13 1983 0900Z.png Pearl 1983 track.png 11 November 14 November 32 35 997 A low pressure developed into Pearl on 11 November. The system tracked southeastward and ceased to exist on 14 November.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pearl http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pearl83.shtml It was classified as a tropical cyclone at the time until post-analysis indicated it remained a tropical low. Severe Tropical Cyclone Quenton Aus Quenton Nov 28 1983 2325Z.png Quenton 1983 track.png 26 November 30 November 90 70 955 Quenton developed on 26 November from a low pressure situated south of Java. Making landfall in Western Australia on 29 November, Quenton was the first tropical cyclone to strike Australia in the month of November since Ines in 1973. The cyclone dissipated on the following day.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Severe Tropical Cyclone Quenton http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/quenton83.pdf PDF Tropical Cyclone Fritz Aus Fritz Dec 10 1983 0553Z.png Fritz 1983 track.png 9 December 13 December 45 45 992 On 9 December, Fritz developed from a low-pressure area to the northwest of Willis Island. Fritz meandered erratically until dissipating on 13 December.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Fritz http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/fritz83.shtml Tropical Cyclone Esther Aus Esther Dec 20 1983 0714Z.png Esther 1983 track.png 19 December 21 December 50 50 990 A small, weak tropical low, later named Esther, developed over the Banda Sea on 19 December. Esther struck Babar Island and then dissipated on 21 December.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Esther http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/esther.shtml Tropical Cyclone 06U Aus 21 December 24 December 38 40 994 Operationally, this cyclone was considered to have been the redeveloped remnants of Esther. The storm developed from a cloud cluster near the southern tip of Timor on 21 December. The system moved west-northward and dissipated on 24 December.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Unnamed Tropical Cyclone http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/unnamed83.shtml Tropical Cyclone Sharon Aus Sharon 1983 track.png Sharon Dec 26 1983 0900Z.png 25 December 31 December 54 55 984 A low-pressure area rapidly developed into Tropical Cyclone Sharon on 25 December. Sharon existed west of 90°E, which is now the western boundary of the Australian region basin. The storm dissipated on 31 December.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Sharon http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/sharon83.shtml Tropical Cyclone Tim Aus Tim Jan 6 1984 0848Z.png Tim 1984 track.png 2 January 10 January 55 60 980 Tim formed from a low-pressure area to the southeast of Christmas Island on 2 January 1984. After moving northwest, Tim turned southward on 6 January. The cyclone decayed to a tropical low by 10 January.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Tim http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/tim84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Grace Aus Grace Jan 13 1984 0539Z.png Grace 1984 path.png 11 January 20 January 70 75 970 A weak area of low pressure developed east of Queensland on January 11. The tropical disturbance moved northeastward over the Coral Sea and gradually became better organized. On January 13 it turned to the south and intensified into a tropical cyclone the next day. In a favorable environment for intensification, Grace strengthened on January 15 and 16, developing a ragged eye as seen on the satellite images. On January 16 became a severe tropical cyclone and reached its lowest estimated pressure of 970 mb. Also on January 16, a weather station on Frederick Reef reported maximum winds of 130 km/h. On January 17, upper-level shear increased over the circulation and Grace became exposed as the tropical cyclone turned to the east. Weakening continued during the next few days and Grace decayed into a remnant low on January 21 while located southeast of Nouméa.Bureau of Meteorology January 31, 2017 Tropical Cyclone Grace http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/grace84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Vivienne-Fanja Aus Vivienne 1984 track.png Vivienne Jan 26 1984 0945Z.png 23 January 27 January (Crossed 80°E) 65 75 975 The origins of Vivienne-Fanja are unclear as a result of sparseness of data, due to a disruption in satellite imagery coverage. It is estimated that a tropical low formed on January 23 west of Christmas Island in the Australian basin. The Bureau of Meteorology named the storm Vivienne, which gradually intensified while moving to the west. On January 27, the cyclone crossed 80° E into the southwest Indian Ocean, at which time it was renamed Fanja.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Vivienne http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/vivienne84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Willy Aus Willy 1984 track.png Willy Feb 8 1984 0034Z.png 2 February 11 February 80 85 960 A weak area of low pressure developed south of Java along the monsoon trough on February 2. The system meandered for a few days while becoming better organized. Late on February 5, the Bureau of Meteorology upgraded the low pressure to tropical cyclone intensity. Willy moved southwestward starting on February 6 and continued to intensify. On February 7, Willy was upgraded to a severe tropical cyclone with an estimated central pressure of 975 mb. On February 8, Willy reached its peak with an estimated central pressure of 960 mb. Satellite images showed a well-organized tropical cyclone and an eye was intermittently visible. Strong wind shear caused Willy to quickly lose strength and it weakened below tropical cyclone intensity late on February 9. Early on February 11, Willy dissipated.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Severe Tropical Cyclone Willy http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/willy84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Annette-Jaminy Aus Annette 1984 track.png 3 February 16 February (Crossed 80°E) Jaminy Feb 16 1984 1028Z.png 80 85 960 Cyclone Annette developed simultaneously with Cyclone Willy in the Australian basin and Cyclone Haja in the south-west Indian. On February 3, a tropical low formed northeast of the Cocos Islands. Steered by a ridge to the south, it moved generally southwestward and intensified into Tropical Cyclone Annette, named by the Bureau of Meteorology. After executing a loop, Annette crossed 80 E into the south-west Indian Ocean on February 16. Upon crossing into the basin, the storm was renamed Jaminy by the Mauritius Meteorological Service.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Severe Tropical Cyclone Annette http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/annette84.shtml Tropical Cyclone Harvey Aus Harvey 1984 path.png Harvey 1984-02-07 0532Z.png 3 February 7 February (Crossed 160°E) 60 60 980 A low spawned within the monsoon trough developed into Tropical Cyclone Harvey on 3 February. The system moved generally east-southeastward and entered the South Pacific basin on 7 February.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Harvey http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/harvey84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Bobby Aus Bobby Feb 19 1984 0810Z.png Bobby 1984 track.png 17 February 23 February 95 90 950 Bobby formed within the monsoon trough to the northwest of Broome, Western Australia, on 17 February. Bobby moved southwestward for much of its duration and dissipated by 23 February.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Severe Tropical Cyclone Bobby http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/bobby84.pdf PDF Severe Tropical Cyclone Ingrid Aus 20 February 25 February Ingrid 1984 track.png Ingrid Feb 23 1984 0000Z.png 65 70 975 A tropical low developed into Cyclone Ingrid to the east of Innisfail, Queensland, on 20 February. Ingrid moved eastward and then east-southeastward by 23 February. The storm then curved southwestward and dissipated on 25 February. Ingrid brought strong winds and caused minor flooding in Cairns and Mackay.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Tropical Cyclone Ingrid http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/ingrid84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Chloe Aus 26 February 3 March Chloe feb 29 1984 0747Z.jpg Chloe 1984 track.png 90 95 955 On 29 February 1984 Chloe crossed the coast near Roebourne, Western Australia where three houses were destroyed and twelve others unroofed. Fifty people required evacuation as floodwaters from the Harding River rose to the lower steps of the Police Station. Parts of the Wickham High Schools were severely damaged and two buildings and a boat were destroyed in the Cossack/Point Samson area. The Dampier Yacht Club was unroofed.BoM – Tropical Cyclones affecting Karratha/Dampier Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Aus 2 March 5 March Ferdinand 1984 track.png Ferdinand Mar 3 1984 2212Z.png 60 60 983 A weak tropical low intensified into Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand on 2 March. The cyclone moved eastward to east-southward and paralleled the northern coast of Northern Territory, until making landfall near Maningrida on 4 March. Ferdinand dissipated on the following day. Goulburn Island and the Miningrida area experienced minor damage. Severe Tropical Cyclone Jim Aus 6 March 10 March Jim 1984 track.png Jim Mar 9 1984 0557Z.png 70 65 970 Cyclone Jim developed from a low just southeast of the mainland on Papua New Guinea on 6 March. The storm slowly deepened while heading generally west-southwestward. Early on 8 March, Jim struck Cape Grenville, Queensland. Jim left minor damage to vegetation and downed some large trees. After crossing the Cape York Peninsula, the system emerged into the Gulf of Carpentaria and later made landfall on 9 March at Port Roper, Northern Territory, which is just south of Numbulwar. Jim dissipated on the following day. A 15 m ft on boat was beached at Alyangula. Inland, wind gusts as high as 100 km/h on 5 downed trees in the vicinity of the Roper River. Severe Tropical Cyclone Daryl Aus 6 March 20 March Daryl Mar 13 1984 1012Z.png Daryl 1984 track.png 95 90 955 Daryl formed from a tropical low to the west-northwest of Christmas Island on 6 March. It trekked southwestward and entered the southwest Indian Ocean basin on 16 March, but was not renamed. On 18 March, Daryl entered the Australian region basin, but dissipated by 20 March.Bureau of Meteorology December 16, 2015 Severe Tropical Cyclone Daryl http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/daryl84.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Kathy SPac Kathy mar 22 1984 0638Z.jpg Kathy 1984 track.png March 16 March 23 110 135 916 Cyclone Kathy Severe Tropical Cyclone Kathy was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in March 1984. Originating from a tropical low off the southern coast of Papua New Guinea. Tracking westward, the system attained gale-force winds by 18 March before striking the Cape York Peninsula. After crossing the area, Kathy entered the Gulf of Carpentaria where environmental conditions favored significant development. On 22 March, the storm attained its peak intensity as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale) with ten-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h mph on 5. By this time, the storm had been tracking towards the southwest and struck the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands later on 22 March before moving over the Australian mainland as a slightly weaker system. Once over land, Kathy rapidly degraded, losing gale-force winds within 24 hours; the storm dissipated over the Northern Territory on 24 March. One person died and damaged totaled to 12 million.Bureau of Meteorology 2011-02-24 2011 Severe Tropical Cyclone Kathy http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/kathy.shtmlNeumann Charles 22 May 2009 2011-02-24 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dead Southern Hemisphere Best Tracks ftp://eclipse.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/ibtracs/original-bt-data-files/neumann/tracks.shGovernment of Australia 2010 2011-02-25 Event — Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld & NT: Cyclone (incl storm surge) http://www.disasters.ema.gov.au/Browse%20Details/DisasterEventDetails.aspx?DisasterEventID=1842 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121429/http://www.disasters.ema.gov.au/Browse%20Details/DisasterEventDetails.aspx?DisasterEventID=1842 2011-07-06 Tropical Cyclone Lance Aus 4 April 7 April Lance 1984 track.png Lance Apr 5 1984 0526Z.png 50 45 992 Lance affected Queensland before dissipating on April 17.Bureau of Meteorology 2012 17 September 2012 Tropical Cyclone Lance http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/lance.shtml Other systems During 30 January a shallow tropical low developed over the south-eastern Coral Sea. Over the next couple of days the system gradually developed further as it moved westwards into the South Pacific basin.Fiji Meteorological Service February 21, 1984 Tropical Cyclone Beti The system was subsequently named Beti during 2 February, before it impacted the Loyalty Islands and lost its tropical characteristics during 6 February. See also Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1983, 1984 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1983, 1984 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1983, 1984 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1983, 1984 References 1980 Australian region cyclone yes 1983 y Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Aust Category:Tropical cyclones in 1983 Category:Tropical cyclones in 1984