1971–72 Australian region cyclone season

none February 2026Aus 1972 1971-1972 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg 20 October 1971 1 June 1972 Emily 942 100 10 18 17 12 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 1971–72 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1971–72 South Pacific cyclone season The 1971–72 Australian region cyclone season was a very active tropical cyclone season. Season summary Systems Tropical Cyclone Rhoda Aus Rhoda 1971-10-22.png Rhoda 1971 track.png 20 October 26 October 60 60 980 Tropical Cyclone Rhoda existed from October 20 to October 26. Tropical Low Kitty Aus Kitty 1971-12-02.png Kitty 1971 track.png 2 December 5 December 30 30 1000 Tropical Low Kitty existed from 2 to 5 December 1971 in the Arafura Sea. Severe Tropical Cyclone Sally Aus Sally 1971-12-09.png Sally 1971 track.png 3 December 11 December 90 100 950 Severe Tropical Cyclone Sally existed from 3 to 13 December and crossed coast near Broome, Western Australia. Severe Tropical Cyclone Althea Cyclone Althea Aus Cyclone Althea satellite 23 December.jpg Althea 1971 track.png 19 December 29 December 90 95 952 Tropical Cyclone Althea was a Category 4 cyclone when it hit the coast some 50 km north of Magnetic Island and Townsville in North Queensland on 24 December.http://reg.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/althea.shtml Bureau of Meteorology Severe Tropical Cyclone Althea. Summary. 2011-03-05 Althea produced peak gust wind speeds between 123 and 145 miles per hour (197 and 233 km/h). Three people died and property damage was estimated at A$115 million loss (1990 value). On Magnetic Island 90% of the houses were damaged or destroyed.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/althea.shtml Bureau of Meteorology Severe Tropical Cyclone Althea. Summary. 2011-02-02 In Townsville houses were lifted from their foundations and most trees stripped of foliage. Althea was also notable at the time, as it had struck a major city. Although there was a dangerous storm surge associated with Tropical Cyclone Althea (between 2.8 and 3.6 metres) little flooding occurred because the cyclone made landfall on a low tide. However, the combination of storm surge and wave action demolished The Strand sea wall and houses in low-lying areas were inundated with up to 0.6 metres of water. Tropical Cyclone Bronwyn Aus Bronwyn 1972-01-06.png Bronwyn 1972 track.png 2 January 9 January 40 40 993 Bronwyn formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria and made landfall in Queensland on 7 January north of Weipa. Half of Queensland received more than 50 mm in on of rain, with Paluma, Queensland receiving 1270 mm in on in 48 hours. Serious flooding occurred during the storm. The Burdekin River flooded Ayr and Home Hill.Tropical Cyclone Bronwyn http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/bronwyn.shtml 2025-05-19 www.bom.gov.au Severe Tropical Cyclone Carlotta Aus Carlotta 1972-01-15.png Carlotta 1972 track.png January 5 January 11 (Crossed 160°E) 65 65 976 Severe Tropical Storm Carlotta existed from 5 to 11 January well off Queensland. Severe Tropical Cyclone Wendy Aus Wendy 1972-02-06.png Wendy 1972 track.png 6 February(Crossed 160°E) 9 February 80 70 976 Severe Tropical Cyclone Wendy existed from 6 February to 9 February. Severe Tropical Cyclone Daisy Aus Daisy 1972-02-10.png Daisy 1972 track.png 6 February 14 February 85 90 959 Severe Tropical Cyclone Daisy existed from 6 to 14 February off Queensland, and caused some flooding near Brisbane. Severe Tropical Cyclone Tessie-Gigi Aus Tessie 1972-02-23.png Tessie-Gigi 1972 track.png 20 February 27 February(Crossed 80°E) 95 65 950 Severe Tropical Cyclone Tessie existed from 20 to 27 February in the central Indian Ocean Severe Tropical Cyclone Vicky Aus Vicky 1972-03-02.png Vicky 1972 track.png 24 February 4 March 75 85 961 Severe Tropical Cyclone Vicky existed from 24 February to 4 March, and crossed Western Australian coast at Cockatoo Island. Tropical Cyclone Angela Aus Angela 1972-02-29.png Angela 1972 track.png 29 February 3 March 40 40 994 Tropical Cyclone Angela existed from 29 February to 3 March near Cocos Island and Christmas Island. Tropical Cyclone Belinda Aus Belinda 1972-03-22.png Belinda 1972 track.png 20 March 29 March 60 60 980 Severe Tropical Cyclone Belinda existed from 20 to 29 March near Christmas Island. Severe Tropical Cyclone Emily Aus Emily 1972-03-30.png Emily 1972 track.png 27 March 2 April 100 105 942 Severe Tropical Cyclone Emily existed from 27 March to 2 April off Queensland, and while it went through the ocean, eight lives were lost. Severe Tropical Cyclone Carol Aus Carol 1972-04-09.png Carol 1972 track.png 6 April 14 April 80 80 965 Severe Tropical Cyclone Carol existed from 6 to 14 April in the central Indian Ocean. Tropical Cyclone Faith Aus Faith 1972-04-12.png Faith 1972 track.png April 10 April 24 45 45 990 Tropical Cyclone Faith existed from 11 to 23 April in the Torres Strait and the Coral Sea off Queensland. Severe Tropical Cyclone Gail Aus Gail 1972-04-13.png Gail 1972 track.png 11 April 14 April (Crossed 160°E) 100 105 945 Severe Tropical Cyclone Gail existed from 11 to 14 April well off of Queensland. Severe Tropical Cyclone Hannah Aus Hannah 1972 track.png 8 May 11 May 70 80 970 Severe Tropical Cyclone Hannah existed from 8 to 11 May near Papua New Guinea. Severe Tropical Cyclone Ida Aus Aus Ida 1972 track.png 30 May 1 June (Crossed 160°E) 70 75 970 Severe Tropical Cyclone Ida existed from 30 May to 1 June near the Solomon Islands causing $70 million damage. See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1971, 1972 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1971, 1972 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1971, 1972 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1971, 1972 References 2 External links Australian Bureau of Meteorology Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://web.archive.org/web/20200809215228/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html 2020-08-09 Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Jakarta https://web.archive.org/web/20181201104250/http://meteo.bmkg.go.id/siklon/ 2018-12-01 id Papua New Guinea National Weather Service 1970 Australian region cyclone yes 1971 y Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Aust Category:1971 disasters in Australia Category:1972 disasters in Australia Category:1971 disasters in Oceania Category:1972 disasters in Oceania