1981–82 Australian region cyclone season

none February 2026Aus 1982 1981-1982 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg 30 November 1981 16 May 1982 Dominic 950 115 Bernie 945 100 10 14, 1 unofficial 14, 1 unofficial 4 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season 14.5 The 1981–82 Australian region cyclone season was an average season. It officially started on 1 November 1981, and officially ended on 30 April 1982. __TOC__ Seasonal summary Systems Tropical Cyclone Amelia Aus Amelia Dec 4 1981 0550Z.png Amelia 1981 track.png November 30 December 6 35 45 996A tropical low was identified in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria on 1 December, moving steadily northwest. It soon moved over land, re-emerging off the Northern Territory coast on 3 December. Late on 4 December, the low reached tropical cyclone status, receiving the name Amelia as it moved west-southwest through the Timor Sea. Soon afterwards, however, the system fell below cyclone intensity. It drifted west-southwest over the next few days, dissipating on 6 December.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/amelia.shtml Tropical Cyclone Amelia www.bom.gov.au 2022-10-22 Tropical Cyclone 04U Aus Unnamed Aus TC Dec 21 1981 0553Z.png Unnamed BoM TC 1981 track.png December 19 December 23 45 45 988A tropical low formed in a weak monsoon trough over the Gulf of Carpentaria early on 20 December. It moved westward and intensified, becoming a cyclone later that day, although it did not receive a name. At 1400 UTC on 20 December, it made landfall near Gove at its peak intensity with winds of 85 km/h mph on 5 and a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. The strongest winds were likely in the southern quadrants due to its rapid westward movement. The cyclone weakened as it moved over land, but emerged offshore near Darwin on the 21st. Now over water, it once again intensified to tropical cyclone intensity, reaching a secondary peak intensity with winds of 75 km/h mph on 5 and a pressure of 992 hPa. The system dissipated on 23 December. At Gove, sustained winds of 115 km/h and gusts of over 148 km/h were recorded, the highest from the system. Extensive tree damage occurred in the Gove area, and some minor damage to ships occurred at the Nabalco Wharf.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/unnamed81.shtml Tropical Cyclone 04U www.bom.gov.au 2023-03-26 Severe Tropical Cyclone Chris–Damia Aus Chris jan 9 1982 0856Z.jpg Chris-Damia 1982 track.png January 5 January 9 (Exited basin) 80 80 965 Chris-Damia was the most intense storm of the season. Its precursor formed to the northwest of Christmas Island on 5 January, drifting slowly southwards. The system reached cycle intensity at 00:00 UTC on 7 January, receiving the name Chris. Over the next few days, Chris moved generally westwards as it steadily deepened, steered by a strong anticyclone located south of the storm. On 9 January, Chris passed 90°E and moved into the Météo-France area of responsibility, where it was renamed Damia.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/chris82.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Chris www.bom.gov.au 2023-03-26 The system would later become the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the South-West Indian Ocean at the time, with an estimated pressure of 898 hPa (mbar).http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/base_cyclone/nom_annee/DAMIA_1981.html Cyclone Damia Best track 2001-05-16 Météo-France 2010-01-08 Tropical Cyclone Bruno Aus Bruno Jan 15 1982 0603Z.png Bruno 1982 track.png January 10 January 22 50 65 980On 10 January, a weak tropical low formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria from a monsoon trough. The low drifted slowly westwards, crossing the coast near Maningrida late on the 14th. Despite moving over land, the system continued to organise and reached cyclone intensity at 18:00 UTC on 15 January, while the centre was located near Wadeye. The storm, now named Bruno, continued to develop over the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and reached an initial peak intensity with winds of 90 km/h mph on 5 and an estimated central pressure of 989 hPa (mbar) late on the 15th. Bruno made another landfall again at about 07:00 UTC on 16 January, turning towards the southwest and steadily weakening, although it continued to produce gale-force winds as it moved through the West Kimberley. After Bruno passed Port Hedland, the system moved out to sea and rapidly reintensified. Bruno reached its ultimate peak intensity at 15:00 UTC on 19 January, with winds of 90 km/h mph on 5 and an estimated central pressure of 980 hPa (mbar). The storm once again made landfall in the Exmouth Gulf later that day. A weakened Bruno moved out to sea again the next day but the system made its final landfall south of Perth on January 22 and dissipated soon after. Bruno caused torrential rainfall to many areas of Western Australia, especially in the southwest where some stations set records for January rainfall. Severe flooding occurred in the southwest, with the Blackwood River reaching its highest level in over 25 years. Many bridges were washed away and there was extensive road and rail damage. A number of towns were flooded, with 75 houses being flooded in Nannup. Total damage was estimated at $10 million (1982 AUD, $10.9 million 1982 USD).http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/bruno.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Bruno www.bom.gov.au 2023-03-26 Tropical Cyclone Daphne–Fifi Aus Daphne-Fifi Jan 13 1982 0810Z.png Daphne-Fifi 1982 track.png January 11 January 21 50 50 986Operationally considered two separate cyclones, Daphne-Fifi developed from the same monsoon trough that also spawned Cyclones Bruno and Errol. The system was first identified on 11 January. It drifted southeast and became a tropical cyclone at 09:00 UTC the next day. Daphne-Fifi slowly intensified as it moved towards the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Curving towards the east, Daphne-Fifi reached its peak intensity early on 16 January with peak winds of 95 km/h mph on 5 and an estimated central pressure of 986 hPa (mbar). On the 19th, the system accelerated towards the southeast and weakened, dissipating a few days later as it crossed the Western Australian coast. The storm caused no damage or effects to land apart from disruption to shipping operations at Christmas Island.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/daphnefifi.shtml Tropical Cyclone Daphne-Fifi www.bom.gov.au 2023-05-03 Tropical Cyclone Errol Aus Errol jan 15 1982 0744Z.jpg Errol 1982 track.png January 11 January 18 55 50 980 Errol first became a tropical low on 11 January. After developing, the system moved in a general southwest to west direction, becoming a tropical cyclone at 00:00 UTC on the 13th. Errol slowly intensified over the coming days, reaching its peak intensity on 15 January with winds of 100 km/h mph on 5 and an estimated central pressure of 980 hPa (mbar) as it recurved towards the southeast. After peaking, the storm weakened and Errol merged with Cyclone Bruno on the 18 January.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/errol82.shtml Tropical Cyclone Errol www.bom.gov.au 2023-05-03 The storm caused flood damage in Western Australia.http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/41f7107ecdbd58bdca256d3300057c72?OpenDocument WA: Cyclone 2013-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20071028082933/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/41f7107ecdbd58bdca256d3300057c72?OpenDocument 2007-10-28 dead Tropical Cyclone Abigail SPac Abigail feb 1 1982 0422Z.jpg Abigail 1982 track.png January 22 February 1 (Exited basin) 60 65 979The first cyclone of the season to affect Queensland, Abigail originated from a low that developed off of the South East Queensland coast on 22 January. For the next 3 days, the low moved northeast, and then northwest, slowly intensifying. On 25 January, the low turned towards the southeast, becoming a cyclone the following night. During the next 3 days, Abigail executed a cyclonic loop, and it made another major turn towards the east-northeast on the 30th. Abigail reached its highest intensity in the Australian region on 1 February with winds of 120 km/h mph on 5 and an estimated central pressure of 975 hPa (mbar), moving out of the basin immediately after. Abigail caused no damage or fatalities in the Australian region.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/abigail82.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail www.bom.gov.au 2023-05-03 Tropical Cyclone Graham Aus Graham Jan 28 1982 0651Z.png Graham 1982 track.png January 27 February 2 55 60 980A low formed just south of the Intertropical Convergence Zone on January 27. Moving eastward, it reached cyclone status before it made landfall in the Kimberley Region the next day. Weakening to a tropical low, it recurved to the west on the 29th, steered by a developing ridge of high pressure. Early on January 31, the low moved out to sea and quickly redeveloped before once again turning to the southwest and nearing the coast. Just before it made its second landfall near Port Hedland, Graham peaked with winds of 100 km/h mph on 5 and a minimum central pressure of 980 hPa (mbar). During the January 28–30 period, Graham caused extensive landfall over the Kimberley, with 178 mm recorded in Broome during a 24-hour period ending at 01:00 UTC on the 30th. After its second landfall, building and tree damage was reported at Pardoo Station. Tropical Cyclone Coral Aus Coral Feb 5 1982 0517Z.png Coral 1982 track.png February 4 February 6 35 45 996Coral formed on 4 February in the Gulf of Carpentaria, reaching cyclone status later that day. It crossed the coast on 5 February and dissipated the following day. Tropical Cyclone Harriet Aus Harriet Feb 20 1982 0725Z.png Harriet 1982 track.png February 12 February 21 50 50 988 Severe Tropical Cyclone Ian Aus Ian Mar 4 1982 0642Z.png Ian 1982 track.png February 23 March 7 80 80 964 Tropical Cyclone 23S Aus 23S 1982 track.png March 15 March 19 40 Tropical Storm 23S existed from March 15 to March 20, 1982. While it was designated by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, it was not warned on by the Bureau of Meteorology. It later crossed into the South-West Indian Ocean. Severe Tropical Cyclone Bernie Aus Bernie 1982-04-05 1640Z.jpg Bernie 1982 track.png April 1 April 6 (Exited basin) 100 100 945 Severe Tropical Cyclone Dominic Aus Dominic 1982-04-07 0900Z.png Dominic 1982 path.png April 4 April 14 115 100 950 Cyclone Dominic made landfall on April 7, 1982, near Cape Keerweer. Damage was done to buildings and power lines at Edward River Mission and Aurukun. Wind damage was seen in Darwin and the Northern Territory. The storm tide was 1 meter/3.3 ft at Weripa and 1.5 meter/5 ft at Karumba.http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/83edbd0553620d8cca256d09001fc8fd/01c3d896077f63b9ca256d330005813c?OpenDocument Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld/NT: Cyclone 2013-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207182301/http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/83edbd0553620d8cca256d09001fc8fd/01c3d896077f63b9ca256d330005813c?OpenDocument 2012-02-07 dead The storm left 3.6 million dollars (1982 USD) in damage.Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld/NT: CycloneFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Tropical Cyclone Claudia Aus Claudia May 15 1982 0413Z.png Claudia 1982 track.png May 14 May 16 (Exited basin) 40 40 992 See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1981, 1982 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1981, 1982 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1981, 1982 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1981, 1982 References 1980 Australian region cyclone yes 1981 y * Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Australian region Australian region Australian region