1987–88 Australian region cyclone season

none Aus 1988 1987-1988 Australian region cyclone season summary.png 6 December 1987 20 May 1988 Gwenda-Ezenina 940 100 10 6 (record low) 5 3 1 17.9 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1987–88 South Pacific cyclone season The 1987–88 Australian region cyclone season was the one of least active Australian region tropical cyclone seasons on record. It officially started on 1 November 1987, and officially ended on 30 April 1988. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season"; the "tropical cyclone year" began on 1 July 1987 and ended on 30 June 1988.http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/TCP24-English2008.pdf PDF WMO Tropical Cyclone Operational plan for the South Pacific & Southeast Indian Ocean 2008 2008-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728234116/http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/TCP24-English2008.pdf 2012-07-28 dead Seasonal summary Systems Tropical Low Ariny Aus 6 December 9 December (Exited basin) Ariny 1987 path.png 30Ariny was a weak tropical cyclone and did not affect land. Tropical Cyclone Agi Aus 6 January (Entered basin) 14 January (Exited basin) Agi 1988 path.png Agi 1988-01-13 0000Z.png 50 70 980 Cyclone Agi veered away from the main islands of Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province after flattening many buildings, uprooting trees and disrupting water supplies. Agi brought heavy rain, high tides and winds gusting at more than 100 km/h to the remote islands it brushed at the eastern tip of the PNG mainland since it formed and began to swirl through the area on Sunday. Severe Tropical Cyclone Frederic Aus 28 January 2 February Frederic 1988 path.png Frederic Feb 1 1988 0107Z.png 80 65 955 Frederic stayed at sea. Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda-Ezenina Aus 6 February 12 February (Exited basin) Gwenda-Ezenina 1988 path.png Gwenda Feb 11 1988 0940Z.png 100 90 941 Gwenda stayed at sea and entered the South-West Indian Ocean basin on 12 February and was renamed as Ezezina. Severe Tropical Cyclone Charlie Aus 19 February 1 March Charlie 1988 path.png Charlie Feb 29 1988 0621Z.png 80 65 972 Early on 21 February, a tropical low formed over the Coral Sea. The system was upgraded to a tropical cyclone at 18:00 UTC on 22 February, given the name Charlie. Charlie continued to strengthen for around a day while turning towards the south, however began to weaken soon after. Following a period of slight weakening, Charlie maintained its intensity and slowly moved towards the west. Early on 27 February, Charlie began to intensify once again, continuing its westerly movement until 36 hours later, when it turned towards the south. Charlie made its first landfall near Cape Bowling Green and reached its peak intensity as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone during 29 February and later made its second landfall, in Upstart Bay. The cyclone weakened rapidly over land and dissipated on 1 March.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/charlie.shtml BOM Tropical Cyclone Charlie 2022-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20220207225349/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/charlie.shtml 2022-02-07 As Charlie made landfall in a sparsely populated area, structural damage was minimal, however significant crop damage occurred, amounting to $15 million (1990 AUD).http://hardenup.org/be-aware/weather-events/events/1980-1989/cyclone-charlie.aspx HardenUp Cyclone Charlie 2022-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20220330002606/http://hardenup.org/be-aware/weather-events/events/1980-1989/cyclone-charlie.aspx 2022-03-30 Tropical Cyclone Herbie Cyclone Herbie Aus 17 May 21 May Tropical Cyclone Herbie 1988.jpg Herbie 1988 track.png 40 35 990 Herbie made landfall in Western Australia on 20 May, making it the only tropical cyclone to hit the state in May, it caused $15.6 million in damages, and was later retired, though it did not cause any fatalities. See also Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1987, 1988 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1987, 1988 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1987, 1988 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1987, 1988 References 1980 Australian region cyclone yes 1987 y Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines Category:Tropical cyclones in 1987 Category:Tropical cyclones in 1988