Hurricane History Map

Australian Indian Ocean Territories storm history

39 storms have passed within 50 km of Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1861 to 2026, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Australian Indian Ocean Territories

The record holds 39 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Australian Indian Ocean Territories between 1861 and 2026. The busiest month is January, with 8 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 3 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 39storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 0at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Australian Indian Ocean Territories?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression1436%
Tropical storm2256%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity38%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).

Australian Indian Ocean Territories storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 9 in 2020s.1860s11930s21950s21960s31970s41980s81990s32000s32010s42020s9

The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1861, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1860s1
1930s2
1950s2
1960s3
1970s4
1980s8
1990s3
2000s3
2010s4
2020s9

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 8 in Jan.Jan8Feb7Mar6Apr6May1Jun0Jul0Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov3Dec7
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan8
Feb7
Mar6
Apr6
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov3
Dec7

Strongest storms near Australian Indian Ocean Territories

  • Annie (1974)21 November 1973 to 8 December 1973, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 981 hPa
  • Harriet:heather (1992)24 February 1992 to 8 March 1992, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
  • Dianne:jery (2002)5 April 2002 to 13 April 2002, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa
  • Gillian (2014)7 March 2014 to 28 March 2014, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
  • Doreen (1968)19 January 1968 to 26 January 1968, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
  • Rosie (2008)20 April 2008 to 24 April 2008, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 988 hPa

Most recent storms near Australian Indian Ocean Territories

  • Jenna (2026)3 January 2026 to 9 January 2026, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 967 hPa, provisional
  • Iggy (2026)31 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 997 hPa, provisional
  • Grant (2026)14 December 2025 to 7 January 2026, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (119 kt), 940 hPa, provisional
  • Unnamed storm of December 2024 (South-West Indian)24 December 2024 to 31 December 2024, Tropical depression (17 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 999 hPa, provisional
  • Neville (2024)7 March 2024 to 25 March 2024, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 948 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near Australian Indian Ocean Territories with their own pages

  • Harriet:heather (1992)24 February 1992 to 8 March 1992, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
  • Dianne:jery (2002)5 April 2002 to 13 April 2002, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa
  • Gillian (2014)7 March 2014 to 28 March 2014, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
  • Grant (2026)14 December 2025 to 7 January 2026, peak Category 4 (119 kt), 940 hPa, provisional
  • Kate (2015)21 December 2014 to 4 January 2015, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 950 hPa
  • Annette:jaminy (1984)3 February 1984 to 23 February 1984, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 927 hPa
  • Adeline:juliet (2005)1 April 2005 to 16 April 2005, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 905 hPa
  • Neville (2024)7 March 2024 to 25 March 2024, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 948 hPa
  • Chris:damia (1982)5 January 1982 to 23 January 1982, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 898 hPa
  • Kirsty (1985)1 March 1985 to 19 March 1985, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 920 hPa

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