Storms near East Timor
The record holds 12 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of East Timor between 1908 and 2019. The busiest month is April, with 5 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 3 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 12storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 1at 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 East Timor?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 42% |
| Tropical storm | 3 | 25% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 3 | 25% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
East Timor storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2019, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1908, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 3 |
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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
Strongest storms near East Timor
- Sally (1972)3 December 1971 to 13 December 1971, peak Category 1 (65 kt)
- Esther (1984)19 December 1983 to 24 December 1983, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 hPa
- Errol (2011)12 April 2011 to 18 April 2011, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 985 hPa
- Gillian (2014)7 March 2014 to 28 March 2014, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
Most recent storms near East Timor
- Lili (2019)5 May 2019 to 11 May 2019, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 996 hPa
- Gillian (2014)7 March 2014 to 28 March 2014, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
- Errol (2011)12 April 2011 to 18 April 2011, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 985 hPa
- Inigo (2003)29 March 2003 to 8 April 2003, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 914 hPa
- Bonnie (2002)7 April 2002 to 15 April 2002, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 985 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 East Timor with their own pages
- Gillian (2014)7 March 2014 to 28 March 2014, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
- Inigo (2003)29 March 2003 to 8 April 2003, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 914 hPa
- Chloe (1995)29 March 1995 to 9 April 1995, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa