Storms near Papua New Guinea
The record holds 48 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Papua New Guinea between 1923 and 2024. The busiest month is April, with 16 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 12 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 48storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 2at 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 Papua New Guinea?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 18 | 38% |
| Tropical storm | 16 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 4% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 12 | 25% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
Papua New Guinea storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1923, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1950s | 3 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 9 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 7 |
| Mar | 8 |
| Apr | 16 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Papua New Guinea
- Theodore (1994)22 February 1994 to 3 March 1994, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 910 hPa
- Ita (2014)2 April 2014 to 18 April 2014, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 922 hPa
- Madge (1973)28 February 1973 to 18 March 1973, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 985 hPa
- Manu (1986)21 April 1986 to 27 April 1986, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 970 hPa
- Agi (1988)3 January 1988 to 15 January 1988, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 980 hPa
- Lisa (1991)4 May 1991 to 19 May 1991, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 972 hPa
Most recent storms near Papua New Guinea
- Paul (2024)9 April 2024 to 12 April 2024, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 994 hPa
- Unnamed storm of March 2020 (South Pacific and Australian region)31 March 2020 to 3 April 2020, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 999 hPa
- Trevor (2019)14 March 2019 to 27 March 2019, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 944 hPa
- Owen (2019)30 November 2018 to 22 December 2018, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 956 hPa
- Liua (2019)25 September 2018 to 30 September 2018, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 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 Papua New Guinea with their own pages
- Theodore (1994)22 February 1994 to 3 March 1994, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 910 hPa
- Ita (2014)2 April 2014 to 18 April 2014, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 922 hPa
- Rewa (1994)26 December 1993 to 23 January 1994, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
- Aivu (1989)29 March 1989 to 5 April 1989, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
- Agnes (1995)15 April 1995 to 23 April 1995, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 945 hPa
- Trevor (2019)14 March 2019 to 27 March 2019, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 944 hPa
- Monica (2006)16 April 2006 to 27 April 2006, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 916 hPa