Hurricane History Map

1956 South Pacific and Australian region season

17 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1956, from 7 December 1955 to 10 April 1956.

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Years1956
Ocean basin

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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)

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The 1956 season in numbers

The record holds 17 storms for the 1956 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 1 had names.4 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 12 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 17storms
  • 4tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 4accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1956

  • Unnamed storm of March 1956 (South Pacific and Australian region)24 March 1956 to 31 March 1956, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of January 1956 (South Pacific and Australian region)29 January 1956 to 4 February 1956, peak Tropical storm (45 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of March 1956 (South Pacific and Australian region)12 March 1956 to 18 March 1956, peak Tropical storm (45 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of January 1956 (South Pacific and Australian region)16 January 1956 to 17 January 1956, peak Tropical storm (35 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of March 1956 (South Pacific and Australian region)27 March 1956 to 28 March 1956, peak Tropical depression (20 kt)

All 17 storms of 1956

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Agnes Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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