Hurricane History Map

1974 South Pacific and Australian region season

18 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1974, from 7 July 1973 to 28 April 1974.

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Years1974
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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 1974 season in numbers

The record holds 18 storms for the 1974 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 12 had names.10 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 2 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more). 8 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 18storms
  • 10tropical storm strength or more
  • 2cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 24accumulated 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 1974

  • Pam (1974)30 January 1974 to 8 February 1974, peak Category 3 (97 kt), 945 hPa
  • Lottie:natalie (1974)1 December 1973 to 12 December 1973, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 965 hPa
  • Vera (1974)17 January 1974 to 22 January 1974, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa
  • Zoe (1974)5 March 1974 to 20 March 1974, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa
  • Alice (1974)21 March 1974 to 30 March 1974, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa

All 18 storms of 1974

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Lottie:natalie Category 1
Una Unknown intensity
Monica Tropical storm
Vera Tropical storm
Nessie Tropical storm
Wanda Unknown intensity
Pam Category 3
Yvonne Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Zoe Tropical storm
Jenny Tropical storm
Alice Tropical storm
Tina Tropical storm

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