Hurricane History Map

1976 South Pacific and Australian region season

14 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1976, from 31 July 1975 to 30 April 1976.

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Years1976
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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 1976 season in numbers

The record holds 14 storms for the 1976 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 13 had names.8 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 2 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 6 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 14storms
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 2cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 18accumulated 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 1976

  • David (1976)11 January 1976 to 22 January 1976, peak Category 2 (91 kt), 955 hPa
  • Frances (1976)2 February 1976 to 10 February 1976, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 965 hPa
  • Elsa (1976)20 January 1976 to 26 January 1976, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa
  • Jan (1976)15 April 1976 to 22 April 1976, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa
  • Watorea (1976)22 April 1976 to 30 April 1976, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa

All 14 storms of 1976

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Charlotte Unknown intensity
Kim Tropical storm
David Category 2
Elsa Tropical storm
Alan Unknown intensity
Frances Category 1
Beth Unknown intensity
Colin Tropical storm
Dawn Unknown intensity
Hope Tropical storm
George Unknown intensity
Jan Tropical storm
Watorea Tropical storm

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Other basins in 1976

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