Hurricane History Map

2000 South Pacific and Australian region season

10 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2000, from 6 January 2000 to 20 April 2000.

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Years2000
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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 2000 season in numbers

The record holds 10 storms for the 2000 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 9 had names.10 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 5 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 10storms
  • 10tropical storm strength or more
  • 5cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 42accumulated 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 2000

  • Kim (2000)23 February 2000 to 3 March 2000, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 935 hPa
  • Mona (2000)6 March 2000 to 14 March 2000, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 960 hPa
  • Iris (2000)6 January 2000 to 10 January 2000, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 964 hPa
  • Jo (2000)23 January 2000 to 2 February 2000, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 972 hPa
  • Steve (2000)25 February 2000 to 11 March 2000, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 975 hPa

All 10 storms of 2000

StormPeak
Iris Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Jo Category 1
Kim Category 3
Steve Category 1
Leo Tropical storm
Mona Category 1
Vaughan Tropical storm
Tessi Tropical storm
Neil Tropical storm

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Other basins in 2000

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