Hurricane History Map

2005 South Pacific and Australian region season

13 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2005, from 12 December 2004 to 23 April 2005.

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Years2005
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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)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

The 2005 season in numbers

The record holds 13 storms for the 2005 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 11 had names.12 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 6 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 13storms
  • 12tropical storm strength or more
  • 6cyclone strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 167accumulated 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 2005

  • Olaf (2005)10 February 2005 to 23 February 2005, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
  • Percy (2005)23 February 2005 to 5 March 2005, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 900 hPa
  • Ingrid (2005)4 March 2005 to 17 March 2005, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 924 hPa
  • Meena (2005)1 February 2005 to 11 February 2005, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 915 hPa
  • Nancy (2005)10 February 2005 to 18 February 2005, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa

All 13 storms of 2005

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Judy Tropical storm
Kerry Category 2
Lola Tropical storm
Meena Category 4
Harvey Tropical storm
Olaf Category 5
Nancy Category 4
Percy Category 5
Rae Tropical storm
Ingrid Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Sheila Tropical storm

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