Hurricane History Map

2013 South Pacific and Australian region season

8 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2013, from 10 December 2012 to 2 May 2013.

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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 2013 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 2013 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 8 had names.8 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 5 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 5cyclone strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 71accumulated 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 2013

  • Evan (2013)10 December 2012 to 27 December 2012, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 943 hPa
  • Freda (2013)26 December 2012 to 3 January 2013, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 940 hPa
  • Sandra (2013)5 March 2013 to 17 March 2013, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 930 hPa
  • Garry (2013)18 January 2013 to 29 January 2013, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 970 hPa
  • Zane (2013)26 April 2013 to 2 May 2013, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 981 hPa

All 8 storms of 2013

StormPeak
Evan Category 4
Freda Category 3
Garry Category 2
Oswald Tropical storm
Haley Tropical storm
Sandra Category 3
Tim Tropical storm
Zane Category 1

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