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During 2004, tropical cyclones formed within seven different
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7 storms formed on January, in the Australian and Southwestern Indian basin, respectively. Cyclone Frank was the strongest.
5 systems formed on February. 3 on Australian region, 1 on South Pacific basin, and 1 on the Western Pacific. Tropical Cyclone Ivy is the strongest.
8 systems formed on May. Typhoon Nida is the strongest.
7 storms formed on June. Typhoon Dianmu is the strongest.
2 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2004 are counted in the seasonal totals.
3 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the
4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir–Simpson scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
5The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on
US National Hurricane Center
nbsp;– North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
nbsp;– Central Pacific
Japan Meteorological Agency
nbsp;– NW Pacific
India Meteorological Department
nbsp;–
Météo-France – La Reunion
nbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Fiji Meteorological Service
nbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers
Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia
nbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)
nbsp;– South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
Papua New Guinea National Weather Service
nbsp;– South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited
nbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S {{DEFAULTSORT:Tropical cyclones in 2004 Tropical cyclones by year Tropícal cyclones in 2004 2004 Atlantic hurricane season 2004 Pacific hurricane season 2004 Pacific typhoon season 2004 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2003–04 Australian region cyclone season 2004–05 Australian region cyclone season 2003–04 South Pacific cyclone season 2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season 2003–04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2004-related lists
During 2004, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins
Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 132 systems formed with 82 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
of the year was Cyclone Gafilo, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure
Atmospheric pressure, also known as barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the pressure within the atmosphere of Earth. The standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure defined as , which is equivalent to 1013.25 millibars, 7 ...
of . The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which documented 29 named systems, while the North Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe and ...
, despite only amounting to 15 named systems, was the basin's most active season since 1996
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. Conversely, both the Eastern Pacific hurricane and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons experienced the fewest cyclones reaching tropical storm
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
intensity in recorded history, numbering 12 and 4, respectively. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins— South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
—was spread evenly, with each region recording seven named storms apiece. Throughout the year, 28 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including seven Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in the year.
The costliest tropical cyclone was Hurricane Ivan, which struck Caribbean and United States in September causing a tornado outbreak
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A tornado outbreak is the occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same synoptic scale weather system. The number of tornadoes required to qualify as an outbreak typically are at least six to ten, with at least two rotational l ...
, with US$26.1 billion in damage. The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne was a Saffir–Simpson scale, Category 3 hurricane that struck the Caribbean and the Eastern United States in September 2004. It was the deadliest hurricane in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Mitch, Mitch in 1998 Atlantic hur ...
who killed for at least 3,006 deaths in Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions
Due to a Modoki El Niño – a rare type of El Niño in which unfavorable conditions are produced over theeastern Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
instead of the Atlantic basin due to warmer sea surface temperatures
Sea surface temperature (SST), or ocean surface temperature, is the ocean temperature close to the surface. The exact meaning of ''surface'' varies according to the measurement method used, but it is between and below the sea surface. Air masse ...
farther west along the equatorial Pacific – activity was above average in North Atlantic Ocean.
Summary
Heta
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Overview
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from:24/01/2004 till:04/02/2004 color:SWIO text:" Elita"
from:26/01/2004 till:06/02/2004 color:SWIO text:"Frank"
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from:28/01/2004 till:01/02/2004 color:AUSR text:"Linda"
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from:11/02/2004 till:16/02/2004 color:WPAC text:"Ambo"
from:21/02/2004 till:02/03/2004 color:SPAC text:"Ivy
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from:25/02/2004 till:03/03/2004 color:AUSR text:"Monty
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from:27/02/2004 till:04/03/2004 color:AUSR text:"Evan"
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from:12/03/2004 till:28/03/2004 color:AUSR text:"Fay
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from:24/03/2004 till:28/03/2004 color:SATL text:" Catarina"
from:28/03/2004 till:01/04/2004 color:SPAC text:"08F"
from:31/03/2004 till:01/04/2004 color:SWIO text:"13R"
from:01/04/2004 till:03/04/2004 color:SPAC text:"09F"
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from:26/04/2004 till:27/04/2004 color:SWIO text:"14R"
from:05/05/2004 till:10/05/2004 color:NIO text:"ARB 01"
from:05/05/2004 till:17/05/2004 color:SWIO text:"Juba"
from:13/05/2004 till:21/05/2004 color:WPAC text:" Nida"
from:14/05/2004 till:20/05/2004 color:WPAC text:"05W"
from:16/05/2004 till:19/05/2004 color:NIO text:" BOB 01"
from:16/05/2004 till:22/05/2004 color:WPAC text:"Omais"
from:19/05/2004 till:24/05/2004 color:SWIO text:"16R"
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from:22/05/2004 till:24/05/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Agatha"
from:04/06/2004 till:11/06/2004 color:WPAC text:" Conson"
from:05/06/2004 till:15/06/2004 color:WPAC text:" Chanthu"
from:10/06/2004 till:13/06/2004 color:NIO text:"ARB 02"
from:11/06/2004 till:14/06/2004 color:NIO text:"BOB 02"
from:11/06/2004 till:21/06/2004 color:WPAC text:"Dianmu
Dianmu (), also known as Leizi, is the Chinese goddess of lightning, who is said to have used flashing mirrors to send bolts of lightning across the sky.
She is married to Leigong, the god of thunder. She is one of the gods who work together to ...
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from:21/06/2004 till:04/07/2004 color:WPAC text:"Mindulle"
from:24/06/2004 till:04/07/2004 color:WPAC text:" Tingting"
from:02/07/2004 till:04/07/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Two-E"
from:05/07/2004 till:06/07/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"One-C"
from:11/07/2004 till:15/07/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Blas"
from:12/07/2004 till:16/07/2004 color:WPAC text:"Kompasu"
from:19/07/2004 till:25/07/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Celia"
from:24/07/2004 till:03/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"Namtheun"
from:26/07/2004 till:01/08/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:" Darby"
from:27/07/2004 till:27/07/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:31/07/2004 till:06/08/2004 color:NATL text:"Alex
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis.
People
Multiple
*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple pe ...
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from:01/08/2004 till:02/08/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Six-E"
from:03/08/2004 till:13/08/2004 color:NATL text:"Bonnie
Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...
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from:02/08/2004 till:06/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"Malou"
from:02/08/2004 till:09/08/2004 color:WPAC text:" Meranti"
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from:06/08/2004 till:15/08/2004 color:WPAC text:" Rananim"
from:06/08/2004 till:07/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:08/08/2004 till:08/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:09/08/2004 till:13/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"Malakas"
from:09/08/2004 till:14/08/2004 color:NATL text:"Charley Charley may refer to:
Places
*Charley, Leicestershire, a parish in England
*Charley's Flat, alternate name for Dutch Flat, California
*Charley's Motel, former name of Star Lite Motel, Minnesota, United States
*Charley Ridge, West Virginia, United ...
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from:13/08/2004 till:21/08/2004 color:NATL text:"Danielle
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language.
Variants
*Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish
*Danette – English
*Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, ...
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from:13/08/2004 till:15/08/2004 color:NATL text:"Earl
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
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from:14/08/2004 till:20/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"Megi"
from:17/08/2004 till:31/08/2004 color:WPAC text:" Chaba"
from:18/08/2004 till:31/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"Aere
Aere or AERE may refer to:
* Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, in the United States
* Atomic Energy Research Establishment, in the United Kingdom
* Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Bangladesh)
Atomic Energy Research E ...
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from:19/08/2004 till:24/08/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Estelle"
from:23/08/2004 till:26/08/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Frank"
from:23/08/2004 till:26/08/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Nine-E"
from:24/08/2004 till:07/09/2004 color:NATL text:" Frances"
from:25/08/2004 till:31/08/2004 color:WPAC text:"21W"
from:26/08/2004 till:30/08/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Georgette"
from:26/08/2004 till:08/09/2004 color:WPAC text:" Songda"
from:27/08/2004 till:01/09/2004 color:NATL text:"Gaston
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to:
People
First name
*Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315)
*Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343)
*Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391)
*Gaston ...
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from:27/08/2004 till:31/08/2004 color:NATL text:"Hermine"
from:30/08/2004 till:05/09/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Howard
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
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from:01/09/2004 till:05/09/2004 color:AUSR text:"Phoebe"
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from:02/09/2004 till:24/09/2004 color:NATL text:" Ivan"
from:03/09/2004 till:09/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"Sarika"
from:07/09/2004 till:09/09/2004 color:NATL text:"Ten"
from:08/09/2004 till:11/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:08/09/2004 till:16/09/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Isis"
from:10/09/2004 till:19/09/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Javier Javier may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Javier, in video game ''Advance Wars: Dual Strike''
* Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise.
* Javier (album), ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier ...
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from:10/09/2004 till:13/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"Haima"
from:12/09/2004 till:12/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:12/09/2004 till:15/09/2004 color:NIO text:"BOB 03"
from:13/09/2004 till:28/09/2004 color:NATL text:" Jeanne"
from:15/09/2004 till:20/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"Pablo"
from:15/09/2004 till:16/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:16/09/2004 till:24/09/2004 color:NATL text:"Karl Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austria ...
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from:19/09/2004 till:03/10/2004 color:NATL text:"Lisa"
from:19/09/2004 till:29/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"Meari"
from:20/09/2004 till:20/09/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:30/09/2004 till:10/10/2004 color:NIO text:" Onil"
from:02/10/2004 till:08/10/2004 color:NIO text:"BOB 04/05"
from:03/10/2004 till:10/10/2004 color:WPAC text:"Ma-on"
from:04/10/2004 till:06/10/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Kay"
from:08/10/2004 till:10/10/2004 color:NATL text:"Matthew
Matthew may refer to:
* Matthew (given name)
* Matthew (surname)
* ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497
* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
* Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...
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from:09/10/2004 till:13/10/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:10/10/2004 till:11/10/2004 color:NATL text:"Nicole
Nicole may refer to:
People
* Nicole (name)
* Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor''
* Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977)
* Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...
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from:10/10/2004 till:20/10/2004 color:WPAC text:"Tokage The name Tokage has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Japan and is the Japanese word for Lacerta or lizard.
* Typhoon Tokage (2004) (T0423, 27W, Siony) – struck Japan.
* Tropic ...
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from:11/10/2004 till:13/10/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Lester
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People
Given name
* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic
* Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wiscon ...
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from:14/10/2004 till:26/10/2004 color:WPAC text:"Nock-ten"
from:25/10/2004 till:29/10/2004 color:SWIO text:"02"
from:25/10/2004 till:26/10/2004 color:EPAC/CPAC text:" Sixteen-E"
from:28/10/2004 till:30/10/2004 color:SPAC text:"01F"
from:02/11/2004 till:07/11/2004 color:NIO text:"ARB 04"
from:06/11/2004 till:18/11/2004 color:SWIO text:"Arola"
from:13/11/2004 till:25/11/2004 color:WPAC text:" Muifa"
from:16/11/2004 till:18/11/2004 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:19/11/2004 till:05/12/2004 color:SWIO text:"Bento"
from:21/11/2004 till:23/11/2004 color:WPAC text:"Merbok"
from:27/11/2004 till:30/11/2004 color:WPAC text:" Winnie"
from:29/11/2004 till:04/12/2004 color:WPAC text:" Nanmadol"
from:29/11/2004 till:02/12/2004 color:NIO text:"Agni
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from:29/11/2004 till:03/12/2004 color:NATL text:"Otto"
from:03/12/2004 till:05/12/2004 color:AUSR text:"05S"
from:03/12/2004 till:14/12/2004 color:SPAC text:"02F"
from:05/12/2004 till:10/12/2004 color:SPAC text:"03F"
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from:11/12/2004 till:20/12/2004 color:WPAC text:"Talas"
from:11/12/2004 till:11/12/2004 color:SWIO text:"05"
from:17/12/2004 till:21/12/2004 color:WPAC text:"Noru"
from:21/12/2004 till:27/12/2004 color:SPAC text:"Judy"
from:22/12/2004 till:25/12/2004 color:SWIO text:"Chambo"
from:30/12/2004 till:10/01/2005 color:AUSR text:"Raymond"
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from:01/03/2004 till:01/04/2004 text:March
from:01/04/2004 till:01/05/2004 text:April
from:01/05/2004 till:01/06/2004 text:May
from:01/06/2004 till:01/07/2004 text:June
from:01/07/2004 till:01/08/2004 text:July
from:01/08/2004 till:01/09/2004 text:August
from:01/09/2004 till:01/10/2004 text:September
from:01/10/2004 till:01/11/2004 text:October
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from:01/12/2004 till:31/12/2004 text:December
from:01/01/2005 till:17/01/2005 text:Jan. '05
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Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
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North Atlantic Ocean
It was an above average season in which 16 tropical cyclones formed. All but one tropical depression attained tropical storm status, and nine of these became hurricanes. Six hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes.Systems
A total of 138 systems formed globally in the year with 60 of them causing significant damage, deaths, and/or setting records for their basin.January
7 storms formed on January, in the Australian and Southwestern Indian basin, respectively. Cyclone Frank was the strongest.
February
5 systems formed on February. 3 on Australian region, 1 on South Pacific basin, and 1 on the Western Pacific. Tropical Cyclone Ivy is the strongest.
March
Average storms forming 12 storms. Strongest storm is Cyclone Gafilo with 895hpa HPA may refer to:
Organizations
* Harry Potter Alliance, a charity
* Halifax Port Authority, Canada
* Hamburg Port Authority, Germany
* Hawaii Preparatory Academy, a school in Hawaii, US
* Health Protection Agency, UK
* Heerespersonalamt, the Ger ...
,
Hurricane Catarina was the record breaking and the only hurricane in the South Atlantic.
April
Below average forming 9 systems. Only Typhoon Sudal (2004) became a storm, mostly being a depression.
May
8 systems formed on May. Typhoon Nida is the strongest.
June
7 storms formed on June. Typhoon Dianmu is the strongest.
July
August
September
October
November
December
Global effects
See also
*Tropical cyclones by year
The following is a list of tropical cyclones by year. Since the year 957, there have been at least 12,791 recorded tropical or subtropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, which are known as basins. Collectively, tropical ...
* List of earthquakes in 2004
This is a list of earthquakes in 2004. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they resulted in significant damage or casualties, or were notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The year 2 ...
* Tornadoes of 2004
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2004. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and East India, Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the rig ...
* 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
Notes
1 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2004 are counted in the seasonal totals.2 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2004 are counted in the seasonal totals.
3 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the
IMD scale
Tropical cyclones are ranked on one of five tropical cyclone intensity scales, according to their maximum sustained winds and which tropical cyclone basins they are located in. Only a few scales of classifications are used officially by the mete ...
which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir–Simpson scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
5The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on
Météo-France
Météo-France is the French national meteorological service.
Organisation
The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but many domestic operatio ...
which uses gust winds.
References
External links
Regional Specialized Meteorological CentersUS National Hurricane Center
nbsp;– North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
nbsp;– Central Pacific
Japan Meteorological Agency
nbsp;– NW Pacific
India Meteorological Department
nbsp;–
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between ...
and the Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
Météo-France – La Reunion
nbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Fiji Meteorological Service
nbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers
Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia
nbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)
nbsp;– South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
Papua New Guinea National Weather Service
nbsp;– South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited
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