The name Rita has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, and ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
Rita was used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
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Hurricane Rita (2005) – powerful Category 5 hurricane that caused extensive damage to Texas and Louisiana.
After the 2005 season, Rita is replaced by Rina for the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.
Rita was also used for ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific:
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Typhoon Rita (1948) (T4831)
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Typhoon Rita (1953)
The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1953, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year wh ...
(T5310)
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Typhoon Rita (1958) (T5805)
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Tropical Storm Rita (1961) (T6101, 01W)
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Tropical Storm Rita (1963) (T6323, 42W, Trining)
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Typhoon Rita (1966) (T6610, 10W)
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Tropical Storm Rita (1969) (T6902, 02W)
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Typhoon Rita (1972)
Typhoon Rita, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gloring, was one of the longest-lived Western Pacific tropical cyclones on record. Rita traversed the basin along an erratic path for 22 days. The second of four simultaneously developing s ...
(T7207, 08W, Gloring) – the longest lasting Western Pacific tropical cyclone.
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Typhoon Rita (1975) (T7506, 08W) – affected Japan and the
Ryūkyū Islands
The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni ...
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Typhoon Rita (1978)
Typhoon Rita, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kading, was the most powerful tropical cyclone during the 1978 Pacific typhoon season and one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record. A long-lived and destructive tropical cyclone, Rita ...
(T7826, 29W, Kading) – one of the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded, caused much damage in the Philippines.
Rita has also been used for four tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific:
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Cyclone Rita (1964)
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Cyclone Rita (1971)
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Cyclone Rita (2001) The name Rita has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, and ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
Rita was used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
* Hurricane Rita (2005) – powerful Category 5 hurrica ...
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Cyclone Rita (2019) The name Rita has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, and ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
Rita was used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
* Hurricane Rita (2005) – powerful Category 5 hurrica ...
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