Category 1 is the lowest classification on the

Australian tropical cyclone intensity 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 ...

used to classify tropical cyclones, that have 10-minute sustained winds of . tropical cyclones have peaked as Category 1 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin, which is denoted as the waters surrounding Australia to the south of the equator, between 90°E and 160°E. The earliest tropical cyclone to be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone was Carmen. The latest was Harold which was classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone as it moved through the Solomon Sea.

Background

The Australian region tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between

90°E The meridian 90° east of Prime Meridian, Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. It is the border between two trop ...

and 160°E. The basin is officially monitored by the Australian

Bureau of Meteorology The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together ...

, Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service as well as Indonesia's

Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency ( id, Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika, abbreviated BMKG) is an Indonesian non-departmental government agency for meteorology, climatology, and geophysics. History Its history began ...

. Other meteorological services such as the

Fiji Meteorological Service The Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) is a Department of the government of Fiji responsible for providing weather forecasts and is based on the grounds of Nadi Airport in Nadi. The current director of Fiji Meteorological Service is Misaeli Funaki. ...

, the New Zealand

MetService Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService - Te Ratonga Tirorangi) is the national meteorological service of New Zealand. MetService was established as a state-owned enterprise in 1992. It employs about 300 staff, and its headqua ...

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 ...

as well as the United States

Joint Typhoon Warning Center The Joint typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The JTWC is responsible for the issuing of tropical cyclone warnings in the North-West Pacific Ocean, South P ...

also monitor the basin. Within the basin a Category 1 tropical cyclone is a

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 ...

that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of on the

. A named storm could also be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. However, this scale is not officially used in the Australian, however, various agencies including NASA also use it to compare tropical cyclones. A Category 1 tropical cyclone is expected to cause some damage, if it significantly impacts land at or near its peak intensity.

Systems

1970's

, - , Isa , , , , , , , , Solomon Islands , , , , , , , - , Dora , , , , , , , , Queensland , , Widespread , , , , , - ,

Fiona Fiona is a feminine given name. The name is associated with the Gaelic traditions of Ireland and Scotland (through the poetry of James Macpherson), but has also become popular in England.. It can be considered either a Latinisation of names, Lati ...

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Faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Territory, Queensland , , , , , , , - , Maud , , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - ,

Bella Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , Paula , , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - ,

Natalie Natalie may refer to: People * Natalie (given name) * Natalie (singer) (born 1979), Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter * Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis Music Albums * ''Natal ...

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Flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. E ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , Amelia (1975) , , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , Denise , , , , , , , , Cocos Island , , Minor , , None , , , - , Kim (1975) , - , Sue (1975) , - , Alan (1976) , - , Hope (1976) , - , Carol (1976) , - , June (1977) , - , Keith (1977) , - , Lily (1977) , - , Miles (1977) , - , Nancy (1977) , - , Otto (1977) , - , Stan (1979) , - , Gordon (1979)

1980's

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Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, - , Edna , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Amelia , , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , 04U , , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - ,

Coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...

, - , Claudia , - ,

Des Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include: People * Des Buckingham, English football manager * Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician * Des Dillon (disambiguation), sever ...

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Fritz Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin an ...

, - , 06U , - ,

Rebecca Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

, , , , , , , , Arnhem Land, Cape York Peninsula , , , , , , , - ,

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in ...

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Hector In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

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Alfred Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

, - , Blanch(e) , - ,

Herbie Herbie, the Love Bug is a fictional Sentience, sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, who has been featured in several Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film ''The Love Bug''. He has a mind of his own an ...

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John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

, , , , , , , , Cocos Island , , , , , , , - , Leon –
Hanitra , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Marcia , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Ernie Ernie is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Ernest, Ernald, Ernesto, or Verner. It may refer to: People * Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive * Ernie Adams (disambiguation) * Ernie Afaganis (born c ...

, , , , , , , , Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guniea , , , , , ,

1990s

, - , Rosita , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Greg Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled " Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name *Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people *Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadi ...

, , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Bessi , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Laurence Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

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Ken Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in ...

, , , , , , , , Cocos Island , , , , , , , - ,

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Territory, Western Australia , , , , , , , - , Sadie , , , , , , , , Cape York , , , , , , , - , Tim , , , , , , , , Christmas Island, Cocos Island , , , , , , , - , Emma , , , , , , , , Christmas Island , , , , , , , - ,

Isobel Isobel, is the Scottish form of the female given name Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth (Hebrew Elisheba). Isobel is a feminine given name. People named Isobel include: * Isobel of Huntingdon (1199-1251), Scottish ...

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Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...

, , , , , , , , Cape York , , , , , , , - , Lindsay , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Melanie –
Bellamine , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

, , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - , Gillian , , , , , , , , Papua New Guinea, Queensland , , , , , , , - , Ita , , , , , , , , Queensland , , , , , , , - , Sid , , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - ,

May May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , Zelia , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Olinda Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Recife metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capi ...

, , , , , , , , New Caledonia , , , , , ,

2000s

, - , Marcia , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Winsome , , , , , , , , Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , Wylva , , , , , , , , Northern Australia , , , , , , , - , Errol , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Upia , , , , , , , , Budelun Island , , , , , , , - ,

Beni is a Japanese R&B singer, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label. In 2008, Arashiro left Avex Trax and transferred to Universal Music Japan where she started to perform as simply Beni (stylized as BENI). She was initially best known fo ...

, , , , , , , , Queensland, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu, New Caledonia , , , , , , , - ,

Graham Graham and Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan ...

, , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - , Harriet , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Epi , , , , , , , , Papua New Guinea , , , , , , , - ,

Evan Evan is both an English and Welsh male given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it could be compared to " Ivan", " Ian", and " Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhô� ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Australia , , , , , , , - , Phoebe , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

, , , , , , , , Western Australia, Northern Territory , , , , , , , - , Tim , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Vivienne Vivian (and variants such as Vivien and Vivienne) is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine ''Vivianus'' and feminine '' Viviana'', which survived into modern use because it is the n ...

, , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Emma , , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - ,

Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

, , , , , , , , Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea , , , , , , , - , 01U/01S , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

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Ellie Ellie, or Elly, is a given name, usually feminine. The name stands on its own or can be a shortened form of any of the numerous female names beginning with the syllable El-, in particular Eleanor or Elizabeth and Elvira. It can also be a short fo ...

, , , , , , , , Queensland , , , , , , , - , Freddy , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Kirrily , , , , , , , , Indonesia , , , , , ,

2010s

, - , Neville , , , , , , , , Queensland , , , , , , , - , Tasha , , , , , , , , Queensland , , , , 1 , , , - ,

Vince Vince is a given name, it is the anglicisation and shortened form of the name Vincent, as well as a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Vince Agnew (born 1987), American football player * Vince Cable (born 1943), British politician ...

, , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , 25U/20S , , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - ,

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

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Oswald Oswald may refer to: People * Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbu ...

, , , , , , , , Eastern Australia , , , , , , , - , Alessia , , , , , , , , Northern Australia , , , , , , , - , Edna , , , , , , , , Queensland, New Caledonia , , , , , , , - ,

Hadi Hadi or Hady ( ar, هادي) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Al-Hadi is one of the 99 names of God in Islam meaning ''guide'' (from the Arabic triconsonantal root ; also present in hidayah). Given name Hadi * Hadi Saei (born 1976), ...

, , , , , , , , Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu , , , , , , , - ,

Raquel Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler * Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ...

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Yvette Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...

, , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - ,

Caleb Caleb (), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb ( he, כָּלֵב, ''Kalev'', ; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' ...

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, , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Cempaka , , , , , , , , Indonesia , , , , , , , - , Irving , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Flamboyan , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Kenanga , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

Lili ''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...

, , , , , , , , Eastern Indonesia, East Timor, Top End , , , , , ,

2020s

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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...

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Esther Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen ...

, , , , , , , , Northern Australia , , , , , , , - , Gretel , , , , , , , , Cape York Peninsula, New Caledonia, New Zealand , , , , , , , - ,

Harold Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts a ...

, , , , , , , , Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga , , , , , , , - , Mangga , , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - ,

Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

, , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , Kimi , , , , , , , , Queensland , , , , , , , - , Odette , , , , , , , , Western Australia , , , , , , , - , Paddy , , , , , , , , Christmas Island , , , , , , , - , Teratai , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - , 01U , , , , , , , , None , , , , , , , - ,

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Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

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Other systems

*Tropical Cyclone Pearl (1983) was declassified as a tropical cyclone during post-season analysis, after the BoM determined that it was unlikely to have become a tropical cyclone as a result of the strong wind shear over the area. *Tropical Cyclones Isobel (2006), Odette (2008), Fletcher (2014) were declassified as a tropical cyclone during post-season analysis, after the BoM determined that the system had not reached tropical cyclone intensity. *Tropical Cyclone's Ken (2004) Gabrielle (2009), Anggrek (2010) were declassified as tropical cyclones during post-season analysis, after the BoM estimated that gale force winds did not extend more than 1/2 way around the centre. *Tropical Cyclone

Peta Peta or PETA may refer to: Acronym * Pembela Tanah Air, a militia established by the occupying Japanese in Indonesia in 1943 * People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an American animal rights organization * People Eating Tasty Animals, an ...

was declassified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone during post-season analysis, after the BoM estimated that gale force winds did not extend more than 1/2 way around the centre for more than 6 hours. *The FMS shows that Tropical Cyclone Liua moved into the basin on September 28, 2018, as a Category 1 tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of . *Metservice shows that Tropical Cyclone Veli was a Category 1 tropical cyclone within the Australian region between 4 - 6 February 1987, with 10-minute sustained winds of . *Tropical Cyclone Usha was named as a tropical cyclone by the Papua New Guinea National Weather Service, however, it is not currently recorded in the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's tropical cyclone database.

Climatology

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Background

Systems

1970's

1980's

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Other systems

Climatology

Notes

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