The name David has been used for four
tropical cyclone
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s worldwide, once each in the: Atlantic Ocean (where it was retired from use after 1979), Australian region of the South Pacific Ocean, South-West Indian Ocean, and Western Pacific Ocean. It has also been used by
Météo France
Météo may refer to:
*Weather in French
* Météo-France, the French national meteorological service
* MétéoMédia, a 24-hour Canadian French-language cable television specialty channel and web site
* Météo Suisse, officially the Federal Offic ...
for one extratropical
European windstorm
European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak intensit ...
.
In the Atlantic:
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Hurricane David
Hurricane David was an extremely deadly hurricane which caused massive loss of life in the Dominican Republic in August 1979, and was the most intense hurricane to make landfall in the country in recorded history. A Cape Verde hurricane that rea ...
(1979), a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in the Dominican Republic and later in both Florida and Georgia, causing over 2,000 deaths people along its path.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone David (1976), a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) that made landfall in Queensland.
In the South-West Indian:
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Tropical Storm David (2009), whose remnants brought heavy rain to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.
In the Western Pacific:
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Typhoon David (1997)
The 1997 Pacific typhoon season was a record-breaking season featuring 11 tropical cyclones reaching super typhoon intensity, tying the record with 1965 with the most violent tropical cyclones globally. It has no official bounds; it ran year-roun ...
(21W), a Category 2 typhoon that remained over the open ocean.
In Europe:
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Storm David (2017) (Friederike in Germany), brought hurricane-force gusts, rain and severe snowfall particularly to central Europe, creating blizzard conditions in some areas.
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