The name Irma has been used for two
tropical cyclone
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s in the
Atlantic Ocean
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, one in the
Australian region, one in the
South-West Indian Ocean, and fifteen in the Western
Pacific Ocean
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In the Atlantic Ocean:
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Tropical Storm Irma (1978)
The 1978 Atlantic hurricane season was the last Atlantic hurricane season to use an all-female naming list. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was an above average season due to a subsiding El Niño. Th ...
, formed near the Azores and remained at sea.
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Hurricane Irma (2017), a powerful Category 5 hurricane that affected the Caribbean, Cuba, The Bahamas, and the Southeastern United States, causing extreme damage along its path.
The name ''Irma'' was retired after the 2017 season from future use in the Atlantic, and was replaced with ''Idalia'' for the 2023 season.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Irma (1987), formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
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Cyclone Irma (1967)
In the Western Pacific Ocean:
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Tropical Storm Irma (1949) (T4907)
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Typhoon Irma (1953) (T5301)
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Typhoon Irma (1957) (T5717), which struck Vietnam
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Tropical Storm Irma (1960) (38W, a tropical depression)
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Tropical Storm Irma (1963) (T6316, 32W)
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Typhoon Irma (1966)
Typhoon Irma, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Klaring was a typhoon that hit Philippines in May 1966.
Meteorological history
115 mph Typhoon Irma hit the eastern Samar on May 15. It weakened over the island, but re-intensified rapidl ...
(T6602, 02W, Klaring), struck the Philippines and killed 82 people
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Typhoon Irma (1968) (T6821, 26W)
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Typhoon Irma (1971)
The 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, 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 when ...
(T7135, 37W, Ining)
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Typhoon Irma (1974)
The 1974 Pacific typhoon season was the first season on record to not feature a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon; a feat later repeated by the 1977 and 2017 seasons. Even so, the season was overly active, with 32 tropical storms and 16 typhoon ...
(T7430, 34W, Bidang) – struck the Philippines
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Typhoon Irma (1978)
The 1978 Pacific typhoon season was a very active season that produced 31 tropical storms, 16 typhoons and one intense typhoon. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1978, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacif ...
(T7818, 19W), approached Taiwan and struck Japan
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Typhoon Irma (1981)
Typhoon Irma, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Anding, was a powerful typhoon that struck the Philippines in November 1981. The twenty-fifth named storm and fourteenth typhoon of the 1981 Pacific typhoon season, Irma originated from an active ...
(T8126, 26W, Anding), also called Super Typhoon Irma, which struck the Philippines and killed 409 people
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Typhoon Irma (1985)
Typhoon Irma, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Daling, affected the Philippines in late June 1985. Typhoon Irma originated from a monsoon trough situated near Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean. It slowly developed, with insufficient organ ...
(T8506, 06W, Daling) – struck Japan
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Tropical Storm Irma (1988)
The 1988 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1988, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T8819, 15W)
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Typhoon Irma (1989) (T8931, 34W)
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Tropical Storm Irma (1993)
The 1993 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1993, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T9301, 02W)
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