The name Anita has been used for thirteen
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. Depen ...
s worldwide: one in the North Atlantic Ocean, one in the South Atlantic Ocean, two in the South-West Indian Ocean, and nine in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name Anita was retired in the North Atlantic after the 1977 hurricane season.
In the North Atlantic:
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Hurricane Anita
Hurricane Anita was a powerful Atlantic hurricane during the otherwise quiet 1977 Atlantic hurricane season, and the latest first named storm on record since tropical cyclones were first named in 1950. The first tropical cyclone of the season, ...
(1977), Category 5 hurricane that made a powerful landfall in northern Mexico
The name Anita was retired from use in the North Atlantic after the 1977 hurricane season.
In the South Atlantic:
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Tropical Storm Anita (2010)
South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the Southern Hemisphere. Strong wind shear, which disrupts the formation of cyclones, as well as a lack of weather disturbances favorable for development in the South Atl ...
, the third known tropical cyclone in the south Atlantic on record; did not make landfall, but brought gusty winds to Brazil
In the South-West Indian:
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Cyclone Anita (1967)
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Tropical Storm Anita (2006), passed between Madagascar and the African continent, but did not make landfall
In the Western Pacific:
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Tropical Storm Anita (1950) (T5038)
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Typhoon Anita (1955) (T5504)
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Tropical Depression Anita (1959) (07W), Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm
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Tropical Storm Anita (1961) (26W), Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm
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Tropical Storm Anita (1964) (T6421, 33W), struck Vietnam
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Typhoon Anita (1967) (T6706, 06W, Gening)
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Super Typhoon Anita (1970) (T7010, 11W), struck Japan
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Typhoon Anita (1973) (T7302, 02W)
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Typhoon Anita (1976) (T7611, 11W, Maring), struck Japan
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