The name Peter has been used for four
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.
In the Atlantic Ocean:
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Tropical Storm Peter (2003)
The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season was a highly active Atlantic hurricane season with tropical activity before and after the official bounds of the season—the first such occurrence since the 1970 season. The season produced 21 tropical cyclo ...
, a strong off-season tropical storm that formed in the open ocean, northwest of the Cape Verde islands.
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Tropical Storm Peter (2021)
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, producing 21 named storms and the second season in a row (third overall) in which the designated 21-name list of storm names was exhausted. ...
, a weak and poorly organized tropical storm that stayed at sea.
In the Australian Region:
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Cyclone Peter
Cyclone Peter was the wettest tropical cyclone on record in Australia. The third system and first severe tropical cyclone of the 1978–79 season, Peter developed on 29 December from a weak low pressure area over the Gulf of Carpentaria. Peter ...
, the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the region, caused damage throughout the Gulf of Carpentaria.
In the Western North Pacific:
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Typhoon Peter (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 ...
((T9708, 09W, Daling), a weak Category 1 typhoon that made landfall in Japan.
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