List of Category 3 Australian region severe tropical cyclones

Systems

Name Dates as a Category 3 Duration Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Land areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Flora1 – 5 December 1964140 km/h (85 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Northern Territory, QueenslandExtensiveNone[1]
Ada17 – 18 January 19701 days 12 hours130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Solomon Islands[2]
Gertie
Fiona
10 – 28 February 1971150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Northern Territory, QueenslandNone[3][4][5][6]
Althea22 - 24 December 19712 days120 km/h (75 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Queensland$18.5 million3[7][8][9][10]
Daisy10 - 12 February 19722 days120 km/h (75 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Queensland$1.48 millionNone[11][8][12]
Emily30 March – 2 April 19723 days 12 hours155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Queensland8[13][14]
Gail15 April 197236 hours155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)[15]
Hannah11 May 19721 day130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea[16]
Jean12 - 14 January 19732 days 15 hours150 km/h (90 mph)964 hPa (28.47 inHg)[17]
Adeline28 - 29 January 1973`12 hours130 km/h (80 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)[18]
Kristy25 – 27 February 19701 days 6 hours120 km/h (75 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)
Nellie15 – 18 March 19701 days 6 hours150 km/h (90 mph)964 hPa (28.47 inHg)
Flores28 – 30 April 197338 hours150 km/h (90 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Indonesia1653[19][20]
Marcelle1 – 3 May 19732 days130 km/h (80 mph)973 hPa (28.73 inHg)South-Western AustraliaNoneNone[21][22]
Ines (1973)
Beryl (1973)
Cecily (1973)
Deidre-Delida (1973)
Helen (1974)
Zoe (1974)
Isobel (1974)
Jessie (1974)
Selma (1974)
Robyn-Deborah (1975)
Ray (1975)
David13 – 19 January 1976155 km/h (100 mph)961 hPa (28.38 inHg)QueenslandN/ANone[23]
Beth13–22 February 1976130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Queensland$3.13 millionNone[8]
Wally (1976)
Colin (1976)
Irene (1977)
Jack-Io (1977)
Karen (1977)
Verna28 April – 3 May 1977125 km/h (80 mph)973 hPa (28.73 inHg)Northern TerritoryNoneNone[24]
Vern (1978)
Peter (1978–79)
Rosa (1979)
Wilf-Danitza (1979–80)
Freda198170 kts
Max198185 kts
Paddy25 – 30 May 1981120 km/h (75 mph)973 hPa (28.73 inHg)Western AustraliaNoneNone[25]
Alex19 – 27 October 1981150 km/h (90 mph)964 hPa (28.47 inHg)NoneNone[26]
Abigail (1982)
Ian (1982)
Ken (1983)
Lena (1983)
Naomi21 April – 2 May 1983150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)NoneNone[27]
Monty (1983)
Oscar22 October – 1 November 1983140 km/h (85 mph)968 hPa (28.59 inHg)NoneNoneNone[28]
Grace (1984)
Vivienne-Fanja (1984)
Willy (1984)
Annette-Jaminy (1984)
Ingrid (1984)
Jim (1984)
Emma (1984)
Frank (1984)
NigelJanuary 14 – 20, 1985150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Vanuatu, FijiN/ANone
Hubert (1985)
Isobel (1985)
Jacob (1985)
Lindsay (1985)
Margot10 – 25 April 1985155 km/h (100 mph)942 hPa (27.82 inHg)Western AustraliaN/ANone
Nicholas (1985)
Winifred27 January – 5 February 1986155 km/h (100 mph)957 hPa (28.26 inHg)Queensland$130 million2
Rhonda (1986)
Manu21–27 April 1986130 km/h (80 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Papua New Guinea, QueenslandExtensiveNone[29]
Namu (1986)
Connie15 – 23 January 1987155 km/h (100 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Western AustraliaN/ANone
Jason (1987)
Frederic (1988)
Charlie (1988)
Ilona12 – 19 December 1988150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Western Australia$742 thousandNone
Kirrily (1989)
Felicity13 – 20 December 1989140 km/h (85 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Cape York PeninsulaMinorNone[30][31]
Sam (1990)
Vincent (1990)
Betsy (1992)
Daman (1992)
Fran (1992)
Nina21 December 1992 – 5 January 1993150 km/h (90 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Queensland, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna$1 million32[32]
Polly (1993)
Adel13–15 May 1993120 km/h (75 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Papua New GuineaN/A3[33]
Naomi15 – 18 December 1993150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Western AustraliaN/ANone[34]
Pearl-Farah (199411 – 21 January 1994155 km/h (100 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)NoneNoneNone[35]
Quenton22 – 29 January 1994150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)NoneNoneNone
Vivienne (1994)
Violet (1995)
Warren4 – 6 March 1995150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Queensland, Northern TerritoryN/ANone[36]
Daryl-Agnielle (1995)
Gertie17 – 22 December 1995140 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)AustraliaN/ANone[37]
Hubert-Coryna (1996)
Celeste26 – 29 January 1996130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)QueenslandN/ANone[38]
Jacob (1996)
Fergus23 December 1996 – 1 January 1997155 km/h (100 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Solomon Islands, New ZealandN/A4
Rachel3 – 8 January 1997130 km/h (80 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Northern Territory, Western AustraliaMinorNone[39]
Justin6 – 24 March 1997150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Papua New Guinea, Queensland$190 million37[40]
Selwyn (1997–98)
Victor-Cindy (1998)
Alison (1998)
Billy (1998)
Damien-Birenda (1999)
Rona10 – 21 February 1999140 km/h (80 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Eastern Australia, New Caledonia$150 million7[41]
Kirrily (2000)
Leon-Eline (2000)
Tessi1 – 3 April 2000130 km/h (80 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Queensland$60 millionNone[42]
Abigail (2001)
Walter (2001)
Claudia (2002)
Dianne-Jery (2002)
Erica (2003)
Jana (2003)
Debbie (2003)
Kerry (2005)
Harvey3 – 7 February 2005140 km/h (85 mph)967 hPa (28.56 inHg)Northern TerritoryN/ANone
Willy (2005)
Adeline-Juliet (2005)
Clare6 – 10 January 2006140 km/h (85 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Western Australia$2.35 millionNone[42][43]
Jim (2006)
Wati (2006)
Jacob (2007)
Kara (2007)
Guba11 -20 November 2007120 km/h (75 mph)971 hPa (28.67 inHg)Papua New Guinea$71.4 million149[42]
Nicholas (2008)
Magda18 – 24 January 2010130 km/h (80 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Western AustraliaMinorNone[44]
Paul (2010)22 March130 km/h (80 mph)971 hPa (28.67 inHg)Northern TerritoryUnknownNone
Dianne11–22 February140 km/h (85 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Western AustraliaMinimalMinimalNone
Carlos12–27 February120 km/h (75 mph)969 hPa (28.61 inHg)Northern Territory, Western Australia$16 million$12.3 millionNone
Alenga3–11 December140 km/h (85 mph)972 hPa (28.70 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone[45]
Heidi9 – 13 January 2012150 km/h (90 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Western AustraliaMinimalNone[46][47]
Lua10 – 18 March 2012155 km/h (100 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Western Australia$230 millionNone}[48][49]
Sandra5 – 9 MarchCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone150 km/h (90 mph)963 hPa (28.44 inHg)NoneNoneNoneNone
Victoria7 – 12 AprilCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)971 hPa (28.67 inHg)Western AustraliaNoneNoneNone
Zane27 April – 1 MayCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone120 km/h (75 mph)983 hPa (29.03 inHg)Papua New Guinea, QueenslandNoneNoneNone
Bruce16 – 19 DecemberCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone155 km/h (100 mph)959 hPa (28.32 inHg)Cocos IslandsNoneNoneNone
Jack15 – 22 AprilCategory 3 severe tropical cyclone140 km/h (85 mph)966 hPa (28.53 inHg)Cocos IslandsNoneNoneNone[50]
Olwyn8 – 14 March140 km/h (85 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Western Australia$100 million$76.3 million1
Frances21 April – 1 May 2017120 km/h (75 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East TimorNoneNone[51][52]
Kelvin11 – 21 February, 2018150 km/h (90 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Top End, Western Australia, South Australia$25 millionNone[53][54]
Nora19 – 26 March, 2018155 km/h (100 mph)958 hPa (28.29 inHg)New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland$25 millionNone[54]
Owen 29 Nov.  17 Dec. Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 (90) 958 Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory 25 million 1 [55]
[56]
Riley 19–30 Jan. Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 (75) 974 Western Australia None 0
Wallace 1–16 Apr. Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 (75) 980 Eastern Indonesia, Northern Territory, East Timor, Western Australia,
Cocos Islands
None 0

Other systems

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