List of Category 2 South Pacific tropical cyclones

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Category 2 the fourth-highest classification on the

Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale is used to classify tropical cyclones, that have 10-minute sustained winds of 48–63 knots (89–117 km/h; 55–72 mph). As of 2020
71 tropical cyclones have peaked as a category 2 tropical cyclone in the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin, which is denoted as the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator and to the east of 160°E. This list does not include any tropical cyclones that went on to peak as a Category 3, 4 or 5 severe tropical cyclones, while in the Southern Pacific tropical cyclone basin.

Background

The

Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.[1][3] This scale is only officially used in American Samoa, however, various agencies including NASA also use it to compare tropical cyclones.[1] A Category 2 tropical cyclone is expected to cause catastrophic devastation, if it significantly impacts land at or near its peak intensity.[2][3]

Systems

1970s

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Dawn
 February 10 – 19, 1970 100 km/h (65 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) New Caledonia, Northern Queensland $5 Million 6 [4]
Rosie
 December 30, 1970 – January 4, 1971 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand Minor None [5]
Elenore
 January 31 – February 7, 1973 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji, Tonga [6]
Juliette
 April 2 – 6, 1973 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji, Tonga [7]
Vera
 January 20 – 22, 1974 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Queensland, New Caledonia [8]
Zoe
 March 14 – March 20, 1974 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [9]
Alice
 March 23 – 30, 1974 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [10]
Tina
 April 23 – 28, 1974 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji, Tonga Minor None [11]
Flora
 January 14 – 17, 1975 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [12]
Gloria
 January 19 – 20, 1975 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [13]
Elsa January 21 – 26, 1976 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu None None
Kim December 9 – 13, 1976 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [14]
Laurie December 11 – 12, 1976 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [15]
Marion January 12 – 21, 1977 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Vanuatu Unknown None [16]
Norman March 9 – 24, 1977 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [17]
Pat March 17 – 18, 1977 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) [18]
Steve November 24 – December 4, 1977 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg)
Anne December 23 – 31, 1977 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Diana February 15 – 22, 1978 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Ernie February 17 – 23, 1978 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Fay December 27 – 31, 1978 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji Moderate None
Henry January 29 – February 5, 1979 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Kerry February 13 – 15, 1979 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Leslie February 21 – 23, 1979 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)

1980s

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Ofa 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Tia March 22 – 27, 1980 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Val March 25 – 29, 1980 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Daman 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Esau 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Fran 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Unnamed 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Joti October 31 –
November 7, 1982		 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Vanuatu Minor None [19][20][21]
Lisa December 10 – 18, 1982 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Cook Islands Unknown None
Saba 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Harvey February 7 – 8, 1984 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) New Caledonia
Monica 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Gavin March 2 – 8, 1985 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji
June 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Osea 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Patsy 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Unnamed 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Zuman 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Dovi 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Eseta December 15 – 28 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Fiji, New Zealand		 [22]
Delilah January 1 – 4 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) New Caledonia, New Zealand [23]
Fili January 1 – 8 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg)
Kerry March 29 – April 4 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Fiji

1990s

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Nancy
 January 31 – February 1 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Eastern Australia [24][25]
Hilda
 March 7 – 9, 1990 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Tuvalu, Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Rae
 March 16 – 25, 1990 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Tuvalu, Fiji Minor 3 [26]
Lisa
 May 11 – 13, 1991 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu None None [27][28]
Cliff February 5 – 9, 1992 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) French Polynesia [29]
Gene March 15 – 19, 1992 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Cook Islands
Innis April 27 – May 6, 1992 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Tokelau, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu None None [30]
Nisha February 9 – 16, 1993 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Cook Islands None None [31]
Roger March 20 – 27, 1993 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Solomon Islands, Australia, New Caledonia
Usha March 22 – April 4 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Vania
 November 10 – 18, 1994 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Minimal None
William
 December 30, 1994 – January 3, 1995 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia $2.5 million None
Freda January 26 – February 2, 1997 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Harold February 19 – 24, 1997 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Melanesia, Australia, New Zealand $27 million 7
29P February 24 –26, 1997 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) None None None
June May 2 – 11, 1997 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Fiji $60 million
Lusi October 8 – 12, 1997 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji None None
Nute November 18 – 19, 1997 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) None None None [32]
Pam December 6 – 10, 1997 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Cook Islands Minor None
Ursula January 29 – February 2, 1998 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) French Polynesia Minor None
Veli January 30 – February 3 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) French Polynesia Minor None
Wes January 31 – February 5 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia None 10

2000s

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Olinda January 20 – 23 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None
Pete January 21 – 26 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None
Leo March 4 – 8 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) French Polynesia Minimal None
Oma February 20 – 22 100 km/h (65 mph) 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) Cook Islands Minor None
Sose April 5 – 11 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia
Des March 5 – 7 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) New Caledonia None 0
Fili April 27 – 29 95 km/h (60 mph) 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) Tonga None None
Grace March 21 – 23 95 km/h (60 mph) 0,985 hPa (29.09 inHg)
Urmil January 18 – 25, 2006 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) French Polynesia
Zita January 18 – 25, 2007 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) French Polynesia
Arthur January 21 – 27, 2007 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Samoan Islands, French Polynesia
Becky March 25 – 29, 2007 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
New Caledonia
Cliff April 1 – 6, 2007 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji
Elisa January 7 – 11, 2008 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Joni March 10 – 14, 2009 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Cook Islands
Ken March 16 – 19, 2009 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg)
Jasper March 24 – 30, 2009 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) New Caledonia
Lin March 31 – April 7, 2009 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Fiji, Tonga [33]
Mick December 13 – 14, 2009 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Fiji [34]

2010s

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Vania January 13 – 14, 2011 100 km/h (65 mph) 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand [35]
Zaka February 5 – 7, 2011 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None [36]
Cyril February 5 – 8, 2012 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Fiji, Tonga [37]
Daphne March 31 – April 3 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji 5
Edna February 5, 2014 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) New Caledonia, New Zealand [38]
Kofi March 3, 2014 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji, Tonga [39]
Niko January 22 – 23, 2015 100 km/h (65 mph) 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) French Polynesia [40]
Solo April 9 – 12, 2015 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Solomon Islands, New Caledonia [41]
Tatiana February 12 – 13, 2016 95 km/h (60 mph) 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) None [42]
Ella May 9–14, 2017 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Samoan Islands, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna [43]
Mona December 31, 2018 – January 7, 2019 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Solomon Islands, Fiji
Sarai December 27 – December 30, 2019 110 km/h (70 mph) 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) Tuvalu, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Southern Cook Islands [44][45]

2020s

Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Wind speed Pressure
Wasi February 20 – 23, 2020 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Wallis and Futuna, Samoan Islands Unknown Unknown [46][citation needed]
Gretel March 14 – 17, 2020 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand Unknown Unknown [47][48][citation needed]
Zazu December 11 – 16, 2020 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Samoan Islands, Tonga, Niue Minimal Unknown [citation needed]
Lucas February 1 – 4, 2020 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia Unknown 2 [49][citation needed]
09F February 7 – 11, 2021 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Fiji Unknown Unknown [citation needed]
Ruby
 December 10 – 15, 2021 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) New Caledonia Unknown Unknown [50][citation needed]
Fili
 April 7 – 9, 2022 110 km/h (70 mph) 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) New Caledonia Unknown Unknown [citation needed]
Irene
 January 13 - 20, 2023 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia None None [51]

Other systems

In addition to the tropical cyclones listed above, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology considers Tropical Cyclone Nancy 1990 to have been a Category 2 tropical cyclone while in the basin.[52]

See also

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