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[update] 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 South Pacific tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between 160°E and 120°W. The basin is officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service and the New Zealand MetService, while other meteorological services such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Météo-France as well as the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitor the basin. Within the basin a Category 2 tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 48–63 knots (89–117 km/h; 55–72 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. A named storm could also be classified as a Category 2 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between 83–95 knots (154–176 km/h; 96–109 mph) on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. This scale is only officially used in American Samoa, however, various agencies including NASA also use it to compare tropical cyclones. A Category 2 tropical cyclone is expected to cause catastrophic devastation, if it significantly impacts land at or near its peak intensity.
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 | |
| Rosie | December 30, 1970 – January 4, 1971 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand | Minor | None | |
| Elenore | January 31 – February 7, 1973 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | |||
| Juliette | April 2 – 6, 1973 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | |||
| Vera | January 20 – 22, 1974 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Queensland, New Caledonia | |||
| Zoe | March 14 – March 20, 1974 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| Alice | March 23 – 30, 1974 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| Tina | April 23 – 28, 1974 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | Minor | None | |
| Flora | January 14 – 17, 1975 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| Gloria | January 19 – 20, 1975 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| Laurie | December 11 – 12, 1976 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| Marion | January 12 – 21, 1977 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Vanuatu | Unknown | None | |
| Norman | March 9 – 24, 1977 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| Pat | March 17 – 18, 1977 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | ||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| Delilah | January 1 – 4 | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | New Caledonia, New Zealand | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Lisa | May 11 – 13, 1991 | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | None | None | |
| Cliff | February 5 – 9, 1992 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | French Polynesia | |||
| 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 | |
| Nisha | February 9 – 16, 1993 | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Cook Islands | None | None | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| Mick | December 13 – 14, 2009 | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Fiji | |||
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 | |||
| Zaka | February 5 – 7, 2011 | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Cyril | February 5 – 8, 2012 | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | |||
| 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 | |||
| Kofi | March 3, 2014 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Tonga | |||
| Niko | January 22 – 23, 2015 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | French Polynesia | |||
| Solo | April 9 – 12, 2015 | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia | |||
| Tatiana | February 12 – 13, 2016 | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) | None | |||
| Ella | May 9–14, 2017 | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Samoan Islands, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna | |||
| 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 | |||
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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | ||
| Rae | February 22 – 26 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Tonga | Unknown | None | |
| Seru | February 24 – 27 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Fiji, Vanuatu | None | None | |
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.
See also
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