1950s Australian region cyclone seasons

The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the Australian region between 90°E and 160°E in the 1950s.

1950–51

• December 10–11, 1950 – A tropical cyclone passed overland to the west of Groote Eylandt, where hurricane-force winds generated a storm surge.^[1]
• January 10–24, 1951 – During January 10, a tropical cyclone moved into the Gulf of Carpentria near Karumba. The system subsequently moved around the Gulf of Carpertaria, before it made landfall on Queensland near Karumba during January 22.^[2]
• January 25, 1951 – A tropical cyclone became slow moving near Fraser Island.^[2]
• February 20–28, 1951 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.^[3]
• March 15, 1951 – A tropical cyclone made landfall on Queensland near Maryborough.^[2]
• March 24 – April 2, 1951 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands.^[3]

1951–52

• January 19–20, 1952 – A tropical cyclone made landfall near Weipa before it passed over Normanton.^[1]
• March 3–12, 1952 – A possible tropical cyclone developed to the north-west of New Caledonia and moved south-eastwards, while located between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.^[3]

1952–53

• October 26–28, 1952 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Queensland, Australia.^[4]
• December 1952 – A tropical cyclone was reported to have caused extensive damage on Nissan Island.^[3]
• December 1–2, 1952 – A small tropical cyclone impacted Thursday Island.^[1]
• January 14, 1953 – A tropical cyclone made landfall on the Northern Territory near Mornington Island.^[1]
• March 1–9, 1953 – A tropical cyclone developed to the south of the Solomon Islands and moved south-eastwards to impact New Caledonia.^[3]
• March 22–23, 1953 – A tropical cyclone impacted Western Australia, where damage to banana plantations, windmills, houses and telegraph lines was estimated at £285 000.^[5][6][7]
• March 26–29, 1953 – A tropical cyclone moved southwards over Groote Eylandt.^[1]
• April 15–17, 1953 – A tropical cyclone moved from the Torres Strait to the northern coast of the Northern Territory.^[1]

1953–54

• December 1953 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands of Florida and Guadalcanal.^[3]
• January 4–8, 1954 – A tropical cyclone moved southwards between Queensland and New Caledonia.^[3]
• February 7, 1954 – A tropical cyclone made landfall on Queensland to the south of Townsville.^[2]
• February 17–20, 1954 – A tropical cyclone made landfall on Queensland near Coolangatta.^[2][8][9]
• March 2–7, 1954 – A tropical cyclone that originated over the Coral Sea, caused gales over the sea between Norfolk Island and New Caledonia.^[3]

1954–55

• December 31, 1954 – A tropical cyclone impacted Roebourne in Western Australia, where damage was estimated at £50 000.^[10]
• January 10–12, 1955 – A tropical cyclone remained near stationary to the north of Weipa.^[1]
• February 22–25, 1955 – A monsoon cyclone developed near Normanton and moved down through Queensland and into New South Wales.^[2]
• March 7, 1955 – A tropical cyclone made landfall on Queensland to the south of Mackay.^[2]
• March 23 – April 6, 1955 – A tropical cyclone developed over the Solomon Islands and moved southwestwards before it made landfall on Queensland near Bunderburg.^[3][2]

1955–56

• December 25, 1955 – January 1, 1956 – A tropical cyclone developed near the Solomon Islands and erratically moved south-eastwards towards New Caledonia.^[3]
• January 16–17, 1956 – A tropical cyclone crossed the south-eastern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.^[1]
• January 21–28, 1956 – A tropical cyclone developed near Willis Island and erratically moved along 160°E.^[3]
• January 21–24, 1956 – A tropical cyclone developed to the northwest of New Caledonia and moved southwards.^[3]
• February 16 – March 5, 1956 – A tropical cyclone impacted parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.^[11]
• March 1, 1956 – A tropical cyclone moved parallel to the Pilbara coast, before heading down the west coast.^[10]
• March 25, 1956 – A tropical cyclone made landfall near Gove.^[1]
• April 3–7, 1956 – A tropical cyclone developed to the southeast of New Guinea and moved south-eastwards towards New Caledonia.^[3]
• April 6–9, 1956 – A tropical cyclone developed to the north of New Caledonia.^[3]
• March 6, 1956 – Tropical Cyclone Agnes.^[2]

1956–57

• December 22–24, 1956 – A possible tropical cyclone moved from north Queensland to the south of New Caledonia.^[3]
• January 4–10, 1957 – A tropical cyclone developed over the Coral Sea and moved eastwards over New Caledonia.^[3]
• February 14, 1957 – A tropical cyclone passed directly over Broome, Western Australia and killed two people.^[12]
• February 19, 1957 – A tropical cyclone impacted New South Wales.^[2]

1957–58

• December 16–19, 1957 – A tropical cyclone was identified off the coast of North-Western Australia, however, it did not develop any further and filled up during December 19.^[13]
• January 11–16, 1958 – A tropical cyclone moved from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Kimberley in Western Australia.^[14]
• January 13–18, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed in the north-eastern Coral Sea.^[14]
• January 15–22, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Northwestern Australia.^[13]
• February 8–16, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean and impacted the Cocos Islands.^[13]
• February 12–24, 1958 – A tropical cyclone moved from the Gulf of Carpentaria and into the eastern Coral Sea.^[14]
• February 13–16, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.^[13]
• March 1–5, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Northwestern Australia and impacted Onslow.^[13][7]
• March 6–7, 1958 – A tropical cyclone impacted central Queensland.^[14]
• March 14–18, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Northwestern Australia and impacted Onslow.^[13][7]
• March 18–20, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed over the southern Coral Sea.^[14]
• March 31 – April 3, 1958 – A tropical cyclone moved from Willis Island to central Queensland where it impacted Bowen.^[2][14]
• April 2–11, 1958 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.^[14]
• April 9, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed in the north-eastern Coral Sea.^[14]
• April 11–16, 1958 – A tropical cyclone made landfall near Port Roper in the Northern Territory.^[1]
• April 17–23, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted the Solomon Islands.^[14]
• June 4–15, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted New Zealand as well as the Solomon Islands.^[14]

1958–59

• October 1958 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands of Rennell and Vanikoro.^[3]
• November 17–23, 1958 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean near the Cocos Islands.^[15]
• December 30, 1958 – January 6, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean near Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.^[15]
• January 4–12, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Timor Sea and impacted the Northern Territory as well as the Kimberley.^[15]
• January 4–23, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed over Northern Australia and the Coral Sea.^[16]
• January 15–21, 1959 – A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu, New Caledonia and New South Wales.^[16]
• January 16–19, 1959 – A tropical cyclone entered the Gulf of Carpentaria near Mornington Island, before it made landfall on the south-eastern Gulf Of Carpentaria near the Gilbert River.^[1]
• January 20, 1959 – A tropical cyclone moved into the Coral Sea from the Gulf of Carpentaria between Cooktown and Cairns.^[2]
• January 21, 1959 – Tropical Cyclone Beatrice.^[2]
• February 8–12, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean near the Cocos Islands.^[15]
• February 11–19, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted Eastern Australia.^[16]
• March 5–12, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.^[15]
• March 5–16, 1959 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.^[16]
• March 7–14, 1959 – Tropical Cyclone Ida.^[3]
• March 16–24, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Northwestern Australia.^[15]
• April 2–11, 1959 – A tropical cyclone existed in the Arafura Sea and impacted the Kimberleys and Northwestern Australia.^[15]

1959–60

• December 19–30, 1959 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.^[17]
• December 24, 1959 – January 4, 1960 – A tropical cyclone moved eastwards across the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Cape York Peninsular, before impacting Vanuatu.^[1][17]
• January 22–29, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Northwestern Australia.^[18]
• February 27 – March 5, 1960 – Tropical Cyclone Erika.^[17][19]
• March 3–9, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed within the Coral Sea and impacted Queensland.^[17][19]
• March 14–28, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and moved over northern Australia into the Indian Ocean.^[17][5][20]
• April 2–10, 1960 – Tropical Cyclone Gina.^[17]
• April 4–8, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean near the Cocos Islands.^[18]
• April 21–27, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Timor Sea and was encountered by a ship called the Straat Jahore.^[18][21]

See also

• Australian region tropical cyclone
• Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
• Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
• Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
• North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

References

External links

• World Meteorological Organization
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology
• Fiji Meteorological Service
• New Zealand MetService
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center

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