2021–22 South Pacific cyclone season
The 2021–22 South Pacific cyclone season was a near average tropical cyclone season within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially started from November 1, 2021, and officially ended on April 30, 2022, however a tropical cyclone could form at any time between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, and would count towards the season total. During the season, tropical cyclones will be officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and New Zealand's MetService. The United States Armed Forces through the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) will also monitor the basin and issue unofficial warnings for American interests. The FMS attaches a number and an F suffix to tropical disturbances that form in or move into the basin while the JTWC designates significant tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix. The BoM, FMS and MetService all use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale and estimate windspeeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC estimated sustained winds over a 1-minute period, which are subsequently compared to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS).
2021–22 South Pacific cyclone season | |
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Season summary map | |
Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | December 13, 2021 |
Last system dissipated | May 21, 2022 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Dovi |
• Maximum winds | 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total disturbances | 11 official, 1 unofficial |
Total depressions | 7 official, 1 unofficial |
Tropical cyclones | 6 official, 1 unofficial |
Severe tropical cyclones | 2 |
Total fatalities | 2 total |
Total damage | $105 million (2021 USD) |
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