2023–24 Australian region cyclone season
The 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season is the current tropical cyclone season in the Southern Hemisphere, in the Australian Region, that lies between 90° E and 160° E. The season officially started on 1 November 2023 and will end on 30 April 2024, however, a tropical cyclone could form at any time between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 and would count towards the season total. During the season, tropical cyclones will be officially monitored by one of the three tropical cyclone warning centres (TCWCs) for the region which are operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, National Weather Service of Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics. The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and other national meteorological services including Météo-France and the Fiji Meteorological Service will also monitor the basin during the season.
| 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season | |
|---|---|
Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | 4 December 2023 |
| Last system dissipated | Season ongoing |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Jasper |
| • Maximum winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 938 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Tropical lows | 12 |
| Tropical cyclones | 8 |
| Severe tropical cyclones | 6 |
| Total fatalities | 1 total |
| Total damage | $675 million (2023 USD) |
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