2021–22 Australian region cyclone season
The 2021–22 Australian region cyclone season, despite a high number of tropical lows forming, was slightly below-average in terms of activity, with ten tropical cyclones forming, two of which intensified further into severe tropical cyclones. The season began from 1 November 2021 and ended on 30 April 2022, but a tropical cyclone could form at any time between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022 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 also monitored the basin during the season.
2021–22 Australian region cyclone season | |
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Season summary map | |
Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | 9 November 2021 |
Last system dissipated | 31 May 2022 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Vernon |
• Maximum winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Tropical lows | 31 (record high) |
Tropical cyclones | 10 |
Severe tropical cyclones | 2 |
Total fatalities | 4 |
Total damage | ≥ $75 million (2021 USD) |
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