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1974–75 South Pacific cyclone season

Tropical cyclone season


Tropical cyclone season

FieldValue
BasinSPac
Year1975
Track1974-1975 South Pacific cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formedNovember 20, 1974
Last storm dissipatedApril 6, 1975
Strongest storm nameVal and Alison
Strongest storm pressure945
Strongest storm winds85
Average wind speed10
Total disturbances6
Total hurricanes5
Total intense3
five seasons[1972–73](1972-73-south-pacific-cyclone-season), [1973–74](1973-74-south-pacific-cyclone-season), **1974–75**, [1975–76](1975-76-south-pacific-cyclone-season), [1976–77](1976-77-south-pacific-cyclone-season)
South Indian season1974–75 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Australian season1974–75 Australian region cyclone season

The 1974–75 South Pacific cyclone season ran year-round from July 1 to June 30. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.

Systems

Cyclone 04P

|10-min winds= |1-min winds=35 This cyclone existed from December 6 to December 9.

Cyclone 05P

|10-min winds= |1-min winds=45 This cyclone existed from December 11 to December 15.

Cyclone 06P

|10-min winds= |1-min winds=50 This cyclone existed from December 18 to December 24.

Tropical Cyclone Flora

|10-min winds=55 |1-min winds=50 Tropical Cyclone Flora existed from January 12 to January 22.

Tropical Cyclone Gloria

|1-min winds=55 |10-min winds=55 Tropical Cyclone Gloria existed from January 14 to January 23.

Cyclone 15P

|10-min winds= |1-min winds=35 This cyclone existed from January 19 to January 21.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Val

| 1-min winds = 120 | 10-min winds = 85 This cyclone existed from January 24 to February 5.

Cyclone 18P

|10-min winds= |1-min winds=35 This cyclone existed from January 26 to January 28.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Alison

|10-min winds=85 |1-min winds=120 This cyclone existed from March 4 to March 13.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Betty

|10-min winds=70 |1-min winds=85 This cyclone existed from March 30 to April 12.

Other systems

The first tropical disturbance of the season was first noted on November 19, while it was located within the Australian region about 500 km to the north of Brisbane, Australia. Over the next couple of days, the system moved north-westwards into the South Pacific basin towards New Caledonia, before it recurved south-eastwards and was last noted as it moved back into the Australian region during November 24. A windspeed of 75 km/h was recorded in northern New Zealand and associated with this system.

Seasonal effects

References

References

  1. (1976). "Saison des perturbations tropicales: 1974-1975 dans le pacifique sud-oues". Météorologie Maritime.
  2. ["1974 Not Named (1974324S24156)"]({{IBTRACS url). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
  3. ["1974 Tropical Cyclone (Gale) Not Named (1974325S24166)"]({{IBTRACS url). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
  4. ["1975 Tropical Cyclone Betty (1975089S17163)"]({{IBTRACS url). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
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