2020–21 Australian region cyclone season
The 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season is the period of the year when most tropical cyclones form in the Southern Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans between 90°E and 160°E. The season will officially run from 1 November 2020 to 30 April 2021, however, a tropical cyclone could form at any time between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021 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 will also monitor the basin during the season.
| 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season | |
|---|---|
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | Season Not Started |
| Last system dissipated | Season Not Started |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total fatalities | None |
| Total damage | None |
| Related articles | |
Storm names
Bureau of Meteorology
Since the start of the 2008–09 season, there has only been one list that the Bureau of Meteorology have assigned names to tropical cyclones.[1] These monitor all tropical cyclones that form within the Australian region, including any in either TCWC Jakarta's or Port Moresby's area of responsibility. The next 12 names on the naming list are listed here below.
| Imogen (unused) | Joshua (unused) | Kimi (unused) | Lucas (unused) | Marian (unused) | Niran (unused) |
| Odette (unused) | Paddy (unused) | Ruby (unused) | Seth (unused) | Tiffany (unused) | Vernon (unused) |
TCWC Jakarta
TCWC Jakarta monitors Tropical Cyclones from the Equator to 11°S and from 90°E to 145°E. Should a Tropical Depression reach Tropical Cyclone strength within TCWC Jakarta's Area of Responsibility then it will be assigned the next name from the following list.[1]
| Seroja (unused) | Teratai (unused) | Anggrek (unused) | Bakung (unused) | Cempaka (unused) |
| Dahlia (unused) | Flamboyan (unused) | Kenanga (unused) | Lili (unused) | Mangga (unused) |
TCWC Port Moresby
Tropical cyclones that develop north of 11°S between 151°E and 160°E are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Tropical cyclone formation in this area is rare, with no cyclones being named in it since 2007.[2] As names are assigned in a random order the whole list is shown below.
| Alu (unused) | Buri (unused) | Dodo (unused) | Emau (unused) | Fere (unused) |
| Hibu (unused) | Ila (unused) | Kama (unused) | Lobu (unused) | Maila (unused) |
Season effects
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (US$) |
Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Wind speed (km/h (mph)) |
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| 0 systems | Season not yet begun | Unknown | 0 | |||||
See also
- List of Southern Hemisphere cyclone seasons
- Atlantic hurricane seasons: 2020, 2021
- Pacific hurricane seasons: 2020, 2021
- Pacific typhoon seasons: 2020, 2021
- North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2020, 2021
- 2020–21 South–West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2020–21 South Pacific cyclone season
References
- "Tropical Cyclone Operational plan for the South Pacific & Southeast Indian Ocean, 2014 Edition" (PDF). WMO. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- Gary Padgett (2008). "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary October". Australian Severe Weather. Retrieved 2013-07-01.