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Tropical cyclones in 2024
Year boundaries
First systemAnggrek
FormedJanuary 10, 2024
Strongest system
NameAnggrek
Lowest pressure950 mbar (hPa); 28.35 inHg
Longest lasting system
NameKirrily
Duration22 days
Year statistics
Total systems15
Named systems7
Total fatalities6 total
Total damageUnknown
Related articles
Other years
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
A Satellite photo of the first tropical cyclone that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale during 2024. Currently, only Anggrek in January has reached this intensity.

In 2024, tropical cyclones will form in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). So far, fifteen systems have formed, with seven of them being named. The most intense storm of the year so far is Anggrek, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa (28.05 inHg). Among this year's systems, only one became a major tropical cyclone, with no tropical cyclones intensifying into Category 5 tropical cyclones on the Saffir–Simpson scale (SSHWS). The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2024 (seven basins combined) so far, as calculated by Colorado State University (CSU) is 53.1 units overall.

Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by ten warning centers around the world, which are designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These centers are: National Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France (MFR), Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service (PNGNWS), Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), and New Zealand's MetService. Unofficial, but still notable, warning centers include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA; albeit official within the Philippines), the United States's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

After the New Year, the MJO's amplitude weakened, with its eastward propagation slowing down due to the positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and an equatorial Rossby wave. Despite that, the MJO briefly caused El Niño-like wind anomalies to become easterly at the Date Line. There was also a significant increase in convection across the eastern Indian Ocean in January as the Dipole began weakening.[1] However, in the middle of January, the MJO began steadily intensifying, enhancing convection across the Maritime Continent. Despite that, intra-seasonal activity persevered,[2] although the MJO produced convection in the Western Pacific.[3] In Australia, the monsoonal trough's arrival was delayed until January 10, possibly due to the El Niño event.[4]

Summary

Cyclone Kirrilytropical cyclone basins

North Atlantic Ocean

Eastern & Central Pacific Oceans

Western Pacific Ocean

North Indian Ocean

South-West Indian Ocean

January - June

The first system of the season, Tropical Storm Alvaro, formed on December 30, 2023 and persisted into 2024. Before becoming post-tropical on January 3,[5] it made landfall in Morombe District, Madagascar,[6] killing nineteen people. After a brief lull in activity, Tropical Cyclone Belal formed on January 11.[7] severely affecting Mauritius and Réunion, with the latter suffering the brunt of the storm, causing six deaths in the process.[8][9] On January 22, Moderate Tropical Storm Candice formed.[10] Eight days later, Tropical Depression 05 formed.[11]

Australian Region

January - June

After a brief lull in activity, Tropical Cyclone Anggrek would form northwest of the Cocos Islands on January 10.[12] The next day, Tropical Low 03U would form in the southern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.[13] The day after that, Tropical Cyclone Kirrily would form.[14] On 30 January, Subtropical Low 06U formed.

South Pacific Ocean

January - June

After a significant lull in activity, Tropical Disturbance 04F formed on January 25 and dissipated the next day.[15] On February 1, 6U entered the South Pacific basin and was designated 05F by the FMS.[16] After the system exited to the Australian region and struggled against moderate wind shear, 05F re-entered on February 7 and JTWC designated it tropical storm 12P.[17] On February 3, the FMS designated 06F and was later named Nat on February 5. The FMS upgraded Nat to a Category 2 tropical cyclone the next day before wind shear led to the system's demise.[18] Simultaneously, Tropical Disturbance 07F formed on February 5 before dissipating.[19] 08F quickly developed and the FMS named Osai on February 7 before an increase in wind shear caused the storm to dissipate.[20]

South Atlantic Ocean

On February 16, 2024, the CHM reported in its special bulletin and disclosed in its synoptic chart the formation of a subtropical depression in the Rio de Haneiro basin. [21]

Systems

January

Cyclone Anggrek

January was slightly active with eight systems forming, four of them being named. Tropical Storm Alvaro from the South-West Indian Ocean persisted into 2024 and made landfall in Madagascar, killing nineteen and causing some damages. Cyclone Belal affected Reunion and Mauritius, causing six fatalities. In the Australian region, Cyclone Kirrily affected Queensland while Cyclone Anggrek formed in the basin, entered the South-West Indian Ocean on January 25, and became a Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone on January 28, making it the strongest storm of the month, as well as the first major tropical cyclone of the year.

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2024
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Anggrek January 10–30 185 (115) 950 None None None
03U January 11–23 Un­known 991 Northern Territory, Western Australia None None
Belal January 11–18 140 (85) 969 Réunion, Mauritius Unknown 6
Kirrily January 12–February 3 120 (75) 978 Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales Unknown None
Candice January 23–27 95 (60) 985 Mauritius None None
04F January 25–26 Un­known 1002 None None None
05 January 30–February 10 55 (35) 1001 None None None
05F/06U January 30–present 55 (35) 996 New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji None None

February

Cyclone Nat

So far in February, seven systems have formed with four of them being named.

Tropical cyclones formed in February 2024
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Nat February 3–10 95 (60) 985 Samoa, American Samoa, Southern Cook Islands, French Polynesia None None
07F February 5–8 Un­known 1002 French Polynesia None None
Osai February 6–12 85 (50) 991 Samoa, American Samoa, Southern Cook Islands None None
09F February 11–13 Un­known 1004 French Polynesia None None
10F February 14–present 55 (35) 998 None None None
Lincoln February 14–present 65 (40) 996 None None None
Djoungou February 15–present 75 (45) 998 None None None
01Q February 16–present 55 (30) 1010 Rio de Janeiro None None

Global effects

There are a total of seven tropical cyclone basins that tropical cyclones typically form in. In this table, data from all these basins are added. [22]

Season name Areas affected Systems
formed
Named
storms
Tropical
cyclones
Damage (2024 USD) Deaths Ref
North Atlantic Ocean[a] Un­known
Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean[a] Un­known
Western Pacific Ocean[b] Un­known
North Indian Ocean[c] Un­known
South-West Indian Ocean January – June[d][e] Réunion, Mauritius 3 2 1 Un­known 6
July – December[b] Un­known
Australian region January – June[d] Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales 4 2 2 Un­known
July – December[b] Un­known
South Pacific Ocean January – June[d] Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, American Samoa 4 2 Un­known
July – December[b] Un­known
Worldwide (See above) 11 6 3 Unknown 6
  1. ^ a b The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
  2. ^ a b c d Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2024 are counted in the seasonal totals.
  3. ^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
  4. ^ a b c Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2024 are counted in the seasonal totals.
  5. ^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France, which uses wind gusts.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Climate Prediction Center - Global Tropical Hazards Outlook (01/14)". Climate Prediction Center. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ^ "Climate Prediction Center - Global Tropical Hazards Outlook (01/17)". Climate Prediction Center. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Climate Prediction Center - Global Tropical Hazards Outlook (01/23)". Climate Prediction Center. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ^ "Tropical Climate Update". Bureau of Meteorology. January 16, 2024. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Post-Tropical Depression 01 (Alvaro) Warning Number (20/1/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ Bulletin Cyclonique Special du 01 Janvier 2024 a 20 heures locales (Report) (in French). Météo Madagascar. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  7. ^ "TC Map". January 11, 2024. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "One dead as storm hits French Indian Ocean island". Yahoo News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  9. ^ "Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  10. ^ "CYCLONE et ACTIVITE CYCLONIQUE par Météo-France La Réunion". Meteo-France. 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. ^ "CYCLONE et ACTIVITE CYCLONIQUE par Météo-France La Réunion". Meteo-France. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  12. ^ Tropical Cyclone Forecast 11:54 pm UTC 10 January 2024 (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ^ Tropical Cyclone Forecast 08:36 am UTC. 11 January 2024 (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ^ Tropical Cyclone Forecast 12:16 am UTC 12 January 2024 (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Tropical Disturbance Summary For area Equator to 25S, 160E to 120W". Fiji Meteorological Service. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  16. ^ "Tropical Disturbance Summary For area Equator to 25S, 160E to 120W ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 02 00:30 UTC". www.met.gov.fj. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Tropical Cyclone 12P (Twelve) Warning No. 1 (Report). United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  18. ^ Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A7 (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  19. ^ Tropical Disturbance Summary February 5, 2024 10z (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "NWPS01 NFFN 071200". www.met.gov.fj. February 7, 2024. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  21. ^ https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-avisos-de-mau-tempo
  22. ^ "Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Seven Basins". NOAA. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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