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Tropical cyclones in 2004
Year boundaries
First systemHeta
FormedDecember 25, 2003
Last systemRaymond
DissipatedJanuary 10, 2005
Strongest system
NameGafilo
Lowest pressure895 mbar (hPa); 26.43 inHg
Longest lasting system
NameIvan
Duration22 days
Year statistics
Total systems130
Named systems81
Total fatalities6,686 total
Total damage$79.82 billion (2004 USD)
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Other years
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
In the North Atlantic Ocean, Hurricanes Frances (top left) and Ivan (bottom right) on September 5, 2004

During 2004, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 130 systems formed with 81 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Cyclone Gafilo, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa (26.43 inHg).

The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which documented 29 named systems, while the North Atlantic, despite only amounting to 15 named systems, was its basin's hyperactive season since 1996. Conversely, both the Eastern Pacific hurricane and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons experienced the fewest cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity in recorded history, numbering 12 and 4, respectively. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins—South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific—was spread evenly, with each region recording seven named storms apiece.

The costliest tropical cyclone was Hurricane Ivan which struck Caribbean and United States in September causing a tornado outbreak,with US$26.1 billion in damage. The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Jeanne who killed for at least 3,006 deaths in Haiti.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

North Atlantic Ocean

It was an above average season in which 16 tropical cyclones formed. All but one tropical depression attained tropical storm status, and nine of these became hurricanes. Six hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes. Due to a Modoki El Niño – a rare type of El Niño in which unfavorable conditions are produced over the eastern Pacific instead of the Atlantic basin due to warmer sea surface temperatures farther west along the equatorial Pacific – activity was above average.[1]

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Summary

Cyclone AgniTyphoon Nanmadol (2004)Tropical Depression WinnieTyphoon Muifa (2004)Tropical Depression Sixteen-E (2004)Tropical Storm Lester (2004)Typhoon Tokage (2004)Subtropical Storm Nicole (2004)Tropical Storm Matthew (2004)Cyclone OnilHurricane Karl (2004)Hurricane JeanneHurricane Javier (2004)Hurricane IvanHurricane Howard (2004)Hurricane Gaston (2004)Typhoon Songda (2004)Hurricane FrancesTyphoon Aere (2004)Typhoon Chaba (2004)Tropical Storm Earl (2004)Hurricane Danielle (2004)Hurricane CharleyTyphoon RananimTyphoon Meranti (2004)Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004)Hurricane Alex (2004)Hurricane Darby (2004)Typhoon TingtingTyphoon Dianmu (2004)Tropical Storm Chanthu (2004)Typhoon Conson (2004)2004 Myanmar cycloneTyphoon Nida (2004)Typhoon SudalHurricane CatarinaCyclone FayCyclone GafiloCyclone MontyCyclone IvyCyclone Hetatropical cyclone basins

Systems

A total of 138 systems formed globally in the year with 60 of them causing significant damage, deaths, and/or setting records for their basin.

Late–December 2003

Cyclone Heta
Tropical cyclones formed in late-December 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Heta December 25, 2003—January 8, 2004 215 (130) 915 Samoan Islands, Tonga, Niue $113 million 1
Darius December 27, 2003—January 4, 2004 100 (65) 990 None None None

January

Cyclone Frank
Tropical cyclones formed in January 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Ken January 1–6 75 (45) 992 Western Australia None None
Monsoon Depression January 10–17 N/A N/A Queensland, New South Wales None None
05R January 22–24 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Elita January 24–February 4 120 (75) 970 Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion $287 Million 33
Frank January 26–February 6 185 (115) 930 Rodrigues None None
08R January 28 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Linda January 28–February 1 95 (60) 985 None None None

February

Cyclone Ivy
Tropical cyclones formed in February 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Fritz February 10–15 95 (60) 985 Queensland, Northern Territory None None
01W (Ambo) February 11–16 55 (35) 1002 Caroline Islands None None
Ivy February 21–28 165 (105) 935 Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and New Zealand $3.8 million 4
Monty February 25–March 3 185 (115) 935 Western Australia Minor None
Evan February 27–March 4 65 (40) 991 Northern Territory None None

March

Average storms forming 12 storms. Strongest storm is Cyclone Gafilo with 895 hpa, Hurricane Catarina was the record breaking and the only hurricane in the South Atlantic.

Cyclone Gafilo
Tropical cyclones formed in March 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Gafilo March 1–15 230 (145) 895 Madagascar $250 million 363
Subtropical Storm March 2–5 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Nicky-Helma March 10–16 110 (70) 975 None None None
Fay March 12–28 215 (130) 910 Northern Territory, Western Australia Minimal None
11R March 15–28 Unspecified Unspecified None None
02W (Butchoy) March 18–24 55 (35) 1000 Philippines None None
Grace March 20–23 95 (60) 985 None None None
06F March 20–22 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Oscar-Itseng March 27–29 100 (60) 980 None None None
Catarina March 24–28 155 (100) 972 Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil $350 million 3–11
08F March 28–April 1 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
13R March 31–April 1 Unspecified Unspecified None None None

April

Below average forming 9 systems. Only Typhoon Sudal (2004) became a storm, mostly being a depression.

Typhoon Sudal
Tropical cyclones formed in April 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
09F April 1–3 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Sudal (Cosme) April 4–15 165 (105) 940 Caroline Islands $14 million None
10F April 4–9 55 (35) 995 Fiji $4.17 million 11
11F April 7 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
12F April 7–13 Unspecified Unspecified Fiji None None
13F April 12–13 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
14F April 18–19 Unspecified 1006 Tonga None None
15F April 21–24 Unspecified 1006 None None None
14R April 26–27 Unspecified Unspecified None None None

May

Typhoon Nida
Tropical cyclones formed in May 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
ARB 01 May 5–10 85 (55) 989 Kochi $6.7 million None
Juba May 5–17 100 (65) 980 None None None
Nida (Dindo) May 13–21 175 (115) 935 Caroline Islands, Philippines, Japan $1.3 million 31
05W May 14–20 55 (35) 1004 Vietnam None None
BOB 01 May 16–19 165 (105) 952 Odisha, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan $99.2 million 236
Omais (Enteng) May 16–22 95 (60) 985 Caroline Islands None None
16R May 19–24 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Agatha May 22–24 60 (95) 997 None None None

June

Typhoon Dianmu
Tropical cyclones formed in June 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Conson (Frank) June 4–11 150 (90) 960 Philippines, Taiwan, Japan $3.8 million 30
Chanthu (Gener) June 5–15 110 (70) 975 Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand $7.9 million 39
ARB 02 June 10–13 55 (35) Unspecified Puri None None
BOB 02 June 11–14 55 (35) Unspecified None None None
Dianmu (Helen) June 11–21 185 (115) 915 Caroline Islands, Japan $68.5 million 6
Typhoon Mindulle (Igme) June 21–July 4 175 (110) 940 Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Ryukyu Islands, Korea $833 million 56
Tingting June 25–July 4 150 (90) 955 Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands $23.7 million 12

July

Typhoon Namtheun
Tropical cyclones formed in July 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Two-E July 2–4 35 (55) 1007 None None None
One-C July 5–6 30 (45) 1007 None None None
Blas July 11–15 65 (100) 991 Northern Mexico None None
Kompasu (Julian) July 12–16 85 (50) 992 Philippines, Taiwan, South China Unknown None
Celia July 19–25 85 (140) 981 None None None
Namtheun July 24–August 3 155 (100) 955 Japan None None
Darby July 26–August 1 120 (195) 957 None Minimal None
TD July 27 Unspecified 998 South China None None
Alex July 31–August 6 120 (195) 957 Southeastern United States, Atlantic Canada $7.5 million 1

August

Typhoon Chaba
Tropical cyclones formed in August 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Six-E August 1–2 30 (45) 1008 None None None
Bonnie August 3–14 65 (100) 1001 Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Yucatán Peninsula, Southeastern United States (Florida), Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Atlantic Canada $1.27 million 3 (1)
Malou August 2–6 75 (45) 996 Japan Unknown None
Meranti August 2–9 140 (85) 960 Wake Island None None
Rananim (Karen) August 6–15 150 (90) 950 Ryukyu Islands, East China, Taiwan $2.44 billion 169
TD August 6–7 Unspecified 1002 None None None
TD August 7–8 Unspecified 1002 None None None
Malakas August 9–13 85 (50) 990 None Unknown None
Charley August 9–14 150 (240) 941 Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles (Cuba), East Coast of the United States (Florida) $16.9 billion 15 (20)
Danielle August 13–21 110 (175) 964 Cape Verde None None
Earl August 13–15 50 (85) 1009 Windward Islands None 1
Megi (Lawin) August 14–20 120 (75) 970 Japan, Korea Unknown 5
Chaba August 17–31 205 (125) 910 Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, Japan $977 million 20
Aere (Marce) August 18–31 150 (90) 955 Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan $313 thousand 107
Estelle August 19–24 70 (110) 989 None None None
Frank August 23–26 70 (110) 979 Baja California Peninsula None None
Nine-E August 23–26 35 (55) 1005 None None None
Frances August 24–September 7 145 (230) 935 (The Bahamas), Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Atlantic Canada $10.1 billion 7 (42)
21W August 25–31 55 (35) 1000 Mariana Islands None None
Georgette August 26–30 65 (100) 995 None None None
Songda (Nina) August 26–September 8 175 (110) 925 Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan, South Korea $9 billion 28
Gaston August 27–September 1 75 (120) 985 The Carolinas (South Carolina), Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Atlantic Canada $130 million 8 (1)
Hermine August 27–30 60 (95) 1002 New England (Massachusetts), Atlantic Canada Minimal None
Howard August 30–September 5 140 (220) 943 Baja California Peninsula, Western United States Minimal None

September

Hurricane Ivan
Tropical cyclones formed in September 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
Phoebe September 1–5 85 (50) 990 None None None
Ivan September 2–24 165 (270) 910 Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Greater Antilles, Gulf Coast of the United States (Alabama, Louisiana), Eastern United States, Atlantic Canada $26.1 billion 94 (33)
Sarika September 3–9 100 (65) 980 Mariana Islands None None
Ten September 7–9 35 (55) 1009 None None None
TD September 8–11 Not specified 1002 Ryukyu Islands None None
Isis September 8–16 75 (120) 987 None None None
Javier September 10–19 150 (240) 930 Baja California, Southwestern United States None None
Haima (Ofel) September 10–13 75 (45) 996 Taiwan, East China $7.64 million None
TD September 12 Unspecified 1008 Taiwan None None
BOB 03 September 12–15 45 (30) 996 West Bengal None 33
Jeanne September 13–28 120 (195) 950 Leeward Islands (Guadeloupe), Greater Antilles (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic), (The Bahamas), Southeastern United States (Florida), Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Atlantic Canada $7.94 billion 3,042
Pablo September 15–20 Unspecified 1008 Philippines, Vietnam None None
TD September 15–16 Unspecified 1006 East China None None
Karl September 16–24 145 (230) 938 Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway Minimal None
Lisa September 19–October 3 75 (120) 987 None None None
Meari (Quinta) September 19–September 29 165 (105) 940 Caroline Islands, Japan $798 million 18
TD September 20 Unspecified 1008 None None None
Onil September 30–October 10 100 (65) 990 India, Pakistan None 9

October

Typhoon Ma-on
Tropical cyclones formed in October 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
BOB 04/05 October 2–8 45 (30) 1002 India $23.9 million 218
Ma-on (Rolly) October 3–10 185 (115) 920 Japan $603 million Unknown
Kay October 4–6 45 (75) 1004 None None None
Matthew October 8–10 45 (75) 997 Gulf Coast of the United States (Louisiana), Midwestern United States, Great Plains $305 thousand None
TD October 9–13 Unspecified 1004 None None None
Nicole October 10–11 50 (85) 986 Bermuda, Maine, Atlantic Canada None None
Tokage (Siony) October 10–20 155 (100) 940 Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan $3.23 billion 95
Lester October 11–13 50 (85) 1000 Southwestern Mexico None None
Nock-ten (Tonyo) October 14–26 155 (100) 945 Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands None 3
02 October 25–29 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Sixteen-E October 25–26 35 (55) 1004 Northern Mexico None None
01F October 28–30 45 (30) 1001 None None None

November

Cyclone Bento
Tropical cyclones formed in November 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
ARB 04 November 2–7 55 (35) 1004 Sri Lanka
Arola November 6–18 110 (70) 978 Diego Garcia None None
Muifa (Unding) November 13–25 150 (90) 950 Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar $18 million
TD November 16–18 Unspecified 1006 None None None
Bento November 19–December 5 215 (130) 915 Mascarene Islands None None
Merbok (Violeta) November 21–23 65 (40) 1000 Philippines $5.1 million 31
Winnie November 27–30 Unspecified 1002 Philippines $14.6 million 1,593
Nanmadol (Yoyong) November 29–December 4 165 (105) 935 Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan $60.8 million 77
Agni November 29–December 2 100 (65) 994 Somalia None None
Otto November 29–December 3 50 (85) 995 None None None

December

Cyclone Chambo
Tropical cyclones formed in December 2004
Storm name Dates active Max wind mph (km/h) Min pressure (mbar) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs
05S December 3–5 35 (56) 998 Indonesia None None
02F December 3–14 55 (35) 1000 None None None
03F December 5–10 45 (30) 1000 None None None
Talas (Zosimo) December 11–20 75 (45) 994 Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands $750 thousand None
05 December 11–11 Unspecified Unspecified None None None
Noru December 17–21 75 (45) 990 Mariana Islands None None
Judy December 21–27 85 (50) 987 None None None
Chambo December 22–25 155 (45) 990 Cocos Islands None None
Raymond December 30, 2004 – January 10, 2005 85 (50) 985 Western Australia Minimal None

Global effects

Season name Areas affected Systems formed Damage (USD) Deaths
2004 Atlantic hurricane season Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, United States, Canada, Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hispaniola, West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores 16 $61.2 billion 3,260
2004 Pacific hurricane season Mexico, Baja California Sur, Southwestern United States, Colima, Sonora, Nayarit 17 None None
2004 Pacific typhoon season Micronesia, Taiwan, Philippines, China, Vietnam, Mariana Islands, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Laos, Russian Far East, Thailand, Myanmar, Alaska 45 $18.1 billion 2,428
2004 North Indian Ocean cyclone season India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea 9 $129.8 million 587
2003–04 Australian region cyclone season5 Indonesia, Australia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea 9 $22 million None
2004–05 Australian region cyclone season5 Indonesia, Australia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea 2 None None
2003–04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season5 Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Réunion 12 $250 million 396
2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season5 Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Réunion 3 None None
2003–04 South Pacific cyclone season5 Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Zealand, Samoan Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Solomon Islands 12 $121.5 million 15
2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season5 Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Zealand, Samoan Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Solomon Islands 4 None None
Worldwide (See above) 130 > $79,82 billion 6,686

Notes

1 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2004 are counted in the seasonal totals.
2 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2004 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 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
5The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France which uses gust winds.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NOAA Announces The Return Of El Niño". Silver Spring, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. September 10, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

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