Tropical cyclones in 2018

During 2018, 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 151 tropical cyclones had formed this year to date. 102 tropical cyclones were named by either a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center.
The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which documented 28 named systems, while the Eastern Pacific, despite only amounting to 23 named systems, including an unnamed subtropical cyclone, was its basin's hyperactive and produced the highest Accumulated cyclone energy in only season since 1992. Conversely, both the North Atlantic hurricane and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons experienced the average number of cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity in recorded history, numbering 15 and 7, 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 of the year was Hurricane Michael in the Atlantic which struck Florida in October causing US$25.1 billion in damage. The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Tropical Storm Son-Tinh in the West Pacific which killed 170 people in Vietnam and Laos.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

Northern Atlantic Ocean

In the North Atlantic Ocean, atmospheric and hydrological conditions were generally unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis. In the tropical Atlantic, sea surface temperatures were cooler than average, characteristic of a negative phase of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. Additionally, high quantities of Saharan dust along with stronger than average upper-level wind shear over the tropical Atlantic created an unfavorable atmospheric environment. Despite the unfavorable conditions present, activity in the tropical Atlantic was plentiful, with Hurricanes Beryl, Florence, Helene, Isaac, and Michael developing in the region. On the contrary, conditions in the subtropical Atlantic were more conducive to tropical cyclone formation, with sea surface temperatures being warmer than average. Six tropical cyclones: Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Joyce and Leslie, developed or reformed in the subtropical Atlantic.

Other areas

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Systems

January

A total of thirteen tropical systems of all intensities were monitored during January 2018, of which seven developed further and were named by the various warning centres. As the year opened a tropical depression that was being monitored by the JMA within the Western Pacific, while a weak tropical low existed within the Australian region to the south of Sumatra. During that day, the depression entered PAGASA's self-defined area of responsibility, where it was assigned the name Agaton. In the middle of the month, Cyclone Berguitta passed very close to Mauritius and Réunion, causing millions in damages and a fatality. The only system to cause significant damage was Tropical Cyclone Fehi which caused tens of millions in damages when it brought severe flooding to New Zealand in late January.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Ava	December 27-January 9	155	965	Madagascar		73
Bolaven	December 29-January 4	65	1002	Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam		3
07U	January 1–2	N/A	1006	-	-	-
Irving	January 3–9	150	964	-	-	-
Joyce	January 7–16	85	978	Western Australia	-	-
Berguitta	January 9–20	165	940	Mauritius, Réunion		1
04	January 14–16	55	999	Madagascar, Mozambique		11
10U	January 14–19	Unspecified	Unspecified	Christmas Island	-	-
11U	January 20–February 1	75	985	Top End, Western Australia	-	-
12U	January 23–24	Unspecified	Unspecified	-	-	-
Cebile	January 25–February 4	185	944	-	-	-
05F	January 26–27	Unspecified	996	New Caledonia	-	-
Fehi	January 28–30	85	986	New Caledonia, New Zealand		-

February

The month of February was inactive, with only six tropical cyclones forming. However, Cyclone Gita became the most intense tropical cyclone to affect Tonga since records began. Gita was also one of the worst tropical cyclones to affect the island nation, causing significant agricultural and structural damages totalling in the hundreds of millions as well as a couple fatalities. Tropical Storm Sanba was a system that made landfall in the Philippines, resulting in a few million in damage and over a dozen fatalities. Cyclone Kelvin was unusual in that it maintained a healthy structure over land through a process known as the brown ocean effect, leading to tens of millions in damages.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
14U	February 1	Unspecified	Unspecified	-	-	-
Gita	February 3–19	205	927	Vanatu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, American Samoa, Niue, Tonga, New Caledonia, Queensland, New Zealand	$250 million	2
08F	February 3–11	Unspecified	994	Fiji	-	-
Sanba	February 8–16	65	1000	Caroline Islands, Philippines		15
15U	February 9–12	Unspecified	Unspecified	-	-	-
Kelvin	February 11–20	150	955	Top End, Western Australia, South Australia	$25 million	-

March

March was an active month with twelve systems. Early in the month, Cyclone Hola formed near Vanuatu causing a few fatalities and later passed by New Caledonia and New Zealand where it caused minor damages. At the same time, Tropical Depression 18U made landfall in Northern Territory, causing tens of millions in damage despite being a weak system. In the middle of the month, Cyclone Eliakim made landfall in Madagascar, causing close to two dozen deaths and an unknown amount of damage. Also forming in the middle of month, Cyclone Marcus was a very intense tropical cyclone that affected the Tanimbar Islands, Top End, and Kimberley, causing tens of millions in damages. Cyclone Iris was a very long lived system that formed several days later, lasting for nearly four weeks as a tropical cyclone before dissipating in mid-April. Cyclone Josie was a system that formed in late March. It affected southern Fiji, causing millions in damages and several deaths.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Dumazile	March 1–6	165	945	Madagascar, Réunion	-	-
Hola	March 3–11	165	952	Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand	Unknown	3
18U	March 4–9	Unspecified	1001	Northern Territory	$40 million	-
Eliakim	March 13–20	110	980	Madagascar	$3.21 million	21
Linda	March 13–16	75	993	Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, South East Queensland	-	-
ARB 01	March 13–15	45 ³	1006	South India, Maldives	-	-
Marcus	March 14–24	250	905	Tanimbar Islands, Top End, Kimberley	$75 million	-
Nora	March 20–26	155	958	Cape York Peninsula, New Guinea, Top End	-	-
Iris	March 20–April 9	100	987	-	-	-
23U	March 23–25	Unspecified	1004	-	-	-
Jelawat	March 24–April 1	195	915	Caroline Islands	-	-
Josie	March 29–April 2	75	993	Vanatu, Fiji, Tonga	$10 million	6

April

April was an inactive month with only four systems forming. Tropical Cyclone Keni made landfall in Fiji, causing millions in damages. Later in the month, Tropical Cyclone Fakir passed by Réunion, causing millions in damages and a small number of fatalities.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Keni	April 5–11	140	970	Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga	$50 million	-
14F	April 17–20	Unspecified	1000	Rotuma	-	-
Fakir	April 20–24	130	975	Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius	$24.5 million	2
Flamboyan	April 26–May 1	110	983	-	-	-

May

May was a relatively inactive month with only seven systems forming. In the middle of the month, Cyclone Sagar affected Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, causing tens of millions in damages and several dozen deaths. Several days later, Cyclone Mekunu affected Yemen, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, causing hundreds of millions in damages and close to a few dozen deaths. At the same time, Tropical Storm Alberto caused over a hundred million in damages and a dozen fatalities throughout the Northwest Caribbean and the Eastern United States. Late in the month, BOB 01 caused a few deaths in Myanmar.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Lexi	May 4–9	75 ⁴	988	Alejandro Selkirk Island, Juan Fernández Islands, Chile	-	-
04W	May 10–15	Unspecified	1008	-	-	-
One-E	May 10–11	55 ⁴	1007	-	-	-
Sagar	May 16–20	85 ³	994	Yemen, Horn of Africa	$30 million	79
Mekunu	May 21–27	175 ³	960	Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia	$1.5 billon	31
Alberto	May 25–31	100 ⁴	990	Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Midwestern United States, Ontario	$125 million	18
BOB 01	May 29–30	55 ³	990	Myanmar	-	5

June

June was an active month with fourteen systems having formed. In early June, Tropical Storm Ewiniar impacted South China and Vietnam, causing hundreds of millions in damages and over a dozen deaths. At the same time, Severe Tropical Storm Maliksi killed a couple people in the Philippines despite never making landfall. In the middle of the month, Tropical Storm Gaemi made landfall in Taiwan, causing a few fatalities. Late in the month, Prapiroon affected Japan and the Korean Peninsula, killing a few people and causing over ten million in damages.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Ewiniar	June 2–9	75	998	Vietnam, Philippines, South China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands		13
Maliksi	June 3–11	110	970	Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Honshu	-	2
TD	June 4–5	Unspecified	1006	-	-	-
Aletta	June 6–11	220 ⁴	943	-	-	-
Bud	June 9–15	220 ⁴	943	Western Mexico, Baja California Sur, Southwestern United States	Minimal	-
BOB 02	June 10–11	45 ³	989	Bangladesh	-	-
07W	June 13–15	65	996	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	-	-
Gaemi	June 13–16	85	990	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	-	3
Carlotta	June 14–18	100 ⁴	997	Southwestern Mexico	Unknown	-
TD	June 17–18	Unspecified	1000	South China	-	-
Daniel	June 24–26	75 ⁴	1004	-	-	-
Emilia	June 27–July 1	95 ⁴	997	-	-	-
Prapiroon	June 28–July 4	120	960	Japan, Korean Peninsula	$10 million	4
Fabio	June 30–July 6	175 ⁴	964	-	-	-

July

July was an active month with fourteen systems having formed. In the middle of the month, Typhoon Maria caused a few hundred million in damages and a couple deaths in East China. Around the same time, Hurricane Chris killed a person off the coast of North Carolina. Later in the month, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh impacted the Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar, causing over a $235 million in damages and several dozen deaths.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Maria	July 3–12	195	915	Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China	$623 million	1
Beryl	July 5–16	130 ⁴	991	Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada	Minimal	-
Chris	July 6–12	165 ⁴	969	Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Iceland	Minimal	1
Son-Tinh	July 16–24	75	994	Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar	$256 million	170
TD	July 16–17	Unspecified	998	South China, Vietnam, Laos	$14.9 million	-
Ampil	July 17–24	95	985	Ryukyu Islands, China, Russian Far East	$241 million	1
13W	July 20–23	55	996	Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China	$87.4 million	16
BOB 03	July 21–23	45 ³	989	East India, North India	Unknown	69
Wukong	July 22–26	95	990	-	-	-
Jongdari	July 23–August 4	140	960	Japan, East China	$1.48 billion	-
Gilma	July 26–29	75 ⁴	1005	-	-	-
Nine-E	July 26–27	55 ⁴	1007	-	-	-
16W	July 31–August 1	55	1002	-	-	-
Hector	July 31–August 16	250 ⁴	936	Hawaii, Johnston Atoll	Minimal	-

August

August was an active month with 21 systems having formed. Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina with deadly flooding, resulting in $24.23 billion in damages and killed 53 people, making it one of the costliest hurricanes to strike North Carolina, and the fourth deadliest to strike. Florence was also the first storm in the turn of activity. In the same month, Hurricane Lane made an extremely close pass near Hawaii after peaking as a Category 5 Hurricane, becoming Hawaii's wettest tropical cyclone on record and the second wettest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, only behind Hurricane Harvey.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Shanshan	August 2–10	130	970	Mariana Islands, Japan	$132 thousand	-
Ileana	August 4–7	100 ⁴	998	Western Mexico, Baja California Sur	Unknown	8
John	August 5–10	175 ⁴	964	Western Mexico, Baja California Sur, Southern California	-	-
Yagi	August 6–15	75	990	Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China	$386 million	8
Kristy	August 7–12	110 ⁴	991	-	-	-
BOB 04	August 7–8	45 ³	992	East India	-	-
Debby	August 7–9	85 ⁴	998	-	-	-
Bebinca	August 9–17	85	985	South China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar	$367 million	19
Leepi	August 10–15	95	994	Japan, South Korea	-	-
Rumbia	August 14–19	85	985	Ryukyu Islands, China, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East	$5.36 billion	53
Soulik	August 15–24	155	950	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Northeast China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska	$84.5 million	86
Lane	August 15–29	260 ⁴	926	Hawaii	$250 million	1
BOB 05	August 15–17	45 ³	994	East India, Central India, West India	Unknown	-
Ernesto	August 15–18	75 ⁴	1003	Ireland, United Kingdom	-
Cimaron	August 16–24	155	950	Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan, Aleutian Islands	$30.6 million	-
24W	August 22–26	55	994	Taiwan, East China	$34 million	7
TD	August 24–26	Unspecified	1000	Ryukyu Islands, East China	-	-
Miriam	August 26–September 2	155 ⁴	974	-	-	-
Jebi	August 26–September 4	195	915	Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan, Russian Far East, Arctic	$3.29 billion	17
Norman	August 28–September 10	240 ⁴	937	Hawaii	-	-
Florence	August 31–September 17	240 ⁴	937	West Africa, Cape Verde, Bermuda, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, Atlantic Canada	>$24.23 billion	57

September

September was the most active month in the year at 23 tropical cyclones, including Hurricane Walaka, the second most intense in the Central Pacific on record and Typhoon Mangkhut as the third most intense worldwide of the year. Typhoon Kong-rey along with Hurricane Walaka both were Category 5 tropical cyclones on the Saffir-Simpson scale simultaneously in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the first time since 2005 that this rare occurrence happened. In the Atlantic, a turning point in the activity was also to be seen, with the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season to be the second Atlantic season in a row to see three hurricanes active at once on September 13.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Olivia	September 1–13	215 ⁴	951	Hawaii	$25 million	-
Gordon	September 3–6	110 ⁴	996	Greater Antilles, The Bahamas, Florida, Gulf Coast of the United States, Eastern United States, Ontario	$200 million	3
TD	September 5–8	55	1000	Ryukyu Islands	-	-
BOB 06	September 6–7	55 ³	990	East India	Unknown	-
Mangkhut	September 7–17	205	905	Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, South China, Vietnam	$3.74 billion	134
Helene	September 7–16	175 ⁴	967	West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway	Unknown	3
Isaac	September 7–15	120 ⁴	995	West Africa, Lesser Antilles, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba	Minimal	-
Barijat	September 8–13	75	998	Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam	$7.3 million	-
Paul	September 8–11	75 ⁴	1002	-	-	-
Joyce	September 12–19	85 ⁴	995	-	-	-
01	September 13–17	75	1004	-	-	-
Nineteen-E	September 19–20	55 ⁴	1002	Baja California Sur, Northwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas	>$296 million	14
Daye	September 19–22	65 ³	992	Andhra Pradesh, East India, Central India, North India	Minimal	-
Trami	September 20–October 1	195	915	Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan, Russian Far East, Alaska	$1 billion	4
TD	September 21–22	Unspecified	1006	-	-	-
Eleven	September 21–22	55 ⁴	1007	-	-	-
Kirk	September 22–29	100 ⁴	998	Lesser Antilles	$444,000	2
Leslie	September 23–October 13	150 ⁴	968	Azores, Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Madeira, Iberian Peninsula, France	>$500 million	17
Rosa	September 25–October 2	240 ⁴	936	Baja California Peninsula, Northwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States	$50.5 million	3
29W	September 25–27	55	1008	-	-	-
Liua	September 26–29	75	994	Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	-	-
Zorbas	September 27–October 1	120	987	Tunisia, Libya, Greece, Turkey	Unknown	≥5
Kong-rey	September 28–October 6	215	900	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea	$172 million	3
Sergio	September 29–October 13	220 ⁴	943	Baja CalifornNorthwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States	$352.1 million	2
Walaka	September 29–October 6	260 ⁴	920	Johnston Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, British Columbia	Minimal	-

October

October was an active month of the year but less so than previous months at 11 tropical cyclones. Typhoon Yutu became the strongest tropical cyclone in 2018, neck-to-neck with Typhoon Kong-rey. Hurricane Michael caused $25.1 billion in damage after making landfall on the Florida Panhandle, becoming the third most intense hurricane to make landfall in the Continental United States in terms of minimum pressure. Cyclonic Storms Luban and Titli caused extensive damage throughout countries of Yemen and India, also becoming the first pair of tropical cyclones ever recorded to be active in both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal simultaneously. Hurricane Willa also became the closest Category 5 to Mexico since Patricia.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Luban	October 6–15	140 ³	976	Yemen, Oman	$1 billion	14
Michael	October 7–11	260 ⁴	919	Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Southeastern United States, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Iberian Peninsula	$25.1 billion	74
Titli	October 8–12	150 ³	970	Andhra Pradesh, East India	$920 million	85
Nadine	October 9–13	100 ⁴	995	-	-	-
Tara	October 14–17	100 ⁴	995	Southwestern Mexico	Unknown	-
Vicente	October 19–23	85 ⁴	1002	Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Southwestern Mexico	$7.05 million	16
TD	October 19–20	Unspecified	1008	Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar	-	-
Willa	October 20–24	260 ⁴	925	Central America, Southwestern Mexico, Texas	$537 million	6
TD	October 20	Unspecified	1008	-	-	-
Yutu	October 21–November 2	215	900	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, South China, Taiwan	$198 million	30
Oscar	October 27–31	175 ⁴	966	-	-	-

November

November featured 10 tropical cyclones. Cyclone Gaja made landfall in South India, resulting in about 60 fatalities.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
Xavier	November 2–5	100 ⁴	995	Southwestern Mexico	-	-
Alcide	November 5–11	165	965	Agaléga, Madagascar, Tanzania	-	-
TD	November 9	<55	1002	-	-	-
Bouchra	November 9–20	95	990	-	-	-
Gaja	November 10–19	110 ³	992	Andaman Islands, South India, Sri Lanka	$775 million	52
02F	November 11–16	Unspecified	1003	Solomon Islands	-	-
TL	November 14–18	Unspecified	1004	Java, Christmas Island	-	-
Usagi	November 14–26	110	990	Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos	$16 million	4
Toraji	November 16–22	65	1004	Vietnam, Malay Peninsula	$43.2 million	22
Man-yi	November 20–28	150	960	Caroline Islands, Alaska	-	-
Owen	November 29–December 17	150	958	Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory	$25 million	1

December

December was an active month with 13 tropical cyclones forming. Cyclone Cilida intensified into an Intense Tropical Cyclone, while never directly making landfall.

Storm name	Dates active	Max. wind km/h	Min. pressure	Areas affected	Damage	Deaths	Refs.
TL	December 9–12	Unspecified	1005	Solomon Islands, Queensland	-	-
Phethai	December 13–18	100 ³	993	East India, Northeast India	$100 million	8
Kenanga	December 14–22	185	942	-	-	-
Cilida	December 16–24	215	940	Mauritius	Minimal	-
35W	December 25–29	55	1000	Palau, Philippines	$103 million	156
TL	December 27–28	Unspecified	1001	Top End, Timor, Kimberley	-	-
Penny	December 26—January 9	95	987	Papua New Guinea, Queensland	Minimal	-
Mona⁶	December 28—January 7	95	985	Solomon Islands, Fiji	Minimal	-
03F	December 28—January 1	55	998	Solomon Islands, Fiji	-	-
TL	December 29–30	Unspecified	1007	Tagula Island	-	-
TL	December 30—January 2	Unspecified	1007	Java	-	-
05F	December 31—January 2	Unspecified	998	-	-	-

Global effects

Season name	Areas affected	Systems formed	Named systems	Damage	Deaths
2018 Atlantic hurricane season	West Africa, Cape Verde, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Cayman Islands, Central America, Gulf Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Eastern United States, Midwestern United States, Bermuda, Ontario, Atlantic Canada, Iceland, Iberian Peninsula, Madeira, Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Norway	16	15	>$50.205 billion	172
2018 Pacific hurricane season	Central America, Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Hawaii, Johnston Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Southwestern United States, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alaska, British Columbia	27	24	>$1,258 billion	52
2018 Pacific typhoon season¹	Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Guam, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands, Honshu, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska, Aleutian Islands	44	29	>$30.23 billion	772
2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season	Andaman Islands, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Arabian Peninsula, Horn of Africa,	14	7	$4.325 billion	343
2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season¹	Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Réunion	8	6	$63.9 million	108
2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season²	Agaléga, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mauritius	4	4	-	-
2017–18 Australian region cyclone season¹	Western Australia, Christmas Island, Top End, Solomon Islands, South Australia, New Caledonia, South East Queensland, Tanimbar Islands, East Timor, Papua New Guinea	17	8	$165 million	41
2018–19 Australian region cyclone season²	Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Java, Christmas Island, Timor, Queensland, Northern Territory	10	3	$25 million	1
2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season¹	Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Zealand, Samoan Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Solomon Islands	8	5	$377 million	11
2018–19 South Pacific cyclone season²	Solomon Islands, Fiji	3	1	-	-
Worldwide		151	102	>$86.65 billion	1,500

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