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Satellite image of Cyclone Winston, the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere

Tropical cyclones are non-frontal, low-pressure systems that develop, within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures and little vertical wind shear aloft.[1] Within the South Pacific, names are assigned from a pre-determined list, to such systems, once they reach or exceed ten-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph), near the center, by either the Fiji Meteorological Service or New Zealand's MetService.[1] Within the South Pacific, tropical cyclones have been officially named since the 1964–65 South Pacific cyclone season, though a few meteorological papers show that a few tropical cyclones were named before 1964–65.[2][3][4] The names of significant tropical cyclones that have caused a high amount of damage and/or caused a significant number of deaths are retired from the lists of tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization's RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee at their bi-annual meeting.[1]

Within the South Pacific, there have been a total of 117 tropical cyclone names retired. The most intense tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Winston, which had an estimated peak pressure of 884 hPa (26.1 inHg). The deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu, which caused over 100 deaths, when it affected the Solomon Islands in May 1986. The most damaging system was Yasi which caused over US$2.5 billion in damage to Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Australia in January and February 2011.

Background

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Main articles: Tropical cyclone naming, List of historical tropical cyclone names, and History of tropical cyclone naming

Within the region the credit for the first usage of personal names for weather systems, is generally given to the Queensland Government Meteorologist Clement Wragge, who named systems between 1887 and 1907.[5] Wragge used names drawn from the letters of the Greek alphabet, Greek and Roman mythology and female names, to describe weather systems over Australia, New Zealand and the Antarctic.[5] After the new Australian government had failed to create a federal weather bureau and appoint him director, Wragge started naming cyclones after political figures.[6] This system of naming weather systems in the region subsequently fell into disuse for several years after Wragge retired, until it was revived by the New Caledonia Meteorological Office during the 1958–59 cyclone season.[5][7] During the 1963–64 cyclone season the Australian Bureau of Meteorology started to use female names for tropical cyclones that occurred within the Australian region, before the New Zealand Meteorological Service's Fiji office also started using female names for tropical cyclones within the South Pacific during the 1969–70 cyclone season.[5][7] During the International Women's Year of 1975 the NZMS decided to incorporate male names into the naming lists for the South Pacific, following a request from the Fiji National Council of Women who considered the practice discrimination.[5] At around the same time the Australian Science Minister ordered that tropical cyclones, within the Australian region should carry both men's and women's names.[5] This was because the minister thought "that both sexes should bear the odium of the devastation caused by cyclones."[5] As a result, male names were added to the lists of names for both basins, ahead of the 1975–76 season.[5][8]

Later that decade as the dual sex naming of tropical cyclones started in the Northern Hemisphere, the NZMS looked at adding names from around the Pacific to the naming lists rather than the European names that were currently used.[5] As a result of the many languages and cultures in the Pacific there was a lot of discussion surrounding this matter, with one name "Oni" being dropped as it meant the end of the world in one language.[5] One proposal suggested that cyclones be named from the country nearest to which they formed, however, this was dropped when it was realized that a cyclone might be less destructive in its formative stage than later in its development.[5] Eventually it was decided to throw names from all over the South Pacific into a pot at a training course, where each course member provided a list of names that were short, easily pronounced, culturally acceptable throughout the Pacific and did not contain any idiosyncrasies.[5] These names were then collated, edited for suitability before being cross-checked with the group for acceptability.[5] It was intended that the four lists of names should be alphabetical with alternative male and female names while using only ethnic names, however, it was not possible to complete the lists using only ethnic names so some European names were added in.[5] As a result, there was a scattering of European names in the final naming lists, which have been used by the Fiji Meteorological Service and NZMS since the 1980–81 season.[5]

The practice of retiring significant names was started during 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in the Northern Atlantic basin, after hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel struck the Northeastern United States and caused a significant amount of damage in the previous year.[9] Initially the names were only designed to be retired for ten years after which they might be reintroduced, however, it was decided at the 1969 Interdepartmental hurricane conference, that any significant hurricane in the future would have its name permanently retired.[9][10] The first tropical cyclone name to be removed in the South Pacific, was Rosie after it had impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia during 1971.[1] Several names have been removed from the Pacific naming lists for various other reasons than causing a significant amount of death/destruction, which include being pronounced in a very similar way to other names and political reasons.[11][12]

Systems

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Name Dates Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Category Wind speed Pressure
Rosie December 30, 1970
 – January 4, 1971		 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand Minor None [13][14]
Vivienne December 17 – 19, 1971 Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) French Polynesia None None [15]
Carlotta January 8 – 26, 1972 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
Vanuatu		 Unknown 4 [13][16]
Wendy January 23 –
February 9, 1972		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu Unknown 4 [13][17]
Agatha March 27 – 29, 1972 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Cook Islands Unknown None
Bebe October 19 – 28, 1972 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Fiji, Tuvalu $20 million 24 [18][19]
Lottie December 5 – 12, 1973 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Fiji, Tonga Moderate 80 [20][21]
Tina April 24 – 28, 1974 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji, Tonga Minor None [21]
Alison March 4 – 12, 1975 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) New Caledonia, New Zealand
Vanuatu		 $1 million None [22]
David January 13 – 19, 1976 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) Queensland N/A None [23]
Elsa January 21 – 26, 1976 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu None None [13]
Marion January 12 – 21, 1977 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Vanuatu Unknown None
Robert April 16 – 22, 1977 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 130 km/h (80 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) French Polynesia Unknown None
Bob January 31 –
February 12, 1978		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Fiji, New Caledonia
Vanuatu, New Zealand		 Moderate 1 [24]
Charles February 14 – 28, 1978 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Samoan Islands Unknown None
Diana February 15 – 22, 1978 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) French Polynesia Unknown None
Fay December 27 – 31, 1978 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji Moderate None [24]
Gordon January 4 – 12, 1979 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Australia, New Caledonia
Vanuatu		 Severe None [13]
Kerry February 13 –
March 6, 1979		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Australia, Solomon Islands Unknown 4 [16]
Meli March 24 – 31, 1979 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Fiji Severe 53 [24]
Wally April 2 – 7, 1980 Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Fiji $2.26 million 18 [24][17]
Tahmar March 8 – 13, 1981 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) French Polynesia Unknown None
Gyan December 18 – 29, 1981 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Vanuatu Unknown None
Isaac February 27 –
March 5, 1982		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Tonga $10 million 6 [25][26]
Joti October 31 –
November 7, 1982		 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Vanuatu Minor None [27][28][29]
Lisa December 10 – 18, 1982 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Cook Islands Unknown None
Mark January 21 –
February 1, 1983		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Fiji Unknown None
Oscar February 26 –
March 6, 1983		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) Fiji $130 million 9 [24][30]
Veena April 8 – 14, 1983 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) French Polynesia Unknown None
Eric January 12 – 20, 1985 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Fiji, Vanuatu $40 million 9 [24][31]
Ima February 5 – 16, 1986 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Cook Islands Unknown None
Namu May 16 – 22, 1986 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Solomon Islands $10 million 111 [32]
Raja December 21, 1986 –
January 5, 1987		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna		 $14 million 2 [31][33]
Sally December 26, 1986 –
January 5, 1987		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia $24.6 million None [34]
Tusi January 13 – 21, 1987 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) American Samoa $24 million None [35]
Uma February 4 – 8, 1987 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Vanuatu $150 million 50 [4][36]
Anne January 5 – 14, 1988 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu $500,000 2 [37][38]
Bola February 24 –
March 4, 1988		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 175 km/h (110 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu $87 million 3 [37][39]
Harry February 8 – 19, 1989 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) New Caledonia Unknown None
Lili April 7 – 11, 1989 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) New Caledonia, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu		 Unknown None
Ofa January 27 –
February 10, 1990		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) American Samoa, Niue, Samoa
Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu		 $187 million 8 [17][40][41]
Peni February 12 – 18, 1990 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Cook Islands $1 million 1
Sina November 20 –
December 4, 1990		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 140 km/h (85 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga $18.5 million None [42]
Tia November 13 – 21, 1991 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 140 km/h (85 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Minimal None [43]
Val December 4 – 17, 1991 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) American Samoa, Cook Islands
Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau
Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna		 $330 million 16 [44][45]
Wasa December 4 – 18, 1991 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) French Polynesia $60 million 2 [44][46]
Betsy January 4 – 15, 1992 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Vanuatu $2 million 2 [37][47]
Esau February 24 –
March 7, 1992		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 195 km/h (120 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Vanuatu Minimal 1 [38][48]
Fran March 4 – 17, 1992 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) Fiji, New Caledonia, Queensland
Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna		 $1 million None [49]
Joni December 3 – 13, 1992 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Fiji, Tuvalu $1.6 million 1 [50][51]
Kina December 26, 1992
 – January 6, 1993		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Fiji, Tonga $110 million 26 [25][50]
Prema March 26 –
April 6, 1993		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu $50 million 1 [37]
Rewa December 26, 1993
 – January 23, 1994		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) New Caledonia, New Zealand
Papua New Guinea, Queensland
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu		 Unknown 22
William December 30, 1994
 – January 5, 1995		 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia $2.5 million None [52]
Beti March 21 – 28, 1996 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) Australia, New Caledonia
New Zealand, Vanuatu		 $5.3 million 2 [37][53][54]
Drena January 3 – 10, 1997 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) New Caledonia, New Zealand
Vanuatu		 Unknown None [55]
Gavin March 3 – 12, 1997 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Fiji, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna $18.3 million 18 [50][55][56]
Hina March 13 – 18, 1997 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna		 $15.2 million None [55][57]
Keli June 7 – 17, 1997 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Tuvulu, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna $10,000 None [58][59]
Martin October 27 –
November 5, 1997		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia $17.6 million 28 [60][61][62]
Osea November 24 – 28, 1997 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia Unknown None [60]
Ron January 2 – 8, 1998 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 230 km/h (145 mph) 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) Niue, Tokelau, Tonga $566,000 None [25][53][60][63]
Susan December 20, 1997 –
January 9, 1998		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 230 km/h (145 mph) 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Minor 1 [60][64]
Tui January 25 – 27, 1998 Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km/h (45 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Samoan islands $1 million 1 [53][60]
Ursula January 30 –
February 1, 1998		 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) French Polynesia Minor None [60]
Veli February 1 – 3, 1998 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) French Polynesia Minor None [60]
Cora December 23 – 28, 1998 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 140 km/h (85 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Tonga $12 million None [25][65]
Dani January 15 – 22, 1999 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu $2 million 14 [53][65][66]
Frank February 18 – 21, 1999 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) New Caledonia Unknown None [65]
Kim February 23 – 29, 2000 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) French Polynesia Minimal None [67][68]
Paula February 26 –
March 4, 2001		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu $1.39 million 2 [53][69]
Sose April 5 – 11, 2001 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu Unknown 4 [69]
Trina November 29 –
December 3, 2001		 Category 1 tropical cyclone 65 km/h (40 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Cook Islands $52,000 None [70][71]
Waka December 19, 2001 –
January 2, 2002		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Tonga, Wallis and Futuna $51.3 million 1 [25][53][70]
Zoe December 23, 2002 –
January 1, 2003		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 240 km/h (150 mph) 890 hPa (26.28 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Severe None [72][73]
Ami January 9 – 15, 2003 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu $65 million 14 [53][73][74]
Beni January 25 –
February 5, 2003		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) Australia, New Caledonia
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu		 $1 million 1 [53][73][75]
Cilla January 27 – 29, 2003 Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km/h (45 mph) 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) Tonga Unknown None [73]
Heta December 25, 2003 –
January 8, 2004		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 215 km/h (130 mph) 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) American Samoa, Niue, Samoa
Tonga, Wallis and Futuna		 $225 million 3 [17][53][76][77]
Ivy February 21 –
March 2, 2004		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) Vanuatu $8 million 2 [37][53][76][78]
Meena February 1 – 8, 2005 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) Cook Islands Severe None [79][80]
Nancy February 10 – 17, 2005 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Cook Islands Severe None [80]
Olaf February 10 – 20, 2005 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 230 km/h (145 mph) 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) American Samoa, Cook Islands
Samoa		 $10.2 million 9 [81][17][82]
Percy February 24 –
March 5, 2005		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 230 km/h (145 mph) 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) American Samoa, Cook Islands
Samoa, Tokelau		 $52,000 None [82][83]
Cliff April 1 – 6, 2007 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Fiji, Tonga $4 million 1 [84]
Daman December 2 – 10, 2007 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Fiji, Tonga $330,000 None [84]
Funa January 14 – 21, 2008 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Vanuatu Severe None [84]
Gene January 25 –
February 9, 2008		 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) Fiji $35 million 8 [84][85]
Mick December 3 – 15, 2009 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Fiji $33 million 3 [86][87]
Oli January 29 –
February 7, 2010		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia $70 million 1 [17][88]
Pat February 6 – 11, 2010 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 140 km/h (85 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Cook Islands $13.7 million None [89]
Tomas March 9 – 17, 2010 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) Wallis and Futuna, Fiji $45 million 3 [90]
Ului March 9 – 21, 2010 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 215 km/h (130 mph) 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) Australia, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu		 $72 million 1 [91][92][93]
Vania January 5 – 15, 2011 Category 2 tropical cyclone 100 km/h (65 mph) 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu $11 million None [94]
Wilma January 19 – 28, 2011 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa
Tonga, New Zealand		 $22 million 3 [95][96]
Yasi January 26 –
February 7, 2011		 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 929 hPa (27.43 inHg) Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu		 $2.5 billion 1 [17]
Atu February 13 – 24, 2011 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 937 hPa (27.67 inHg) New Caledonia, Vanuatu Unknown None
Evan December 9 – 19, 2012 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 943 hPa (27.85 inHg) Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa
Wallis and Futuna		 $161 million 4
Freda December 26, 2012 –
January 4, 2013		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Solomon Islands, New Caledonia Unknown 2 [97]
Ian January 2 – 15, 2014 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Fiji, Tonga $4.3 million 1 [98][99]
Lusi March 7 –14, 2014 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 150 km/h (90 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Fiji, New Caledonia
New Zealand, Vanuatu		 $3 million 10 [100]
Pam March 6 – 15, 2015 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 250 km/h (155 mph) 896 hPa (26.46 inHg) Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia
New Zealand, Solomon Islands
Tuvalu, Vanuatu		 $360 million 16 [101]
Ula December 26, 2015 –
January 12, 2016		 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) American Samoa, Fiji
New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga
Tuvalu, Vanuatu		 Unknown 1
Winston February 7 – 25, 2016 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 280 km/h (175 mph) 884 hPa (26.10 inHg) Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Vanuatu $1.4 billion 44 [102][103]
Cook April 6 – 11, 2017 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand Moderate 1 [104]
Donna May 1 – 10, 2017 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji
New Caledonia, New Zealand		 Significant 2 [105][106][107]
Gita February 3 – 19, 2018 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 205 km/h (125 mph) 927 hPa (27.37 inHg) Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa
American Samoa, Niue, Tonga
New Caledonia, New Zealand		 $225 million 2 [108]
Josie March 29 – April 2, 2018 Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km/h (45 mph) 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga $5 million 6
Keni April 5 – 11, 2018 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 140 km/h (85 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga $5 million None
Pola February 23 – March 2, 2019 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga
Sarai December 23, 2019 –
January 2, 2020		 Category 2 tropical cyclone 110 km/h (70 mph) 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands $2.3 million 2
Tino January 11 – 20, 2020 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Fiji, Niue, Solomon Islands
Samoan Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu		 $5.83 million [109]
Yasa December 11 – 19, 2020 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 230 km/h (145 mph) 917 hPa (27.08 inHg) Vanuatu, Fiji $246.7 million 4 [110][111]
Ana January 26 – February 1, 2021 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Fiji >$1 million 1
Cody January 5 – 13, 2022 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Fiji >$25 million 1 [112]
Judy February 23 – March 4, 2023 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Vanuatu $433 million[nb 1] None [113]
Kevin March 1 – 6, 2023 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 230 km/h (145 mph) 913 hPa (26.96 inHg) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu $433 million[nb 2] None [113]
Lola October 19 – 27 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 215 km/h (130 mph) 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand Unknown 4 [114]
Mal November 10 – 15 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Fiji Unknown None
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Damage total combined with Kevin.
  2. ^ Damage total combined with Judy.
  3. ^ Reference for names retired and season.[1][115]

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