104Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1996
104 tropical storms formed worldwide in 1996: 57 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 26 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Cyclone Itelle, with winds of 259 km/h.
104Storms
57Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
26Category 3 or more
951.5Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Typhoon Herb259 km/h · Western PacificC5Cyclone Itelle259 km/h · South Indian OceanC5Typhoon Dale259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Eve259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Sally259 km/h · Western PacificC4Typhoon Violet241 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Yates241 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Cyclone Bellamine:melanie232 km/h · South Indian Ocean
By ocean basin
Western Pacific35 · 20 · 9
South Indian Ocean25 · 12 · 6
North Atlantic13 · 9 · 6
Eastern Pacific10 · 6 · 3
South Pacific13 · 6 · 1
North Indian Ocean8 · 4 · 1
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan – 9 Jan | C1 | Cyclone BarrySouth Indian Ocean | 148 km/h | 950 hPa | Australia |
| 6 Jan – 12 Jan | C1 | Cyclone Coryna:hubertSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 15 Jan – 20 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm YasiSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 21 Jan – 31 Jan | C1 | Cyclone CelesteSouth Pacific | 120 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 25 Jan – 1 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm IsobelSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 25 Jan – 8 Feb | C2 | Cyclone JacobSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | Australia |
| 5 Feb – 10 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 5 February 1996South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 10 Feb – 20 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm DennisSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | Australia |
| 11 Feb – 19 Feb | C1 | Cyclone DoloresseSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 977 hPa | Madagascar |
| 14 Feb – 17 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 14 February 1996South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 18 Feb – 29 Feb | C2 | Cyclone EdwigeSouth Indian Ocean | 176 km/h | 945 hPa | Madagascar |
| 18 Feb – 20 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm DoloresseSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 25 Feb – 6 Mar | C4 | Cyclone FlossySouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 945 hPa | – |
| 4 Mar – 18 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm AtuSouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 6 Mar – 14 Mar | C3 | Cyclone KirstySouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 935 hPa | Australia |
| 7 Mar – 17 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm EthelSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 980 hPa | Australia |
| 9 Mar – 11 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm ZakaSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 10 Mar – 11 Mar | TD | Tropical Depression ZakaSouth Pacific | 56 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 17 Mar – 25 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm GuylianneSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 19 Mar – 2 Apr | C3 | Cyclone BetiSouth Pacific | 194 km/h | 935 hPa | New Caledonia, Vanuatu |
| 29 Mar – 11 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm AnnWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1000 hPa | Philippines |
| 2 Apr – 11 Apr | C2 | Cyclone HansellaSouth Indian Ocean | 176 km/h | 962 hPa | – |
| 3 Apr – 12 Apr | C4 | Cyclone OliviaSouth Indian Ocean | 232 km/h | 925 hPa | Australia |
| 6 Apr – 19 Apr | C5 | Cyclone ItelleSouth Indian Ocean | 259 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 30 Apr – 6 May | TS | Tropical Storm JennaSouth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 1 May – 8 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 1 May 1996North Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 1000 hPa | Myanmar |
| 7 May – 20 May | C4 | Typhoon BartWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 13 May – 16 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 May 1996Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 16 May – 26 May | TS | Tropical Storm CamWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 9 Jun – 12 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm of 9 June 1996North Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | – | Oman |
| 11 Jun – 18 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 June 1996North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | India |
| 15 Jun – 25 Jun | C1 | Cyclone of 15 June 1996North Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 972 hPa | India |
| 17 Jun – 23 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm ArthurNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | United States |
| 20 Jun – 27 Jun | C2 | Hurricane AlmaEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 969 hPa | Mexico |
| 27 Jun – 1 Jul | C1 | Hurricane BorisEastern Pacific | 148 km/h | 979 hPa | Mexico |
| 1 Jul – 3 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CristinaEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | 991 hPa | Mexico |
| 3 Jul – 17 Jul | C1 | Typhoon DanWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 5 Jul – 17 Jul | C3 | Hurricane BerthaNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 960 hPa | Canada, United States |
| 8 Jul – 13 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm LindsaySouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 10 Jul – 27 Jul | C5 | Typhoon EveWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 940 hPa | Japan |
| 19 Jul – 28 Jul | C2 | Typhoon GloriaWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 965 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 19 Jul – 25 Jul | C2 | Typhoon FrankieWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 975 hPa | China, Vietnam |
| 21 Jul – 4 Aug | C5 | Typhoon HerbWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 925 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 24 Jul – 28 Jul | C1 | Hurricane CesarNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 985 hPa | Nicaragua |
| 25 Jul – 6 Aug | C1 | Typhoon JoyWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 27 Jul – 1 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm IanWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | – | – |
| 28 Jul – 18 Aug | C2 | Typhoon KirkWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 955 hPa | Japan |
| 29 Jul – 6 Aug | C4 | Hurricane DouglasEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 946 hPa | – |
| 4 Aug – 9 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm LisaWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 996 hPa | China |
| 11 Aug – 17 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm MartyWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | – | China, Vietnam |
| 13 Aug – 23 Aug | C2 | Typhoon NikiWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 970 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 14 Aug – 4 Sept | C4 | Typhoon OrsonWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 14 Aug – 21 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 14 August 1996South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 19 Aug – 26 Aug | C1 | Typhoon PiperWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 19 Aug – 25 Aug | C1 | Hurricane DollyNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 989 hPa | Mexico |
| 19 Aug – 6 Sept | C4 | Hurricane EdouardNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 933 hPa | – |
| 23 Aug – 10 Sept | C3 | Hurricane FranNorth Atlantic | 194 km/h | 946 hPa | United States |
| 26 Aug – 2 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm GustavNorth Atlantic | 74 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 27 Aug – 3 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm RickWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 30 Aug – 6 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm ElidaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 2 Sept – 10 Sept | C5 | Typhoon SallyWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 940 hPa | China |
| 2 Sept – 9 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 2 September 1996South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | – | – |
| 3 Sept – 16 Sept | C4 | Hurricane HortenseNorth Atlantic | 222 km/h | 935 hPa | Canada, Puerto Rico |
| 6 Sept – 14 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 6 September 1996Western Pacific | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 8 Sept – 22 Sept | C1 | Typhoon TomWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 9 Sept – 27 Sept | C4 | Typhoon VioletWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 935 hPa | – |
| 10 Sept – 14 Sept | C3 | Hurricane FaustoEastern Pacific | 194 km/h | 955 hPa | Mexico |
| 15 Sept – 23 Sept | C1 | Typhoon WillieWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 985 hPa | China, Vietnam |
| 17 Sept – 3 Oct | C4 | Hurricane YatesEastern Pacific | 241 km/h | 935 hPa | – |
| 23 Sept – 5 Oct | C3 | Typhoon ZaneWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 24 Sept – 2 Oct | C3 | Hurricane IsidoreNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 27 Sept – 9 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm GenevieveEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 30 Sept – 4 Oct | C1 | Hurricane HernanEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | Mexico |
| 4 Oct – 16 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm JosephineNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 970 hPa | Canada, United States |
| 7 Oct – 22 Oct | C2 | Typhoon Abel:bethWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 975 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 9 Oct – 17 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm BethWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | – | Philippines |
| 11 Oct – 12 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm KyleNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1001 hPa | Honduras |
| 14 Oct – 2 Nov | C1 | Cyclone of 14 October 1996North Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 994 hPa | India |
| 14 Oct – 29 Oct | C3 | Hurricane LiliNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 960 hPa | Cuba, Ireland |
| 15 Oct – 24 Oct | C1 | Cyclone AntoinetteSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 17 Oct – 27 Oct | C3 | Typhoon CarloWestern Pacific | 194 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 21 Oct – 29 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 21 October 1996North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 998 hPa | Bangladesh |
| 28 Oct – 12 Nov | C4 | Cyclone Bellamine:melanieSouth Indian Ocean | 232 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 29 Oct – 9 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm ErnieWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | – | Philippines |
| 31 Oct – 4 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 31 October 1996Western Pacific | 74 km/h | – | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 1 Nov – 7 Nov | C4 | Cyclone of 1 November 1996North Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 988 hPa | India, Myanmar |
| 2 Nov – 14 Nov | C5 | Typhoon DaleWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 4 Nov – 12 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 4 November 1996Western Pacific | 93 km/h | – | – |
| 6 Nov – 18 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm ErnieWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 13 Nov – 15 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm DaleWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 956 hPa | – |
| 13 Nov – 26 Nov | C1 | Hurricane MarcoNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 983 hPa | – |
| 19 Nov – 1 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm CyrilSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 987 hPa | Solomon Islands |
| 20 Nov – 11 Dec | C4 | Cyclone Chantelle:daniellaSouth Indian Ocean | 222 km/h | 915 hPa | – |
| 26 Nov – 7 Dec | C1 | Cyclone of 26 November 1996North Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 984 hPa | India |
| 3 Dec – 16 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm ElvinaSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 10 Dec – 17 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm NicholasSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | Australia |
| 13 Dec – 27 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm OpheliaSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 17 Dec – 30 Dec | C1 | Typhoon FernWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 19 Dec – 1 Jan | C2 | Cyclone FergusSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | New Zealand, Solomon Islands |
| 21 Dec – 27 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm GregWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | – | Malaysia |
| 22 Dec – 16 Jan | C2 | Cyclone PhilSouth Pacific | 157 km/h | 975 hPa | Australia |
| 25 Dec – 11 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm FabriolaSouth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 985 hPa | Madagascar |
| 29 Dec – 31 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 29 December 1996Western Pacific | 93 km/h | – | – |
| 30 Dec – 11 Jan | C1 | Cyclone RachelSouth Pacific | 148 km/h | 965 hPa | Australia |