81Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2002
81 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2002: 41 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 27 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Cyclone Zoe, with winds of 287 km/h.
81Storms
41Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
27Category 3 or more
812.4Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Cyclone Zoe287 km/h · South PacificC5Typhoon Fengshen269 km/h · Western PacificC5Hurricane Kenna269 km/h · Eastern PacificC5Typhoon Hagibis259 km/h · Western PacificC5Cyclone Hary259 km/h · South Indian OceanC5Typhoon Mitag259 km/h · Western PacificC5Hurricane Elida259 km/h · Eastern PacificC5Hurricane Hernan259 km/h · Eastern Pacific
By ocean basin
Western Pacific25 · 16 · 11
South Indian Ocean16 · 11 · 7
Eastern Pacific16 · 8 · 6
North Atlantic12 · 4 · 2
South Pacific7 · 2 · 1
North Indian Ocean5 · 0 · 0
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan – 14 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm TapahWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 989 hPa | Philippines |
| 16 Jan – 28 Jan | C4 | Cyclone DinaSouth Indian Ocean | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 22 Jan – 30 Jan | C1 | Cyclone EddySouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 30 Jan – 14 Feb | C4 | Cyclone FrancescaSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 2 Feb – 7 Feb | C4 | Cyclone ChrisSouth Indian Ocean | 232 km/h | 915 hPa | Australia |
| 10 Feb – 15 Feb | C1 | Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Pacific | 139 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 14 Feb – 23 Feb | C4 | Cyclone GuillaumeSouth Indian Ocean | 222 km/h | 920 hPa | Madagascar |
| 23 Feb – 26 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 23 February 2002South Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 26 Feb – 9 Mar | C5 | Typhoon MitagWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | – |
| 3 Mar – 9 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm DesSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 3 Mar – 17 Mar | C5 | Cyclone HarySouth Indian Ocean | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | Madagascar |
| 13 Mar – 16 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 March 2002South Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 21 Mar – 3 Apr | C3 | Cyclone IkalaSouth Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 936 hPa | – |
| 5 Apr – 13 Apr | C3 | Cyclone Dianne:jerySouth Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 941 hPa | – |
| 7 Apr – 15 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm BonnieSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | Indonesia |
| 2 May – 11 May | C1 | Cyclone KesinySouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 965 hPa | Madagascar |
| 5 May – 10 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 5 May 2002North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 994 hPa | Oman |
| 8 May – 14 May | TS | Tropical Storm ErrolSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 9 May – 12 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 9 May 2002North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | Myanmar |
| 13 May – 22 May | C5 | Typhoon HagibisWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | – |
| 23 May – 29 May | TS | Tropical Storm UpiaSouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | Solomon Islands |
| 24 May – 1 Jun | C3 | Hurricane AlmaEastern Pacific | 185 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 3 Jun – 11 Jun | C2 | Typhoon NoguriWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 967 hPa | Japan |
| 8 Jun – 12 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BorisEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 26 Jun – 7 Jul | C3 | Typhoon RammasunWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 944 hPa | South Korea |
| 27 Jun – 13 Jul | C4 | Typhoon ChataanWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | Japan |
| 5 Jul – 19 Jul | C4 | Typhoon HalongWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 907 hPa | Japan |
| 7 Jul – 13 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm NakriWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 983 hPa | Taiwan |
| 9 Jul – 16 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CristinaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 13 Jul – 28 Jul | C5 | Typhoon FengshenWestern Pacific | 269 km/h | 895 hPa | China |
| 14 Jul – 19 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm ArthurNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 992 hPa | Canada |
| 17 Jul – 21 Jul | TD | Tropical Depression KalmaegiEastern Pacific | 56 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 17 Jul – 22 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 17 July 2002Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | Philippines |
| 18 Jul – 27 Jul | C1 | Typhoon Fung-WongWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 20 Jul – 27 Jul | C2 | Hurricane DouglasEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 23 Jul – 31 Jul | C5 | Hurricane ElidaEastern Pacific | 259 km/h | 921 hPa | – |
| 1 Aug – 7 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm KammuriWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | China |
| 4 Aug – 9 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm BerthaNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1007 hPa | United States |
| 5 Aug – 8 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm CristobalNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 10 Aug – 25 Aug | C4 | Typhoon PhanfoneWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 907 hPa | – |
| 10 Aug – 14 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 10 August 2002Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | Philippines |
| 14 Aug – 20 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm VongfongWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 984 hPa | China |
| 21 Aug – 3 Sept | C4 | Hurricane FaustoEastern Pacific | 232 km/h | 936 hPa | – |
| 21 Aug – 28 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm AlikaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 22 Aug – 3 Sept | C4 | Typhoon RusaWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | South Korea, Russia |
| 25 Aug – 12 Sept | C4 | Hurricane EleEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 26 Aug – 1 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm GenevieveEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | 989 hPa | – |
| 27 Aug – 9 Sept | C3 | Typhoon SinlakuWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 933 hPa | China |
| 29 Aug – 4 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm DollyNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 30 Aug – 6 Sept | C5 | Hurricane HernanEastern Pacific | 259 km/h | 921 hPa | – |
| 1 Sept – 6 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm EdouardNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 1002 hPa | United States |
| 4 Sept – 9 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 5 Sept – 11 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm FayNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 998 hPa | United States |
| 8 Sept – 15 Sept | C2 | Hurricane GustavNorth Atlantic | 157 km/h | 960 hPa | Canada |
| 8 Sept – 15 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm HagupitWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | China |
| 12 Sept – 15 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm HannaNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 1001 hPa | United States |
| 14 Sept – 27 Sept | C3 | Hurricane IsidoreNorth Atlantic | 204 km/h | 934 hPa | Cuba, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela |
| 15 Sept – 20 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm IselleEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 17 Sept – 19 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm JosephineNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 20 Sept – 25 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm ChangmiWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 968 hPa | – |
| 20 Sept – 12 Oct | C1 | Hurricane KyleNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | United States |
| 21 Sept – 28 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm MekkhalaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 987 hPa | China |
| 21 Sept – 4 Oct | C4 | Hurricane LiliNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 938 hPa | Cuba, Cayman Islands, United States |
| 25 Sept – 4 Oct | C4 | Typhoon HigosWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 907 hPa | Japan, Russia |
| 25 Sept – 26 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm JulioEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1000 hPa | Mexico |
| 8 Oct – 16 Oct | C1 | Typhoon BaviWestern Pacific | 130 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 22 Oct – 26 Oct | C5 | Hurricane KennaEastern Pacific | 269 km/h | 913 hPa | Mexico |
| 22 Oct – 31 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm LowellEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 23 Oct – 7 Nov | C1 | Hurricane HukoEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 25 Oct – 30 Oct | C1 | Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 974 hPa | – |
| 3 Nov – 13 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm AtangSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | Tanzania |
| 9 Nov – 12 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 9 November 2002North Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | India |
| 14 Nov – 27 Nov | C1 | Cyclone BouraSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 19 Nov – 26 Nov | C2 | Typhoon HaishenWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 949 hPa | – |
| 22 Nov – 28 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 22 November 2002North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 1 Dec – 11 Dec | C4 | Typhoon PongsonaWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 1 Dec – 11 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm YolandeSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 988 hPa | – |
| 21 Dec – 25 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 21 December 2002North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 21 Dec – 3 Jan | C2 | Cyclone CrystalSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 23 Dec – 4 Jan | C5 | Cyclone ZoeSouth Pacific | 287 km/h | 879 hPa | – |
| 30 Dec – 14 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm DelfinaSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 985 hPa | Mozambique |