89Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2003
89 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2003: 52 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 26 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Typhoon Maemi, with winds of 278 km/h.
89Storms
52Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
26Category 3 or more
864.1Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Typhoon Maemi278 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Lupit269 km/h · Western PacificC5Hurricane Isabel269 km/h · North AtlanticC5Cyclone Heta259 km/h · South PacificC5Cyclone Inigo259 km/h · South Indian OceanC5Cyclone Kalunde259 km/h · South Indian OceanC4Typhoon Kujira250 km/h · Western PacificC4Cyclone Dovi241 km/h · South Pacific
By ocean basin
Western Pacific22 · 17 · 11
North Atlantic16 · 7 · 3
South Indian Ocean19 · 12 · 6
South Pacific12 · 8 · 6
Eastern Pacific17 · 7 · 0
North Indian Ocean3 · 1 · 0
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan – 25 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 4 January 2003South Pacific | 93 km/h | 988 hPa | Australia |
| 6 Jan – 15 Jan | C1 | Cyclone EbulaSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 972 hPa | – |
| 10 Jan – 17 Jan | C3 | Cyclone AmiSouth Pacific | 204 km/h | 949 hPa | – |
| 11 Jan – 21 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm YanyanEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 20 Jan – 5 Feb | C4 | Cyclone BeniSouth Pacific | 232 km/h | 916 hPa | Solomon Islands |
| 21 Jan – 2 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm FariSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 984 hPa | Madagascar |
| 25 Jan – 31 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm CillaSouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | Fiji |
| 3 Feb – 13 Feb | C3 | Cyclone FionaSouth Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 939 hPa | – |
| 3 Feb – 15 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm IshaSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 4 Feb – 15 Feb | C4 | Cyclone DoviSouth Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 5 Feb – 18 Feb | C3 | Cyclone GerrySouth Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 938 hPa | – |
| 7 Feb – 16 Feb | C2 | Cyclone HapeSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 959 hPa | – |
| 24 Feb – 1 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm GrahamSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 985 hPa | Australia |
| 24 Feb – 5 Mar | C4 | Cyclone JaphetSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | Mozambique |
| 1 Mar – 11 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm HarrietSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 1 Mar – 17 Mar | C4 | Cyclone EricaSouth Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | Australia, New Caledonia |
| 3 Mar – 17 Mar | C5 | Cyclone KalundeSouth Indian Ocean | 259 km/h | 904 hPa | – |
| 7 Mar – 13 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm CraigSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 976 hPa | Australia |
| 8 Mar – 15 Mar | C3 | Cyclone EsetaSouth Pacific | 204 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 29 Mar – 8 Apr | C5 | Cyclone InigoSouth Indian Ocean | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | Australia, Indonesia, East Timor |
| 8 Apr – 12 Apr | C1 | Cyclone LumaSouth Indian Ocean | 130 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 8 Apr – 25 Apr | C4 | Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 904 hPa | Japan |
| 13 Apr – 15 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm FiliSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 18 Apr – 27 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm AnaNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 1 May – 13 May | C1 | Cyclone ManouSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 8 May – 19 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 8 May 2003North Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 980 hPa | Myanmar |
| 18 May – 28 May | C4 | Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 19 May – 26 May | TS | Tropical Storm AndresEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 24 May – 4 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm LinfaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | Japan, Philippines |
| 30 May – 7 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 4 Jun – 9 Jun | C2 | Cyclone GinaSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 5 Jun – 6 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm EpiSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 7 Jun – 24 Jun | C4 | Typhoon SoudelorWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 17 Jun – 24 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BlancaEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 26 Jun – 28 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm CarlosEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 996 hPa | Mexico |
| 28 Jun – 3 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm BillNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | Mexico, United States |
| 6 Jul – 8 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm DoloresEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 7 Jul – 17 Jul | C1 | Hurricane ClaudetteNorth Atlantic | 148 km/h | 979 hPa | Mexico, United States |
| 10 Jul – 16 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm EnriqueEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 14 Jul – 22 Jul | C1 | Typhoon KoniWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 975 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 15 Jul – 25 Jul | C4 | Typhoon ImbudoWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 16 Jul – 27 Jul | C1 | Hurricane DannyNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 17 Jul – 24 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm FeliciaEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 30 Jul – 5 Aug | C1 | Typhoon MorakotWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 31 Jul – 11 Aug | C3 | Typhoon EtauWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 945 hPa | Japan |
| 7 Aug – 13 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm GuillermoEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 9 Aug – 13 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm HildaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 13 Aug – 26 Aug | C2 | Typhoon KrovanhWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 954 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 14 Aug – 17 Aug | C1 | Hurricane ErikaNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 986 hPa | Mexico |
| 18 Aug – 20 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm VamcoWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | China |
| 22 Aug – 27 Aug | C2 | Hurricane IgnacioEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | Mexico |
| 27 Aug – 3 Sept | C4 | Typhoon DujuanWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 919 hPa | China |
| 27 Aug – 9 Sept | C4 | Hurricane FabianNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 939 hPa | – |
| 28 Aug – 5 Sept | C2 | Hurricane JimenaEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 30 Aug – 2 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm GraceNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1007 hPa | United States |
| 3 Sept – 10 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm KevinEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 3 Sept – 8 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm HenriNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | United States |
| 4 Sept – 16 Sept | C5 | Typhoon MaemiWestern Pacific | 278 km/h | 898 hPa | South Korea |
| 6 Sept – 20 Sept | C5 | Hurricane IsabelNorth Atlantic | 269 km/h | 915 hPa | United States |
| 13 Sept – 23 Sept | C1 | Hurricane LindaEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 16 Sept – 24 Sept | C3 | Typhoon Choi-WanWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 18 Sept – 26 Sept | C2 | Hurricane MartyEastern Pacific | 157 km/h | 970 hPa | Mexico |
| 23 Sept – 3 Oct | C2 | Typhoon KoppuWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 956 hPa | – |
| 24 Sept – 29 Sept | C2 | Hurricane JuanNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 969 hPa | Canada |
| 25 Sept – 10 Oct | C3 | Hurricane KateNorth Atlantic | 204 km/h | 952 hPa | – |
| 27 Sept – 7 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm LarryNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 993 hPa | Mexico |
| 28 Sept – 5 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 1 Oct – 9 Oct | C2 | Hurricane NoraEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 969 hPa | Mexico |
| 3 Oct – 8 Oct | C1 | Hurricane OlafEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 987 hPa | Mexico |
| 10 Oct – 14 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm MindyNorth Atlantic | 74 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 13 Oct – 1 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm NicholasNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 17 Oct – 26 Oct | C4 | Typhoon KetsanaWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 916 hPa | – |
| 18 Oct – 1 Nov | C4 | Typhoon ParmaWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 20 Oct – 26 Oct | C1 | Hurricane PatriciaEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 21 Oct – 28 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 21 October 2003Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | India, Thailand |
| 28 Oct – 6 Nov | C1 | Typhoon MelorWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | Philippines |
| 8 Nov – 25 Nov | C3 | Cyclone BeniSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 935 hPa | – |
| 10 Nov – 18 Nov | C1 | Cyclone of 10 November 2003North Indian Ocean | 148 km/h | 988 hPa | – |
| 11 Nov – 19 Nov | C1 | Typhoon NepartakWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 967 hPa | Philippines |
| 14 Nov – 3 Dec | C5 | Typhoon LupitWestern Pacific | 269 km/h | 895 hPa | – |
| 4 Dec – 22 Dec | C1 | Cyclone CelaSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 975 hPa | Madagascar |
| 4 Dec – 9 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm OdetteNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 993 hPa | Dominican Republic |
| 6 Dec – 17 Dec | C1 | Cyclone JanaSouth Indian Ocean | 148 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 7 Dec – 11 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm PeterNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 11 Dec – 16 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 December 2003North Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | India |
| 16 Dec – 23 Dec | C1 | Cyclone DebbieSouth Pacific | 120 km/h | 970 hPa | Australia |
| 23 Dec – 27 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 23 December 2003Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 23 Dec – 4 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm DariusSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 25 Dec – 12 Jan | C5 | Cyclone HetaSouth Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | – |