85Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2006
85 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2006: 43 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 27 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Cyclone Monica, with winds of 287 km/h.
85Storms
43Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
27Category 3 or more
763.9Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Cyclone Monica287 km/h · South PacificC5Typhoon Cimaron259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Yagi259 km/h · Western PacificC5Hurricane Ioke259 km/h · Eastern PacificC5Typhoon Saomai259 km/h · Western PacificC4Cyclone Bondo250 km/h · South Indian OceanC4Typhoon Durian250 km/h · Western PacificC4Cyclone Carina241 km/h · South Indian Ocean
By ocean basin
Western Pacific23 · 13 · 10
Eastern Pacific19 · 11 · 6
South Indian Ocean15 · 6 · 5
North Atlantic10 · 5 · 2
South Pacific12 · 7 · 3
North Indian Ocean6 · 1 · 1
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan – 10 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm ClareSouth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 960 hPa | Australia |
| 6 Jan – 14 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm TamSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 12 Jan – 19 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 12 January 2006North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 13 Jan – 16 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm UrmilSouth Pacific | 111 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 17 Jan – 23 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm DarylSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 976 hPa | Australia |
| 20 Jan – 6 Feb | C3 | Cyclone BoloetseSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 948 hPa | Madagascar |
| 25 Jan – 3 Feb | C1 | Cyclone JimSouth Pacific | 148 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 9 Feb – 22 Feb | C1 | Cyclone VaianuSouth Pacific | 139 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 18 Feb – 23 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 18 February 2006South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 22 Feb – 24 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm KateSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 22 Feb – 11 Mar | C4 | Cyclone CarinaSouth Indian Ocean | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 24 Feb – 6 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm of 24 February 2006South Pacific | 65 km/h | 1001 hPa | Indonesia |
| 25 Feb – 1 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm EmmaSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 988 hPa | Australia |
| 1 Mar – 11 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm DiwaSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 1 Mar – 7 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm of 1 March 2006Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 14 Mar – 21 Mar | C4 | Cyclone LarrySouth Pacific | 213 km/h | 949 hPa | Australia |
| 15 Mar – 28 Mar | C1 | Cyclone WatiSouth Pacific | 148 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 18 Mar – 27 Mar | C4 | Cyclone FloydSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 916 hPa | – |
| 22 Mar – 31 Mar | C4 | Cyclone GlendaSouth Indian Ocean | 222 km/h | 910 hPa | Australia |
| 2 Apr – 8 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm HubertSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | Australia |
| 3 Apr – 17 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm EliaSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 16 Apr – 27 Apr | C5 | Cyclone MonicaSouth Pacific | 287 km/h | 879 hPa | Australia |
| 24 Apr – 29 Apr | C4 | Cyclone MalaNorth Indian Ocean | 222 km/h | 954 hPa | Myanmar |
| 7 May – 19 May | C4 | Typhoon ChanchuWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 919 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 27 May – 31 May | TS | Tropical Storm AlettaEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 10 Jun – 19 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm AlbertoNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 969 hPa | Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
| 22 Jun – 29 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm JelawatWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 29 Jun – 12 Jul | C4 | Typhoon EwiniarWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 913 hPa | South Korea |
| 30 Jun – 5 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 30 June 2006North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 982 hPa | India |
| 7 Jul – 17 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm BilisWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 970 hPa | China |
| 11 Jul – 17 Jul | C3 | Hurricane BudEastern Pacific | 204 km/h | 953 hPa | – |
| 12 Jul – 20 Jul | C1 | Hurricane CarlottaEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 981 hPa | – |
| 16 Jul – 19 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 16 July 2006North Atlantic | 83 km/h | 998 hPa | Canada |
| 16 Jul – 28 Jul | C4 | Hurricane DanielEastern Pacific | 241 km/h | 933 hPa | – |
| 17 Jul – 29 Jul | C1 | Typhoon KaemiWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 960 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 18 Jul – 22 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm BerylNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 1000 hPa | Canada, United States |
| 21 Jul – 31 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm EmiliaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 28 Jul – 5 Aug | C1 | Typhoon PrapiroonWestern Pacific | 130 km/h | 970 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 31 Jul – 5 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm FabioEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 1 Aug – 6 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm ChrisNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 1001 hPa | Cuba |
| 1 Aug – 5 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm GilmaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 3 Aug – 14 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm MariaWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 4 Aug – 12 Aug | C5 | Typhoon SaomaiWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 904 hPa | China |
| 5 Aug – 11 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm BophaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | Taiwan |
| 12 Aug – 21 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm WukongWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | Japan |
| 13 Aug – 16 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm SonamuWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 15 Aug – 24 Aug | C2 | Hurricane HectorEastern Pacific | 176 km/h | 966 hPa | – |
| 16 Aug – 7 Sept | C5 | Hurricane IokeEastern Pacific | 259 km/h | 900 hPa | – |
| 21 Aug – 29 Aug | C3 | Hurricane IleanaEastern Pacific | 194 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 21 Aug – 28 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm DebbyNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 24 Aug – 4 Sept | C1 | Hurricane ErnestoNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 985 hPa | Cuba, United States |
| 28 Aug – 4 Sept | C4 | Hurricane JohnEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 948 hPa | Mexico |
| 30 Aug – 9 Sept | C1 | Hurricane KristyEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 3 Sept – 19 Sept | C1 | Hurricane FlorenceNorth Atlantic | 148 km/h | 963 hPa | – |
| 9 Sept – 19 Sept | C4 | Typhoon ShanshanWestern Pacific | 222 km/h | 919 hPa | Japan |
| 10 Sept – 24 Sept | C3 | Hurricane GordonNorth Atlantic | 194 km/h | 955 hPa | Ireland |
| 12 Sept – 27 Sept | C3 | Hurricane HeleneNorth Atlantic | 194 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 13 Sept – 17 Sept | C3 | Hurricane LaneEastern Pacific | 204 km/h | 952 hPa | Mexico |
| 16 Sept – 21 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm MiriamEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 16 Sept – 27 Sept | C5 | Typhoon YagiWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | – |
| 19 Sept – 26 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm MukdaNorth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 988 hPa | – |
| 25 Sept – 2 Oct | C4 | Typhoon XangsaneWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 919 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 27 Sept – 3 Oct | C1 | Hurricane IsaacNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 28 Sept – 30 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 28 September 2006North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | India |
| 28 Sept – 6 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm BebincaWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 2 Oct – 6 Oct | TD | Tropical Depression RumbiaWestern Pacific | 56 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 8 Oct – 17 Oct | C2 | Typhoon SoulikWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 9 Oct – 15 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm NormanEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 9 Oct – 14 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm OliviaEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 20 Oct – 26 Oct | C4 | Cyclone XavierSouth Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 21 Oct – 26 Oct | C2 | Hurricane PaulEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | Mexico |
| 25 Oct – 7 Nov | C5 | Typhoon CimaronWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | Philippines |
| 27 Oct – 30 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 27 October 2006North Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 998 hPa | India |
| 7 Nov – 15 Nov | C4 | Typhoon ChebiWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 916 hPa | Philippines |
| 8 Nov – 10 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm RosaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 13 Nov – 20 Nov | C2 | Hurricane SergioEastern Pacific | 176 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 18 Nov – 27 Nov | C1 | Cyclone YaniSouth Pacific | 130 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 24 Nov – 9 Dec | C4 | Typhoon DurianWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 907 hPa | Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
| 26 Nov – 4 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm AnitaSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 1 Dec – 3 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 1 December 2006South Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 6 Dec – 15 Dec | C3 | Typhoon UtorWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 945 hPa | Philippines |
| 15 Dec – 20 Dec | TD | Tropical Depression TramiWestern Pacific | 56 km/h | 1000 hPa | Philippines |
| 15 Dec – 28 Dec | C4 | Cyclone BondoSouth Indian Ocean | 250 km/h | 904 hPa | Madagascar |
| 29 Dec – 4 Jan | C1 | Cyclone ClovisSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | Madagascar |
| 31 Dec – 3 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm IsobelSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 992 hPa | – |