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Background edit

The Solomon Islands is a sovereign state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, which lie to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu. On average at least one tropical cyclone affects the island nation every year, with impacts varying from extreme winds, torrential rain

On average at least 1 tropical cyclone impacts the island nation each year

Tropical cyclones regularly impact the island nation


The Solomon Islands is a South Pacific island nation, where tropical cyclones (TCs) frequently occur. The nation’s history documents several TCs that have devastated the region [1]; people have lost their properties and the economy has been severely damaged due to extreme winds, torrential rain, and storm surges. Accurate information on TCs is critically important to the public because the SIs consists of many small, scattered islands, and people often travel from one to another by handcrafted small ships.

Systems edit

Pre 1830s edit

  • February 1568 – During February 1568, two ships which were sailing near the Solomon Islands, were driven southwards for six days by a tropical cyclone after they avoided being shipwrecked on a reef.[1]
  • 1788 – A tropical cyclone destroyed two ships that had been sailing between Sydney and the Solomon Islands, under the command of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse.[1] Most of the crew drowned, however, a number of them lived onshore for several years.[1]
  • 1820 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands in or around 1820.[1]
  • December 1840 – A tropical cyclone occurred to the west of the Solomon Islands near the east coast of New Guinea.[1][2]
  • 1850 – According to genealogical data collected by Hogbin in 1934, a tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands in or around 1850.[1]
  • January 16 – 20, 1880 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Island of Savo, where a sailing vessel called the 'Meteor' broke up after being driven ashore during January 20, 1880.[1][2]
  • December 6, 1881 – A tropical cyclone was located between the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[2]
  • March 3, 1890 – A tropical cyclone impacted the southern Solomon Islands.[1]
  • March 4 – 12, 1891 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solmon Islands and Northern Vanuatu.[1][2]
  • December 1907 – A tropical cyclone is thought to have impacted the Solomon Islands during December 1907, as it was followed by a shortage of food.[1]
  • January 1916 – A tropical cyclone caused damage to banana and coconut plantations in the Solomon Islands.[1]
  • December 10, 1935 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Santa Cruz Islands, where it removed most of the vegetation on the island of Utupia.[1]
  • January 21 – 26, 1937 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Santa Cruz Islands and Vanuatu where at least six deaths were reported, whil.[1][2]
  • 1938 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Santa Cruz Islands, where it removed most of the vegetation on the island of Utupia.[1]
  • 1948 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands, where it removed most of the vegetation on the island of Utupia.[1]
  • 1949 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands, where it removed most of the vegetation on the island of Taumako.[1]
  • February 23 – 26, 1951 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands.[1][3]
  • March 24 – April 1, 1951 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands.[1][3]
  • October 1958 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands.[2]
  • December 1958 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands.[2]
  • November 13 - 19, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Angela impacted the Solomon Islands.[2]
  • January 23 - 31, 1967 - Tropical Cyclone Dinah developed near the Solomon Islands, before it moved south-westwards into the Australian region.[2]
  • February 26 – March 2, 1969 - A possible tropical cyclone near the Solomon Islands to the east of Vanuatu.[2]

1970's edit

eason 1969 / 1970 \ ADA \ ISA

Season 1970 / 1971 \ LENA \ ROSIE

Season 1971 / 1972 \ ALTHEA \ CARLOTTA \ EMILY \ HANNAH \ IDA \ URSULA \ WENDY

Season 1972 / 1973 \ DIANA \ MADGE

Season 1973 / 1974 \ NATALIE-LOTTIE \ TINA

Season 1974 / 1975 \ BETTY \ FLORA

Season 1975 / 1976 \ ELSA \ ALAN \ COLIN \ WATOREA

Season 1976 / 1977 \ MARION \ NORMAN

Season 1977 / 1978 \ ERNIE \ TOM

Season 1978 / 1979 \ GORDON \ HENRY \ KERRY \ ROSA

Season 1979 / 1980 \ OFA \ RAE \ SINA

1980's edit

Season 1980 / 1981 \ CLIFF

Season 1981 / 1982 \ BERNIE \ CLAUDIA \ GYAN

Season 1982 / 1983 \ ELINOR \ JOTI

Season 1984 / 1985 \ ERIC \ HINA

Season 1985 / 1986 \ MARTIN \ MANU \ NAMU

Season 1986 / 1987 \ BLANCH \ OSEA \ PATSY \ UMA \ VELI \ YALI

Season 1987 / 1988 \ AGI \ CHARLIE \ ANNE

Season 1988 / 1989 \ ESETA \ LILI \ MEENA \ TROPICALDEPRESSION28P(ERNIE)

1990's edit

Season 1990 / 1991

JOY
LISA

Season 1991 / 1992

TIA
BETSY
DAMAN
ESAU
INNIS

Season 1992 / 1993

KINA
ADEL
NINA
ROGER

Season 1993 / 1994

REWA
SARAH
USHA
THEODORE

Season 1994 / 1995

VANIA

Season 1995 / 1996

BETI

Season 1996 / 1997

DRENA
CYRIL
FERGUS
HAROLD
JUSTIN

Season 1997 / 1998

KATRINA
LUSI
NUTE
WES
YALI
ZUMAN
NATHAN

Season 1998 / 1999

DANI
ELLA

Season 1999 / 2000

IRIS

2000's edit

Season 2000 / 2001 \ PAULA \ SOSE

Season 2001 / 2002 \ UPIA


Season 2002 / 2003 \ BENI \ GINA \ ZOE \ EPI \ ERICA

Season 2003 / 2004 \ IVY

Season 2005 / 2006 \ WATI \ LARRY \ MONICA


Season 2006 / 2007 \ BECKY \ XAVIER \ YANI \ PIERRE

Season 2007 / 2008 \ FUNA

Season 2009 / 2010 \ OLGA \ ULUI

  • December 16 - 20, 2003 - Tropical Disturbance 02F was first noted by the FMS during December 16, while it was located about 340 km (210 mi) to the west of Honiara.[4]
  • December 29, 2003 - Tropical Disturbance 04F was first noted by the FMS, while it was located about 100 km (60 mi) to the south of Honiara.[5] The system subsequently moved south-eastwards and remained poorly organised, before it was last noted by the FMS later that day while it was located to the south of San Cristobal island.[6]

2010's edit

Season 2010 / 2011 \ YASI

Season 2011 / 2012 \ DAPHNE

Season 2012 / 2013 \ FREDA \ ZANE

Season 2013 / 2014 \ LUSI \ DYLAN \ HADI \ ITA \ JUNE

Season 2014 / 2015 \ PAM \ RAQUEL \ SOLO

Season 2015 / 2016

  • December 28, 2015 - January 1, 2016 - Tropical Depression 07F killed three people as strong winds, rough seas and high swells impacted the island nation.[7]

\ WINSTON \ ZENA

Season 2016 / 2017 \ DONNA

Season 2017 / 2018 \ IRIS \ LINDA


  • December 28, 2018 - January 1, 2019 - Tropical Depression 03F impacted the island nation.

2020's edit

  • April 1 - 3, 2020 - Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold impacted the islands in its developing stages
  • February 2023 - Judy/Kevin
  • October 2023 - Lola

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Radford, Deirdre A; Blong, Russell J (1992). "Cyclones in the Solomon Islands". Natural Disasters in the Solomon Islands (PDF). Vol. Volume 1 (2 ed.). The Australian International Development Assistance Bureau. pp. 125–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j d'Aubert, AnaMaria; Nunn, Patrick D. "Database 1: Tropical Cyclones (1558 - 1970)". Furious Winds and Parched Islands: Tropical Cyclones (1558–1970) and Droughts (1722–1987) in the Pacific. pp. 172–241. ISBN 978-1-4691-7008-4.
  3. ^ a b Tropical Cyclones/Depressions that passed through Solomon Islands Region (PDF) (Report). Solomon Islands Meteorological Service. September 13, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2023. {{cite report}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; December 19, 2010 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "Tropical Disturbance Summary December 16, 2003 23z". Fiji Meteorological Service. December 16, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Tropical Disturbance Summary December 29, 2003 06z (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. December 29, 2003. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Tropical Disturbance Summary December 29, 2003 21z (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. December 29, 2003. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/RAV_TCC-16_SolomonIslands_CountryReport_Document.pdf

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