| 2021–22 South Pacific cyclone season | |
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 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | October 27, 2021 |
| Last system dissipated | Season ongoing |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Dovi |
| • Maximum winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 992 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total disturbances | 2 |
| Total depressions | 1 |
| Tropical cyclones | 1 |
| Severe tropical cyclones | 0 |
| Total fatalities | None |
| Total damage | None |
| Related articles | |
The 2021–22 South Pacific cyclone season is the period of the year when most tropical cyclones form within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially started from November 1, 2021, and will end on April 30, 2022, however a tropical cyclone could form at any time between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 and would count towards the season total. During the season, tropical cyclones will be officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and New Zealand's MetService. The United States Armed Forces through the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) will also monitor the basin and issue unofficial warnings for American interests. The FMS attaches a number and an F suffix to tropical disturbances that form in or move into the basin while the JTWC designates significant tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix. The BoM, FMS and MetService all use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale and estimate windspeeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC estimated sustained winds over a 1-minute period, which are subsequently compared to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS).
Seasonal summary
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Systems
editTropical Cyclone Dovi
edit| Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 27 – November 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min); 992 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Disturbance 02F
edit| Tropical disturbance (Australian scale) | |
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| Duration | November 15 – Present |
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| Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min); 1008 hPa (mbar) |
Storm names
editWithin the Southern Pacific, a tropical depression is judged to have reached tropical cyclone intensity should it reach winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) and it is evident that gales are occurring at least halfway around the center. With tropical depressions intensifying into a tropical cyclone between the Equator and 25°S and between 160°E - 120°W named by the FMS. However should a tropical depression intensify to the south of 25°S between 160°E and 120°W it will be named in conjunction with the FMS by MetService. Should a tropical cyclone move out of the basin and into the Australian region it will retain its original name. The next 10 names on the naming list are listed here below.
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Season effects
editThis table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of 160th meridian during the 2020–21 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All meteorological data is taken from the warning centers while damage estimates are in 2021 USD.
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
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| Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Dovi | October 27 – November 6 | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | American Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia | None | None | |
| 02F | November 15 – Present | Tropical disturbance | 45 km/h (30 mph) | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
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| 2 systems | October 27 – Season ongoing |
110 km/h (70 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | None | None | |||