1819 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.[1]
December 26, 1821 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.[1]
January 1825 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands.[1][2]
December 20 – 24, 1831 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, the Samoan Islands and the Southern Cook Islands.[2][3]
December 19 – 21, 1843 – A weak tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, where it caused four deaths and severe damage on the islands of Maupiti, Tahaa, Huahine and Bora-Bora.[2][4]
January 22, 1856 – A tropical cyclone impacted the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.[2][1][4]
December 1861 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.[5]
December 22, 1901 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands, where it destroyed a large part of the Papeete quays.[4]
January 14 – 15, 1903 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands, where 517 people were killed, 2 schooners were lost and 83 cutters were demolished.[4]
March 23 – 26, 1905 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, where it caused 8 deaths and severe damage.[4]
February 6 – 8, 1906 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia as well as the Northern and Southern Cook Islands, where it caused more than 150 deaths and extensive damage, before heading towards the Gambier Islands.[4][1]
March 1930 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands.[1]
August 23 – 26, 1933 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Austral Islands.[1]
February 6 – 12, 1935 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands and the Southern Cook Islands where extensive damage was reported.[4]
1936 – A tropical cyclone impacted Palmerston Island in the Southern Cook Islands, which caused Captain J Benton to move 12 people to the island of Manihiki.[1]
February 25 – 27, 1937 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Southern Cook Islands and the Austral Islands.[4]
December 9 – 12, 1991 - Severe Tropical Cyclone Wasa-Arthur
March 25 – 29, 1992 – Tropical Cyclone Hettie moved southeastwards through the archipelago, without directly impacting any island or atoll.[8] However, the atoll of Hereheretue reported gale force winds, a northeasterly swell of about 4 metres (13 ft) and some minor damage to crops and property.[8]
William -94-95
Keli - 96-97
Martin - 97-98
Osea - 97-98
December 2 - 10, 1997 - As it weakened, Tropical Cyclone Pam posed a threat to the Austral Islands during its weakening phase, however, there was no damage reported in the archipelago.[8]
Ursula - 97-98
Veli - 97-98
Alan - 97-98
April 27 - May 3, 1998 - Tropical Cyclone Bart impacted the atolls of Takaroa, Hao and Puka-Puka, however, any damage was considered to be minimal. Ten deaths were associated with Bart, after waves associated with the system capsized a boat.
January 28 - 29, 2018 - During January 28, the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Centre issued a tropical cyclone formation alert on a tropical disturbance, that was located near the French Polynesian island of Rapa Iti.[9] However, the alert was cancelled during the next day, after the system's low level circulation center became ragged, while atmospheric convection was displaced to the east of the circulation center.[10]
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^ abcLaurent, Victoire; Varney, Patrick. Historique des Cyclones de Polynesie Francaise [History of Cyclones in French Polynesia] (in French). Meteo France. pp. 137–139. ISBN978-2-9522946-1-4.
