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Hurricanes on April 12 in history (1842 to 2026)

165 storms on record were active on April 12 between 1859 and 2026. On this date 9 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 8 came ashore and 25 ended. The strongest storm active on April 12 was Typhoon Surigae (2021), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 170 kt (196 mph), recorded by JTWC.

Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm as hurricanes, named by region. Archive of September 29, 2026.

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Tracks of the 50 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on April 12
Recorded trackCame ashore on April 12Tracks of the 50 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on April 12, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

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Cyclone Martin (1985–86)

Coast crossing (estimated): April 12, 1986, 06:00 UTC. Peak: 65 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ). South Pacific, Apr 9 to 15, 1986.

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Came ashore on April 12

8 storms, most recent first. Recorded landfalls come from the National Hurricane Center's best track; elsewhere a coast crossing is estimated from the track and labelled.

YearStormOceanWhere and whenWind at landfallRecord
1986Cyclone MartinSouth PacificCoast crossing (estimated) near 15.9°S, 178.9°E
April 12, 1986, 06:00 UTC
65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZEstimated from the track
1985Cyclone GretelAustralian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°S, 132.6°E
April 12, 1985, 06:00 UTC
35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, BoMEstimated from the track
1984Cyclone KamisySouthwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 15.5°S, 46.4°E
April 12, 1984, 00:00 UTC
44 kt (51 mph), 10-minute, Météo-FranceEstimated from the track
1963Unnamed storm · 1963Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 12.1°S, 135.0°E
April 12, 1963, 08:30 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1947Unnamed storm · 1947Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 17.6°S, 140.0°E
April 12, 1947, 03:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1946Unnamed storm · 1946Australian region → South PacificCoast crossing (estimated) near 17.2°S, 146.0°E
April 12, 1946, 06:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1939Unnamed storm · 1939North IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 7.3°N, 81.9°E
April 12, 1939, 03:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1925Unnamed storm · 1925North IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 16.9°N, 94.3°E
April 12, 1925, 21:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track

Formed on April 12

9 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

SeasonStormOceanFirst positionPeak
2010–11Cyclone ErrolAustralian region11.7°S, 125.5°E65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981Tropical storm GeraldWestern Pacific4.0°N, 161.8°E60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2021–22Cyclone IssaSouthwest Indian29.1°S, 32.0°E50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96Unnamed tropical depression · 1996Australian region12.3°S, 129.0°E30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1973–74Storm HonorineSouthwest Indian10.9°S, 61.1°ENot recorded
1947Unnamed storm · 1947North Indian9.5°N, 74.5°ENot recorded
1939Unnamed storm · 1939North Indian7.0°N, 82.0°ENot recorded
1922–23Unnamed storm · 1923Australian region → South Pacific21.2°S, 156.3°ENot recorded
1915–16Unnamed storm · 1916Australian region → South Pacific15.7°S, 153.2°ENot recorded

Reached peak wind on April 12

12 storms recorded their highest wind on this date, as the responsible agency measured it.

SeasonStormOceanPeak windLowest pressure
2026Typhoon SinlakuWestern Pacific154 kt (177 mph), 1-minute, Real-time896 hPa (Real-time)
1995–96Cyclone ItelleSouthwest Indian95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France925 hPa (Météo-France)
1985–86Cyclone MartinSouth Pacific65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ970 hPa (MetService NZ)
1986–87Cyclone KayAustralian region60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, BoM976 hPa (BoM)
1987–88Cyclone DoviSouth Pacific60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ975 hPa (MetService NZ)
2001–02Cyclone BonnieAustralian region50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM985 hPa (BoM)
1984–85Cyclone GretelAustralian region50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM984 hPa (BoM)
1971–72Cyclone FaithAustralian region35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC990 hPa (BoM)
2021–22Cyclone IssaSouthwest Indian50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France993 hPa (Météo-France)
1989–90Cyclone HantaSouthwest Indian36 kt (41 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France991 hPa (Météo-France)
1999–00Unnamed cyclone · 2000Southwest Indian50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France992 hPa (Météo-France)
1956Unnamed tropical storm · 1956Western Pacific40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC1002 hPa (JMA)

Ended on April 12

25 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

SeasonStormOceanLast positionDates
1995–96Cyclone OliviaAustralian region33.8°S, 131.9°EApr 3 to 12, 1996
2020–21Cyclone SerojaAustralian region33.6°S, 120.7°EApr 2 to 12, 2021
1967Typhoon VioletWestern Pacific26.0°N, 124.4°EMar 31 to Apr 12, 1967
2008–09Cyclone JadeSouthwest Indian40.8°S, 61.5°EApr 2 to 12, 2009
2017–18Cyclone KeniSouth Pacific50.0°S, 168.0°WApr 6 to 12, 2018
1974–75Cyclone BettySouth Pacific32.9°S, 178.1°WMar 30 to Apr 12, 1975
2012–13Cyclone VictoriaAustralian region24.0°S, 106.0°EApr 6 to 12, 2013
2000–01Cyclone SoseSouth Pacific30.6°S, 173.1°EApr 3 to 12, 2001
2002–03Cyclone LumaSouthwest Indian38.5°S, 70.4°EApr 8 to 12, 2003
1980Tropical storm CarmenCentral Pacific → Western Pacific → Central Pacific18.2°N, 169.5°EApr 3 to 12, 1980
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SeasonStormOceanLast positionDates
2014–15Cyclone SoloSouth Pacific23.9°S, 172.4°EApr 9 to 12, 2015
2023–24Cyclone PaulAustralian region13.4°S, 153.6°EApr 9 to 12, 2024
1961Tropical storm ViolaWestern Pacific8.6°N, 103.2°EApr 9 to 12, 1961
1975–76Storm BertSouthwest Indian17.9°S, 65.9°EApr 3 to 12, 1976
1950Unnamed storm · 1950North Indian14.5°N, 90.2°EApr 7 to 12, 1950
1945–46Unnamed storm · 1946Australian region21.1°S, 114.7°EApr 10 to 12, 1946
1938Unnamed storm · 1938Western Pacific35.1°N, 152.8°EApr 5 to 12, 1938
1921–22Unnamed storm · 1922Southwest Indian21.0°S, 69.9°EApr 9 to 12, 1922
1917–18Unnamed storm · 1918Australian region12.6°S, 120.1°EApr 8 to 12, 1918
1913–14Unnamed storm · 1914Southwest Indian12.8°S, 44.1°EApr 9 to 12, 1914
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest Indian13.8°S, 43.8°EApr 10 to 12, 1908
1903–04Unnamed storm · 1904Southwest Indian22.0°S, 66.0°EApr 9 to 12, 1904
1893–94Unnamed storm · 1894Southwest Indian14.5°S, 51.2°EApr 11 to 12, 1894
1885–86Unnamed storm · 1886Southwest Indian26.0°S, 56.3°EApr 1 to 12, 1886
1880–81Unnamed storm · 1881Southwest Indian9.7°S, 89.3°EApr 11 to 12, 1881

Also active on April 12

115 more storms were active on this date, the most notable first. Storms listed above are not repeated.

SeasonStormOceanDatesPeak
2022Tropical storm MegiWestern PacificApr 8 to 13, 202240 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2021Typhoon SurigaeWestern PacificApr 11 to 30, 2021120 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2022–23Cyclone IlsaAustralian regionApr 5 to 15, 2023125 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16Cyclone FantalaSouthwest IndianApr 10 to 26, 2016135 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2013–14Cyclone ItaAustralian region → South PacificApr 2 to 18, 2014120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003Typhoon KujiraWestern PacificApr 8 to 25, 200390 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2024–25Cyclone ErrolAustralian regionApr 9 to 18, 2025110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997Typhoon IsaWestern PacificApr 9 to 24, 199785 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2004–05Cyclone AdelineAustralian region → Southwest IndianApr 1 to 16, 2005120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1999–00Cyclone PaulAustralian regionApr 10 to 21, 2000120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1991–92Cyclone IrnaAustralian region → Southwest IndianApr 5 to 20, 1992110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004Typhoon SudalWestern PacificApr 2 to 18, 200490 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1981–82Cyclone DominicAustralian regionApr 4 to 14, 1982115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89Cyclone LiliAustralian region → South PacificApr 6 to 13, 198980 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980–81Cyclone OlgaAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionApr 4 to 18, 198195 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976Typhoon MarieWestern PacificApr 1 to 16, 1976115 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1991–92Cyclone NevilleAustralian regionApr 4 to 15, 1992110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94Cyclone OdilleAustralian region → Southwest IndianMar 26 to Apr 17, 199495 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1968Typhoon JeanWestern PacificApr 5 to 19, 1968110 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984–85Cyclone HelisaoninaSouthwest IndianApr 7 to 19, 198582 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83Cyclone VeenaSouth PacificApr 7 to 14, 1983100 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1990–91Cyclone MarianAustralian regionApr 8 to 19, 1991100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2022Typhoon MalakasWestern PacificApr 6 to 18, 202290 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1978–79Cyclone IdylleSouthwest Indian → Australian regionApr 4 to 20, 197995 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1957Typhoon ShirleyWestern PacificApr 11 to 18, 1957100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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SeasonStormOceanDatesPeak
2016–17Cyclone CookSouth PacificApr 6 to 17, 201785 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2001–02Cyclone DianneAustralian region → Southwest IndianApr 5 to 13, 200280 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82Cyclone BernieAustralian region → South PacificMar 31 to Apr 14, 1982100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979Typhoon CecilWestern PacificApr 8 to 21, 197975 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1984–85Cyclone MargotAustralian regionApr 10 to 25, 198585 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2014–15Cyclone JoalaneSouthwest IndianApr 2 to 17, 201575 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1993–94Cyclone VivienneAustralian regionApr 5 to 13, 199485 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78Cyclone HalAustralian region → South PacificApr 4 to 22, 197870 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971Typhoon VeraWestern PacificApr 7 to 22, 197190 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2012–13Cyclone ImeldaSouthwest IndianApr 2 to 20, 201380 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1971–72Cyclone GailAustralian region → South PacificApr 11 to 20, 197275 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1966Typhoon HesterWestern PacificApr 3 to 15, 196685 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1985–86Cyclone AlisonAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionApr 4 to 14, 198660 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1965Typhoon WandaWestern PacificApr 11 to 17, 196565 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1997–98Cyclone GemmaSouthwest IndianApr 6 to 16, 199845 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2021–22Cyclone FiliSouth PacificApr 3 to 14, 202260 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2018–19Cyclone WallaceAustralian regionApr 3 to 13, 201955 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992–93Cyclone MontyAustralian regionApr 6 to 15, 199360 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79Cyclone StanAustralian region → South PacificApr 3 to 17, 197935 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005–06Cyclone EliaSouthwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest IndianApr 3 to 17, 200640 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978–79Cyclone JaneAustralian regionApr 7 to 13, 197950 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78Cyclone BrendaAustralian regionApr 5 to 14, 197850 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00Cyclone InnocenteAustralian region → Southwest IndianApr 11 to 24, 200037 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1966–67Cyclone JackieAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionApr 5 to 15, 196735 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1989–90Cyclone BessiAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionApr 11 to 18, 199040 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987Tropical storm PercyWestern PacificApr 3 to 16, 198745 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1980–81Cyclone LisaSouthwest IndianApr 6 to 16, 198140 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2020–21Unnamed cyclone · 2021South PacificApr 9 to 13, 202135 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2010–11Unnamed cyclone · 2011Southwest IndianApr 11 to 16, 201150 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07Unnamed cyclone · 2007Southwest IndianApr 9 to 13, 200750 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2016–17Unnamed tropical depression · 2017Australian regionApr 7 to 15, 201730 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993Unnamed tropical depression · 1993Western PacificApr 6 to 14, 199325 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1971–72Storm CarolSouthwest Indian → Australian regionApr 6 to 14, 1972Not recorded
1968–69Unnamed tropical depression · 1969Australian regionApr 8 to 15, 196930 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1968–69Unnamed tropical depression · 1969South Pacific → Australian region → South PacificApr 11 to 16, 196930 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1967–68Storm NoreenSouthwest IndianApr 5 to 15, 1968Not recorded
1957–58Unnamed storm · 1958Australian regionApr 11 to 16, 1958Not recorded
2023Unnamed storm · 2023Western PacificApr 11 to 13, 2023Not recorded
1943–44Unnamed storm · 1944Southwest IndianApr 1 to 13, 1944Not recorded
1934–35Unnamed storm · 1935Southwest IndianApr 9 to 16, 1935Not recorded
1919–20Unnamed storm · 1920Australian regionApr 6 to 13, 1920Not recorded
1904–05Unnamed storm · 1905Southwest IndianApr 9 to 17, 1905Not recorded
1891–92Unnamed storm · 1892Southwest IndianApr 11 to 15, 1892Not recorded
1915–16Unnamed storm · 1916Australian region → South PacificApr 10 to 14, 1916Not recorded
1959–60Unnamed storm · 1960South PacificApr 1 to 13, 1960Not recorded
1954–55Unnamed storm · 1955South PacificApr 9 to 16, 1955Not recorded
1953–54Unnamed storm · 1954Southwest IndianApr 8 to 13, 1954Not recorded
1952–53Unnamed storm · 1953Southwest IndianApr 10 to 14, 1953Not recorded
1950Unnamed storm · 1950Western PacificApr 10 to 15, 1950Not recorded
1947–48Unnamed storm · 1948Australian regionApr 8 to 14, 1948Not recorded
1945–46Unnamed storm · 1946Southwest IndianApr 11 to 17, 1946Not recorded
1922–23Unnamed storm · 1923Australian region → South PacificApr 10 to 14, 1923Not recorded
1943Unnamed storm · 1943Western PacificApr 9 to 15, 1943Not recorded
1942Unnamed storm · 1942Western PacificApr 8 to 13, 1942Not recorded
1940Unnamed storm · 1940Western PacificApr 9 to 13, 1940Not recorded
1932–33Unnamed storm · 1933Southwest IndianApr 11 to 14, 1933Not recorded
1931–32Unnamed storm · 1932Southwest IndianApr 6 to 13, 1932Not recorded
1931–32Unnamed storm · 1932Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionApr 9 to 15, 1932Not recorded
1925–26Unnamed storm · 1926Southwest IndianApr 10 to 15, 1926Not recorded
1925–26Unnamed storm · 1926Southwest IndianApr 10 to 16, 1926Not recorded
1925–26Unnamed storm · 1926Southwest IndianApr 11 to 18, 1926Not recorded
1919–20Unnamed storm · 1920Southwest IndianApr 9 to 16, 1920Not recorded
1918Unnamed storm · 1918Western PacificApr 8 to 17, 1918Not recorded
1917–18Unnamed storm · 1918Southwest IndianApr 11 to 14, 1918Not recorded
1915–16Unnamed storm · 1916Australian region → Southwest IndianApr 11 to 17, 1916Not recorded
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest IndianApr 10 to 13, 1908Not recorded
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest IndianApr 11 to 15, 1908Not recorded
1905–06Unnamed storm · 1906Southwest IndianApr 9 to 13, 1906Not recorded
1885–86Unnamed storm · 1886Southwest IndianApr 9 to 17, 1886Not recorded
1885–86Unnamed storm · 1886Southwest IndianApr 10 to 15, 1886Not recorded
1885–86Unnamed storm · 1886Southwest IndianApr 10 to 18, 1886Not recorded
1884–85Unnamed storm · 1885Southwest IndianApr 11 to 14, 1885Not recorded
1881–82Unnamed storm · 1882Australian regionApr 11 to 13, 1882Not recorded
1877–78Unnamed storm · 1878Southwest IndianApr 10 to 13, 1878Not recorded
1877–78Unnamed storm · 1878Southwest IndianApr 10 to 14, 1878Not recorded
1877–78Unnamed storm · 1878Southwest IndianApr 11 to 16, 1878Not recorded
1876–77Unnamed storm · 1877Southwest IndianApr 11 to 13, 1877Not recorded
1869–70Unnamed storm · 1870Australian regionApr 10 to 19, 1870Not recorded
1869–70Unnamed storm · 1870Southwest IndianApr 10 to 20, 1870Not recorded
1865–66Unnamed storm · 1866Southwest IndianApr 10 to 15, 1866Not recorded
1865–66Unnamed storm · 1866Southwest IndianApr 10 to 13, 1866Not recorded
1865–66Unnamed storm · 1866Southwest IndianApr 11 to 16, 1866Not recorded
1865–66Unnamed storm · 1866Southwest IndianApr 11 to 13, 1866Not recorded
1865–66Unnamed storm · 1866Southwest IndianApr 11 to 15, 1866Not recorded
1865–66Unnamed storm · 1866Southwest IndianApr 11 to 16, 1866Not recorded
1864–65Unnamed storm · 1865Southwest IndianApr 11 to 16, 1865Not recorded
1863–64Unnamed storm · 1864Southwest IndianApr 10 to 19, 1864Not recorded
1860–61Unnamed storm · 1861Southwest IndianApr 10 to 17, 1861Not recorded
1860–61Unnamed storm · 1861Southwest IndianApr 11 to 19, 1861Not recorded
1858–59Unnamed storm · 1859Australian region → Southwest IndianApr 10 to 13, 1859Not recorded

Questions about April 12

What is the strongest storm on record on April 12?

Of the storms active on April 12, Typhoon Surigae (2021) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 170 kt (196 mph), 1-minute sustained (JTWC). That is the storm's peak over its whole life, which may fall on another day. Agencies that average wind over 10 minutes report lower numbers for the same storm.

Has a storm ever made landfall on April 12?

Yes. 8 storms on record came ashore on April 12. The most recent was Cyclone Martin (1986): coast crossing (estimated) near 15.9°S, 178.9°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on April 12?

165 storms on record were active on April 12, in 101 different years from 1859 to 2026. The count uses calendar dates in UTC and covers every ocean basin in NOAA's IBTrACS archive and the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2.

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Sources. Storm tracks and events from NOAA's best-track archives, exactly as the Hurricane Calendar app shows them. Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Each wind speed keeps the agency that recorded it and its averaging period; nothing is converted between agencies. A missing value is shown as not recorded, never as zero. Storms that may still have been active when the archive was updated are left out.