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Hurricanes on April 8 in history (1842 to 2026)

139 storms on record were active on April 8 between 1886 and 2026. On this date 13 formed, 9 reached their peak recorded wind, 8 came ashore and 16 ended. The strongest storm active on April 8 was Cyclone Harold (2019–20), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 145 kt (167 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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Cyclone Chloe (1994–95)

Coast crossing (estimated): April 8, 1995, 03:00 UTC. Peak: 120 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Mar 29 to Apr 9, 1995.

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Came ashore on April 8

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.

Year	Storm	Ocean	Where and when	Wind at landfall	Record
2017	Cyclone Cook	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.9°S, 167.7°E April 8, 2017, 06:00 UTC	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, FMS	Estimated from the track
2004	Unnamed cyclone · 2004	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.0°S, 177.3°E April 8, 2004, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2000	Cyclone Hudah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.6°S, 38.4°E April 8, 2000, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1995	Cyclone Chloe	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.2°S, 124.3°E April 8, 1995, 03:00 UTC	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1979	Cyclone Stan	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°S, 143.0°E April 8, 1979, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1975	Cyclone Amelia	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.7°S, 133.8°E April 8, 1975, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1956	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 40.3°S, 173.3°E April 8, 1956, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1905	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.3°S, 43.1°E April 8, 1905, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on April 8

13 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2022	Tropical storm Megi	Western Pacific	10.5°N, 127.5°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2003	Typhoon Kujira	Western Pacific	2.6°N, 158.8°E	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1990–91	Cyclone Marian	Australian region	10.3°S, 131.7°E	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979	Typhoon Cecil	Western Pacific	2.4°N, 143.6°E	75 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1987–88	Cyclone Dovi	South Pacific	14.9°S, 170.8°E	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2002–03	Cyclone Luma	Southwest Indian	23.4°S, 40.7°E	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1968–69	Unnamed tropical depression · 1969	Australian region	11.3°S, 156.0°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region	8.9°S, 132.9°E	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Southwest Indian	10.6°S, 75.8°E	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region	15.9°S, 124.6°E	Not recorded
1942	Unnamed storm · 1942	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 149.3°E	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Australian region	8.0°S, 129.8°E	Not recorded
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	Western Pacific	6.3°N, 142.5°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on April 8

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1983–84	Cyclone Kamisy	Southwest Indian	92 kt (106 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	927 hPa (Météo-France)
1988–89	Cyclone Lili	Australian region → South Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	955 hPa (MetService NZ)
2001–02	Cyclone Dianne	Australian region → Southwest Indian	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	954 hPa (JTWC)
2014–15	Cyclone Joalane	Southwest Indian	75 kt (86 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	959 hPa (JTWC)
1993–94	Cyclone Vivienne	Australian region	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	955 hPa (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Lance	Australian region → South Pacific	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (BoM)
2018–19	Cyclone Wallace	Australian region	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	986 hPa (BoM)
2003–04	Unnamed cyclone · 2004	South Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	997 hPa (JTWC)
1999	Unnamed tropical storm · 1999	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded

Ended on April 8

16 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2002–03	Cyclone Inigo	Australian region	23.4°S, 118.2°E	Mar 29 to Apr 8, 2003
1998–99	Cyclone Gwenda	Australian region	23.1°S, 121.7°E	Apr 2 to 8, 1999
2006–07	Cyclone Jaya	Southwest Indian	17.2°S, 41.7°E	Mar 26 to Apr 8, 2007
2014–15	Cyclone Ikola	Southwest Indian → Australian region	21.6°S, 98.7°E	Apr 4 to 8, 2015
2000–01	Cyclone Walter	Australian region	21.7°S, 94.4°E	Apr 1 to 8, 2001
2000–01	Cyclone Evariste	Southwest Indian	27.9°S, 64.8°E	Apr 2 to 8, 2001
2005–06	Cyclone Hubert	Australian region	22.2°S, 115.7°E	Apr 2 to 8, 2006
2004–05	Cyclone Isang	Southwest Indian	38.2°S, 74.2°E	Mar 29 to Apr 8, 2005
1979–80	Cyclone Wally	South Pacific	28.5°S, 159.0°W	Apr 1 to 8, 1980
1980–81	Cyclone Klara	Southwest Indian	28.2°S, 52.3°E	Mar 28 to Apr 8, 1981

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → South Pacific	42.0°S, 173.5°E	Apr 2 to 8, 1956
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	16.3°N, 119.1°E	Apr 2 to 8, 1935
1932–33	Unnamed storm · 1933	Southwest Indian	21.9°S, 51.1°E	Mar 30 to Apr 8, 1933
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Australian region	22.0°S, 96.1°E	Apr 7 to 8, 1952
1919–20	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	24.9°S, 75.9°E	Mar 31 to Apr 8, 1920
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Australian region	17.8°S, 148.9°E	Apr 6 to 8, 1912

Also active on April 8

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1995–96	Cyclone Olivia	Australian region	Apr 3 to 12, 1996	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2020–21	Cyclone Seroja	Australian region	Apr 2 to 12, 2021	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019–20	Cyclone Harold	Australian region → South Pacific	Apr 1 to 11, 2020	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2022–23	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region	Apr 5 to 15, 2023	125 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Ita	Australian region → South Pacific	Apr 2 to 18, 2014	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998–99	Cyclone Evrina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 25 to Apr 10, 1999	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2016–17	Cyclone Ernie	Australian region	Apr 4 to 11, 2017	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Itelle	Southwest Indian	Apr 6 to 19, 1996	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Adeline	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Apr 1 to 16, 2005	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1994–95	Cyclone Marlene	Southwest Indian	Mar 28 to Apr 11, 1995	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Irna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Apr 5 to 20, 1992	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004	Typhoon Sudal	Western Pacific	Apr 2 to 18, 2004	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1992–93	Cyclone Jourdanne	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Apr 1 to 10, 1993	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1981–82	Cyclone Dominic	Australian region	Apr 4 to 14, 1982	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1967	Typhoon Violet	Western Pacific	Mar 31 to Apr 12, 1967	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2025–26	Cyclone Maila	Australian region	Apr 4 to 11, 2026	124 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2023–24	Cyclone Olga	Australian region	Apr 4 to 11, 2024	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1980–81	Cyclone Olga	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Apr 4 to 18, 1981	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976	Typhoon Marie	Western Pacific	Apr 1 to 16, 1976	115 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1991–92	Cyclone Neville	Australian region	Apr 4 to 15, 1992	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98	Cyclone Zuman	South Pacific	Mar 28 to Apr 10, 1998	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1993–94	Cyclone Odille	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 26 to Apr 17, 1994	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1968	Typhoon Jean	Western Pacific	Apr 5 to 19, 1968	110 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984–85	Cyclone Helisaonina	Southwest Indian	Apr 7 to 19, 1985	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83	Cyclone Veena	South Pacific	Apr 7 to 14, 1983	100 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1988–89	Cyclone Krisy	Southwest Indian	Mar 28 to Apr 11, 1989	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022	Typhoon Malakas	Western Pacific	Apr 6 to 18, 2022	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1978–79	Cyclone Idylle	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Apr 4 to 20, 1979	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Bernie	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 31 to Apr 14, 1982	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2008–09	Cyclone Jade	Southwest Indian	Apr 2 to 12, 2009	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96	Cyclone Hansella	Southwest Indian	Apr 2 to 11, 1996	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2025–26	Cyclone Vaianu	South Pacific	Apr 5 to 9, 2026	99 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2017–18	Cyclone Keni	South Pacific	Apr 6 to 12, 2018	85 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1977–78	Cyclone Hal	Australian region → South Pacific	Apr 4 to 22, 1978	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1974–75	Cyclone Betty	South Pacific	Mar 30 to Apr 12, 1975	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971	Typhoon Vera	Western Pacific	Apr 7 to 22, 1971	90 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1967–68	Cyclone Gisele	Australian region → South Pacific	Apr 2 to 10, 1968	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2012–13	Cyclone Imelda	Southwest Indian	Apr 2 to 20, 2013	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1994	Tropical storm Owen	Western Pacific	Mar 28 to Apr 9, 1994	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1986–87	Cyclone Kay	Australian region	Apr 6 to 17, 1987	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Lena	Australian region	Apr 2 to 9, 1983	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2012–13	Cyclone Victoria	Australian region	Apr 6 to 12, 2013	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1966	Typhoon Hester	Western Pacific	Apr 3 to 15, 1966	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1985–86	Cyclone Alison	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Apr 4 to 14, 1986	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01	Cyclone Sose	South Pacific	Apr 3 to 12, 2001	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2001–02	Cyclone Bonnie	Australian region	Apr 7 to 15, 2002	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98	Cyclone Gemma	Southwest Indian	Apr 6 to 16, 1998	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Robyn	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Apr 1 to 10, 2010	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2021–22	Cyclone Fili	South Pacific	Apr 3 to 14, 2022	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1980	Tropical storm Carmen	Central Pacific → Western Pacific → Central Pacific	Apr 3 to 12, 1980	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2017–18	Cyclone Iris	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 22 to Apr 9, 2018	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992–93	Cyclone Monty	Australian region	Apr 6 to 15, 1993	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1969–70	Cyclone Gillian	South Pacific	Apr 7 to 11, 1970	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2020–21	Cyclone Odette	Australian region	Apr 3 to 10, 2021	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996	Tropical storm Ann	Western Pacific	Mar 29 to Apr 11, 1996	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1972	Unnamed cyclone · 1972	North Indian	Apr 7 to 11, 1972	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2005–06	Cyclone Elia	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Apr 3 to 17, 2006	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978–79	Cyclone Jane	Australian region	Apr 7 to 13, 1979	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Brenda	Australian region	Apr 5 to 14, 1978	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Lezissy	Southwest Indian	Apr 4 to 11, 1989	44 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1966–67	Cyclone Jackie	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Apr 5 to 15, 1967	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1987	Tropical storm Percy	Western Pacific	Apr 3 to 16, 1987	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1980–81	Cyclone Lisa	Southwest Indian	Apr 6 to 16, 1981	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1963–64	Storm Henrietta	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 28 to Apr 10, 1964	Not recorded
2014	Tropical storm Peipah	Western Pacific	Apr 2 to 9, 2014	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1999–00	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	Southwest Indian	Apr 7 to 15, 2000	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2016–17	Unnamed tropical depression · 2017	Australian region	Apr 7 to 15, 2017	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993	Unnamed tropical depression · 1993	Western Pacific	Apr 6 to 14, 1993	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2016–17	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	South Pacific	Apr 4 to 11, 2017	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1975–76	Storm Gladys	Southwest Indian	Mar 27 to Apr 10, 1976	Not recorded
1971–72	Storm Carol	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Apr 6 to 14, 1972	Not recorded
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2021	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Apr 6 to 11, 2021	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1975–76	Storm Bert	Southwest Indian	Apr 3 to 12, 1976	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Noreen	Southwest Indian	Apr 5 to 15, 1968	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Maud	Southwest Indian	Mar 30 to Apr 11, 1962	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region	Apr 2 to 11, 1959	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Australian region → South Pacific	Apr 2 to 9, 1958	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Apr 1 to 13, 1944	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region	Apr 1 to 9, 1921	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region → South Pacific	Apr 3 to 9, 1921	Not recorded
1919–20	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Apr 6 to 13, 1920	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	Apr 6 to 11, 1957	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	South Pacific	Apr 1 to 13, 1960	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Southwest Indian	Apr 4 to 10, 1958	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	South Pacific	Apr 5 to 10, 1956	Not recorded
1950	Unnamed storm · 1950	North Indian	Apr 7 to 12, 1950	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Mar 28 to Apr 9, 1945	Not recorded
1938	Unnamed storm · 1938	Western Pacific	Apr 5 to 12, 1938	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	Apr 6 to 13, 1932	Not recorded
1921	Unnamed storm · 1921	North Indian	Apr 6 to 9, 1921	Not recorded
1919–20	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	Apr 1 to 10, 1920	Not recorded
1918–19	Unnamed storm · 1919	Australian region	Apr 5 to 10, 1919	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Apr 5 to 9, 1913	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1886	Southwest Indian	Mar 31 to Apr 9, 1886	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1886	Southwest Indian	Apr 1 to 12, 1886	Not recorded

Questions about April 8

What is the strongest storm on record on April 8?

Of the storms active on April 8, Cyclone Harold (2019–20) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 145 kt (167 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 8?

Yes. 8 storms on record came ashore on April 8. The most recent was Cyclone Cook (2017): coast crossing (estimated) near 15.9°S, 167.7°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on April 8?

139 storms on record were active on April 8, in 77 different years from 1886 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.

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, all basins (CSV), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Retrieved 2026-09-26.
HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database, 1851-2025 (released 2026-09-12), NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC). Retrieved 2026-09-26.
HURDAT2 Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database, 1949-2025 (released 2026-09-14), NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC). Retrieved 2026-09-26.