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Hurricanes on December 11 in history (1842 to 2026)

221 storms on record were active on December 11 between 1858 and 2024. On this date 54 formed, 7 reached their peak recorded wind, 11 came ashore and 23 ended. The strongest storm active on December 11 was Typhoon Opal (1964), 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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Typhoon Rai (2021)

First recorded position: December 11, 2021, 12:00 UTC. Peak: 105 kt · 10-minute (JMA). Western Pacific, Dec 11 to 21, 2021.

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Came ashore on December 11

11 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
2009	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.1°S, 131.4°E December 11, 2009, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2009	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°S, 132.4°E December 11, 2009, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2007	Tropical storm Olga	Atlantic	Near 18.5°N, 68.4°W December 11, 2007, 18:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 1-minute, NHC	NHC best track
2007	Tropical storm Olga	Atlantic	Near 18.4°N, 66.5°W December 11, 2007, 07:00 UTC	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, NHC	NHC best track
1987	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.2°N, 72.9°E December 11, 1987, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1976	Cyclone Laurie	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.2°S, 173.1°W December 11, 1976, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1968	Storm Becky	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.8°S, 160.9°E December 11, 1968, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1955	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 27.2°S, 153.2°E December 11, 1955, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Typhoon Camilla	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.9°N, 122.2°E December 11, 1949, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.6°S, 164.2°E December 11, 1949, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1945	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.7°S, 49.7°E December 11, 1945, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1901	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.5°S, 50.2°E December 11, 1901, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1895	Unnamed storm · 1895	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.6°N, 90.1°E December 11, 1895, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 11

54 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2021	Typhoon Rai	Western Pacific	5.3°N, 145.0°E	105 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2011	Tropical storm Washi	Western Pacific	3.4°N, 155.9°E	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1959	Typhoon Gilda	Western Pacific	6.3°N, 146.5°E	150 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2020–21	Cyclone Yasa	South Pacific	12.9°S, 168.4°E	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1960	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	7.3°N, 147.5°E	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1993–94	Cyclone Cecilia	Southwest Indian	8.4°S, 82.6°E	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Mick	South Pacific	10.3°S, 172.1°E	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1976–77	Cyclone Laurie	South Pacific	11.0°S, 178.0°W	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1973–74	Cyclone Cecily	Australian region	9.9°S, 100.1°E	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998	Unnamed cyclone · 1998	North Indian	10.3°N, 71.9°E	55 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1972	Tropical storm Violet	Western Pacific	5.7°N, 171.1°E	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2003	Unnamed cyclone · 2003	North Indian	4.5°N, 91.7°E	55 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2007–08	Cyclone Celina	Southwest Indian	11.6°S, 72.6°E	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1966–67	Storm Colette	Southwest Indian	8.9°S, 59.9°E	Not recorded
1985–86	Unnamed tropical depression · 1985	Australian region → South Pacific	12.2°S, 144.8°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2010	Unnamed tropical depression · 2010	Western Pacific	8.5°N, 114.5°E	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Storm Dominique	Southwest Indian	9.0°S, 89.0°E	Not recorded
1950	Storm Ellen	Western Pacific	6.0°N, 171.5°E	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	10.7°S, 61.6°E	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	14.9°S, 52.6°E	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	16.4°S, 60.0°E	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	11.0°S, 46.0°E	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	7.5°S, 64.6°E	Not recorded
1901–02	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	12.9°S, 52.1°E	Not recorded
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	9.8°S, 68.5°E	Not recorded
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1889	Southwest Indian	12.3°S, 51.5°E	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	South Pacific	15.3°S, 177.0°E	Not recorded
1968	Unnamed storm · 1968	North Indian	4.6°N, 91.1°E	Not recorded
1945	Unnamed storm · 1945	North Indian	8.7°N, 87.7°E	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	12.3°S, 72.0°E	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	8.5°S, 71.2°E	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Australian region	6.3°S, 101.2°E	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	20.2°S, 47.7°E	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	8.8°S, 96.2°E	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	13.3°S, 66.5°E	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	15.4°S, 68.4°E	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	13.6°S, 71.7°E	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	18.8°S, 52.2°E	Not recorded
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1906	Southwest Indian	17.8°S, 59.7°E	Not recorded
1905–06	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	18.9°S, 53.3°E	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	17.0°S, 59.2°E	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1898	Southwest Indian	17.1°S, 43.3°E	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	11.0°S, 61.7°E	Not recorded
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	16.5°S, 61.3°E	Not recorded
1892	Unnamed storm · 1892	Atlantic	27.0°N, 40.0°W	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	11.6°S, 63.4°E	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	12.7°S, 68.9°E	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Australian region → Southwest Indian	13.4°S, 95.3°E	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	15.9°S, 54.1°E	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	15.3°S, 59.5°E	Not recorded
1869–70	Unnamed storm · 1869	Southwest Indian	17.5°S, 73.1°E	Not recorded
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1867	Southwest Indian	19.0°S, 58.5°E	Not recorded
1862–63	Unnamed storm · 1862	Australian region → Southwest Indian	6.8°S, 90.2°E	Not recorded
1858–59	Unnamed storm · 1858	Australian region → Southwest Indian	7.8°S, 93.5°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 11

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2016	Cyclone Vardah	North Indian	70 kt (81 mph), 3-minute, IMD	975 hPa (IMD)
2007	Tropical storm Olga	Atlantic	50 kt (58 mph), 1-minute, NHC	1003 hPa (NHC)
1999–00	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (BoM)
2009	Cyclone Ward	North Indian	45 kt (52 mph), 3-minute, IMD	996 hPa (IMD)
2022	Tropical storm Pakhar	Western Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, JMA	997 hPa (JTWC)
2014–15	Cyclone Bakung	Australian region → Southwest Indian	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	994 hPa (BoM)
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	Australian region	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	990 hPa (BoM)

Ended on December 11

23 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2002	Typhoon Pongsona	Western Pacific	32.5°N, 169.2°E	Dec 1 to 11, 2002
1996–97	Cyclone Chantelle	Australian region → Southwest Indian	25.9°S, 60.5°E	Nov 20 to Dec 11, 1996
2019–20	Cyclone Belna	Southwest Indian	21.5°S, 45.6°E	Dec 2 to 11, 2019
1982	Tropical storm Roger	Western Pacific	22.0°N, 127.0°E	Dec 5 to 11, 1982
2003	Tropical storm Peter	Atlantic	27.5°N, 35.0°W	Dec 7 to 11, 2003
1962	Tropical storm Nadine	Western Pacific	34.0°N, 177.0°W	Dec 5 to 11, 1962
2002–03	Cyclone Yolande	South Pacific	37.5°S, 134.0°W	Dec 1 to 11, 2002
2021–22	Cyclone Teratai	Australian region	17.8°S, 92.9°E	Nov 29 to Dec 11, 2021
1977–78	Cyclone Tessa	South Pacific	19.8°S, 129.9°W	Dec 5 to 11, 1977
2011–12	Unnamed cyclone · 2011	Southwest Indian	16.2°S, 58.6°E	Dec 2 to 11, 2011

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1992–93	Unnamed tropical depression · 1992	Southwest Indian	6.6°S, 42.9°E	Nov 26 to Dec 11, 1992
1999	Unnamed tropical depression · 1999	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 108.0°E	Dec 7 to 11, 1999
1964–65	Storm Bessie	Southwest Indian	20.5°S, 59.8°E	Dec 7 to 11, 1964
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	11.4°S, 38.6°E	Dec 1 to 11, 1959
1884	Unnamed storm · 1884	Western Pacific	8.4°N, 115.8°E	Dec 7 to 11, 1884
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region	18.0°S, 115.0°E	Dec 8 to 11, 1955
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Western Pacific	10.2°N, 112.3°E	Dec 8 to 11, 1952
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	22.2°N, 138.3°E	Dec 5 to 11, 1939
1922	Unnamed storm · 1922	North Indian	18.0°N, 93.0°E	Dec 6 to 11, 1922
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	North Indian	11.2°N, 83.2°E	Dec 9 to 11, 1918
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	23.6°S, 57.5°E	Dec 9 to 11, 1897
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	24.3°S, 54.2°E	Dec 9 to 11, 1894
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1889	Southwest Indian	13.4°S, 49.2°E	Dec 10 to 11, 1889

Also active on December 11

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2014	Typhoon Hagupit	Western Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 2014	115 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1997	Typhoon Paka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Nov 28 to Dec 23, 1997	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2023–24	Cyclone Jasper	South Pacific → Australian region	Dec 2 to 17, 2023	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993	Typhoon Manny	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 1 to 16, 1993	75 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1964	Typhoon Opal	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 18, 1964	170 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1998–99	Cyclone Thelma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 15, 1998	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone John	Australian region	Dec 9 to 16, 1999	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Andry	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 16, 1983	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1986	Typhoon Kim	Western Pacific	Nov 26 to Dec 13, 1986	110 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2015	Typhoon Melor	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 17, 2015	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1953	Typhoon Doris	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 23, 1953	150 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2024–25	Cyclone Chido	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 17, 2024	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Val	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 17, 1991	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2012–13	Cyclone Evan	South Pacific	Dec 10 to 27, 2012	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1981	Typhoon Kit	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 22, 1981	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1994–95	Cyclone Annette	Australian region	Dec 10 to 20, 1994	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Claudette	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 28, 1979	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1951	Typhoon Amy	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 19, 1951	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2000–01	Cyclone Sam	Australian region	Nov 28 to Dec 14, 2000	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1991–92	Cyclone Graham	Australian region	Dec 1 to 12, 1991	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Frank	Australian region	Dec 6 to 14, 1995	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994	Typhoon Axel	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 27, 1994	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1961	Typhoon Ellen	Western Pacific	Dec 5 to 14, 1961	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984	Typhoon Doyle	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 12, 1984	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1972	Typhoon Therese	Western Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1972	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2009–10	Cyclone Cleo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 17, 2009	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006	Typhoon Utor	Western Pacific	Dec 6 to 15, 2006	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2012–13	Cyclone Claudia	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 13, 2012	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 20, 1987	75 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1986	Typhoon Marge	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 25, 1986	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1991–92	Cyclone Wasa	South Pacific	Dec 5 to 13, 1991	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1979	Typhoon Abby	Western Pacific	Nov 29 to Dec 15, 1979	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2018–19	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 22, 2018	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998	Typhoon Faith	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 14, 1998	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1992–93	Cyclone Joni	South Pacific	Dec 3 to 14, 1992	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2013	Cyclone Madi	North Indian	Dec 5 to 12, 2013	65 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2003–04	Cyclone Jana	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 6 to 17, 2003	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Sally	Australian region	Dec 3 to 13, 1971	65 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1951	Typhoon Babs	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 17, 1951	100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2021–22	Cyclone Ruby	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 8 to 16, 2021	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 3 to 13, 1984	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2008	Typhoon Dolphin	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 18, 2008	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2003–04	Cyclone Cela	Southwest Indian	Dec 4 to 22, 2003	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1963	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 15, 1963	75 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2005	Cyclone Fanoos	North Indian	Dec 4 to 12, 2005	45 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1973–74	Cyclone Lottie	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1973	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1972–73	Cyclone Diana	South Pacific	Dec 6 to 18, 1972	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Ursula	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 16, 1971	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1976–77	Cyclone Kim	South Pacific	Dec 9 to 13, 1976	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1997–98	Cyclone Pam	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 14, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1996–97	Cyclone Nicholas	Australian region	Dec 10 to 17, 1996	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Lisa	South Pacific	Dec 10 to 18, 1982	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2020–21	Cyclone Bongoyo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 12, 2020	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979–80	Cyclone Ofa	South Pacific	Dec 9 to 15, 1979	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1998	Tropical storm Gil	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 8 to 13, 1998	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1996–97	Cyclone Elvina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 16, 1996	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Bobalahy	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 12, 1984	44 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987–88	Cyclone Ariny	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 16, 1987	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004	Tropical storm Talas	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 20, 2004	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1983–84	Cyclone Fritz	Australian region	Dec 9 to 14, 1983	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 16, 1995	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985	Unnamed cyclone · 1985	North Indian	Dec 9 to 14, 1985	35 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1951	Unnamed hurricane · 1951	Atlantic	Dec 3 to 12, 1951	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1975	Unnamed subtropical storm · 1975	Atlantic	Dec 5 to 12, 1975	60 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1887	Unnamed tropical storm · 1887	Atlantic	Dec 7 to 12, 1887	50 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1990–91	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Dec 8 to 12, 1990	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Bohale	Southwest Indian	Dec 7 to 17, 2015	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	Australian region	Dec 8 to 13, 1984	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1980	Unnamed cyclone · 1980	North Indian	Dec 10 to 20, 1980	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1936	Unnamed tropical storm · 1936	Atlantic	Dec 2 to 16, 1936	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1975–76	Storm Barbara	Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 19, 1975	Not recorded
1971–72	Storm Agnes	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 24, 1971	Not recorded
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	South Pacific	Dec 9 to 12, 2020	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2001	Unnamed tropical storm · 2001	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 13, 2001	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1995	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 14, 1995	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2011	Unnamed tropical depression · 2011	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 13, 2011	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1972–73	Storm Beatrice	Southwest Indian	Dec 7 to 25, 1972	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Belinda	Southwest Indian	Dec 8 to 23, 1967	Not recorded
1963–64	Storm Amanda	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 14, 1963	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Dec 9 to 16, 1950	Not recorded
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	Dec 7 to 13, 1966	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Dec 5 to 15, 1965	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	North Indian	Dec 9 to 15, 1941	Not recorded
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 24, 1940	Not recorded
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 12, 1935	Not recorded
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	North Indian	Dec 9 to 14, 1931	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Dec 5 to 13, 1920	Not recorded
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1908	Australian region	Dec 6 to 14, 1908	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 18, 1907	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 17, 1904	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 18, 1904	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 18, 1902	Not recorded
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 23, 1899	Not recorded
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 24, 1899	Not recorded
1958	Unnamed storm · 1958	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 12, 1958	Not recorded
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1967	Australian region	Dec 9 to 12, 1967	Not recorded
1969	Unnamed storm · 1969	North Indian	Dec 10 to 13, 1969	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Dec 5 to 12, 1965	Not recorded
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 12, 1964	Not recorded
1962	Unnamed storm · 1962	North Indian	Dec 9 to 13, 1962	Not recorded
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	North Indian	Dec 9 to 12, 1954	Not recorded
1951	Unnamed storm · 1951	North Indian	Dec 5 to 13, 1951	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 12, 1948	Not recorded
1947	Unnamed storm · 1947	North Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1947	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 12, 1946	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 12, 1944	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1925	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 16, 1925	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 13, 1921	Not recorded
1902	Unnamed storm · 1902	North Indian	Dec 7 to 12, 1902	Not recorded
1901–02	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 15, 1901	Not recorded
1888–89	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 14, 1888	Not recorded
1888–89	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 17, 1888	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1885	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 16, 1885	Not recorded
1883	Unnamed storm · 1883	Atlantic	Dec 8 to 12, 1883	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 14, 1883	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 13, 1883	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 14, 1883	Not recorded
1880–81	Unnamed storm · 1880	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 14, 1880	Not recorded
1880–81	Unnamed storm · 1880	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1880	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 12, 1879	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 13, 1879	Not recorded
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1878	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 14, 1878	Not recorded
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1878	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1878	Not recorded
1869–70	Unnamed storm · 1869	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 14, 1869	Not recorded
1862–63	Unnamed storm · 1862	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1862	Not recorded
1858–59	Unnamed storm · 1858	Australian region	Dec 10 to 12, 1858	Not recorded

Questions about December 11

What is the strongest storm on record on December 11?

Of the storms active on December 11, Typhoon Opal (1964) 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 December 11?

Yes. 11 storms on record came ashore on December 11. The most recent was Cyclone Laurence (2009): coast crossing (estimated) near 12.1°S, 131.4°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 11?

221 storms on record were active on December 11, in 116 different years from 1858 to 2024. 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.