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Hurricanes on December 12 in history (1842 to 2026)

218 storms on record were active on December 12 between 1858 and 2025. On this date 20 formed, 17 reached their peak recorded wind, 17 came ashore and 32 ended. The strongest storm active on December 12 was Typhoon Ruth (1955), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 180 kt (207 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 Graham (1991–92)

Last recorded position: December 12, 1991, 12:00 UTC. Peak: 110 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Dec 1 to 12, 1991.

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Came ashore on December 12

17 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
2018	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.3°S, 136.0°E December 12, 2018, 21:00 UTC	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2016	Unnamed storm · 2016	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.9°N, 108.6°E December 12, 2016, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2016	Cyclone Vardah	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.2°N, 80.3°E December 12, 2016, 09:00 UTC	60 kt (69 mph), 3-minute, IMD	Estimated from the track
2013	Cyclone Madi	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.2°N, 79.6°E December 12, 2013, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1998	Tropical storm Gil	Western Pacific → North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.9°N, 100.6°E December 12, 1998, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1988	Cyclone Ilona	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.2°S, 125.7°E December 12, 1988, 09:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1984	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.6°S, 116.1°E December 12, 1984, 09:00 UTC	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1983	Cyclone Andry	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°S, 45.7°E December 12, 1983, 06:00 UTC	92 kt (106 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1975	Storm Barbara	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.5°S, 49.7°E December 12, 1975, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.0°N, 91.4°E December 12, 1966, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1955	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 27.9°S, 153.5°E December 12, 1955, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1945	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.5°S, 48.2°E December 12, 1945, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.8°N, 109.5°E December 12, 1935, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1920	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 34.7°S, 151.0°E December 12, 1920, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1901	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.6°S, 50.1°E December 12, 1901, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1889	Unnamed storm · 1889	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.1°S, 50.1°E December 12, 1889, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1887	Unnamed tropical storm · 1887	Atlantic	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.6°N, 83.4°W December 12, 1887, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 12

20 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1955	Typhoon Ruth	Western Pacific	6.2°N, 142.3°E	180 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2022–23	Cyclone Darian	Australian region → Southwest Indian	9.9°S, 97.8°E	125 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Ilona	Australian region	12.0°S, 128.3°E	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Felicity	Australian region → South Pacific	10.0°S, 132.7°E	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984	Hurricane Lili	Atlantic	34.5°N, 60.5°W	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1986–87	Cyclone Patsy	South Pacific	12.4°S, 172.9°E	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2025–26	Cyclone Bakung	Australian region	8.1°S, 98.0°E	80 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2017	Tropical storm Kai-Tak	Western Pacific	10.8°N, 130.5°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2020–21	Cyclone Zazu	South Pacific	14.0°S, 170.0°W	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2009–10	Cyclone David	Southwest Indian	6.6°S, 85.8°E	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1975–76	Cyclone Sue	Australian region	9.2°S, 100.6°E	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1948	Unnamed tropical storm · 1948	Western Pacific	8.0°N, 135.7°E	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2022	Unnamed tropical depression · 2022	North Indian	12.0°N, 74.2°E	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1996	Unnamed tropical depression · 1996	Western Pacific	4.2°N, 103.7°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2016	Unnamed storm · 2016	Western Pacific	9.6°N, 109.8°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1917	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	17.8°S, 163.0°E	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Western Pacific	5.6°N, 134.2°E	Not recorded
1888	Unnamed storm · 1888	North Indian	9.7°N, 86.5°E	Not recorded
2004–05	Unnamed storm · 2004	South Pacific	14.5°S, 172.5°E	Not recorded
1933	Unnamed storm · 1933	North Indian	7.3°N, 85.5°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 12

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1964	Typhoon Opal	Western Pacific	170 kt (196 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	900 hPa (JMA)
2024–25	Cyclone Chido	Southwest Indian	115 kt (132 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	935 hPa (Météo-France)
2006	Typhoon Utor	Western Pacific	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, JMA	945 hPa (JMA)
1979	Typhoon Abby	Western Pacific	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, JMA	950 hPa (JMA)
2018–19	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	956 hPa (BoM)
1972–73	Cyclone Diana	South Pacific	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	965 hPa (MetService NZ)
1976–77	Cyclone Kim	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
1976–77	Cyclone Laurie	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
1979–80	Cyclone Ofa	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
1983–84	Cyclone Fritz	Australian region	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	990 hPa (BoM)
1985	Unnamed cyclone · 1985	North Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 3-minute, IMD	Not recorded
2015–16	Cyclone Bohale	Southwest Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	995 hPa (Météo-France)
1984–85	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	Australian region	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	South Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	999 hPa (JTWC)
2001	Unnamed tropical storm · 2001	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	997 hPa (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2011	Unnamed tropical depression · 2011	Western Pacific	25 kt (29 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1004 hPa (JTWC)
2010	Unnamed tropical depression · 2010	Western Pacific	25 kt (29 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1004 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on December 12

32 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2014	Typhoon Hagupit	Western Pacific	8.4°N, 108.6°E	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 2014
1991–92	Cyclone Graham	Australian region	14.2°S, 99.7°E	Dec 1 to 12, 1991
1984	Typhoon Doyle	Western Pacific	28.3°N, 143.0°E	Dec 1 to 12, 1984
1972	Typhoon Therese	Western Pacific	15.2°N, 101.8°E	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1972
2013	Cyclone Madi	North Indian	10.0°N, 78.8°E	Dec 5 to 12, 2013
2005	Cyclone Fanoos	North Indian	6.8°N, 74.2°E	Dec 4 to 12, 2005
1973–74	Cyclone Lottie	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	32.8°S, 163.9°W	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1973
1976–77	Cyclone Laurie	South Pacific	19.0°S, 159.0°W	Dec 11 to 12, 1976
2020–21	Cyclone Bongoyo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	20.5°S, 68.1°E	Nov 26 to Dec 12, 2020
1984–85	Cyclone Bobalahy	Southwest Indian	33.3°S, 69.2°E	Dec 2 to 12, 1984

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1951	Unnamed hurricane · 1951	Atlantic	41.5°N, 24.0°W	Dec 3 to 12, 1951
1975	Unnamed subtropical storm · 1975	Atlantic	27.5°N, 35.0°W	Dec 5 to 12, 1975
1887	Unnamed tropical storm · 1887	Atlantic	10.5°N, 83.6°W	Dec 7 to 12, 1887
1990–91	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	13.1°S, 126.2°E	Dec 8 to 12, 1990
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	Australian region	25.9°S, 124.6°E	Dec 4 to 12, 2020
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	South Pacific	15.5°S, 171.6°E	Dec 9 to 12, 2020
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	14.6°N, 107.6°E	Dec 8 to 12, 1935
1895	Unnamed storm · 1895	North Indian	22.8°N, 90.7°E	Dec 10 to 12, 1895
1958	Unnamed storm · 1958	Western Pacific	30.0°N, 151.6°E	Dec 9 to 12, 1958
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1967	Australian region	21.9°S, 156.4°E	Dec 9 to 12, 1967
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	17.9°N, 72.4°E	Dec 5 to 12, 1965
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	Western Pacific	3.9°N, 166.8°E	Dec 10 to 12, 1964
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	North Indian	13.9°N, 82.4°E	Dec 9 to 12, 1954
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	19.9°S, 168.6°W	Dec 4 to 12, 1948
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	12.4°S, 41.4°E	Dec 5 to 12, 1946
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	12.0°S, 64.5°E	Dec 9 to 12, 1944
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	23.0°S, 51.5°E	Dec 11 to 12, 1930
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1906	Southwest Indian	20.4°S, 53.7°E	Dec 11 to 12, 1906
1902	Unnamed storm · 1902	North Indian	19.7°N, 70.9°E	Dec 7 to 12, 1902
1883	Unnamed storm · 1883	Atlantic	27.5°N, 52.5°W	Dec 8 to 12, 1883
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	20.4°S, 60.5°E	Dec 10 to 12, 1879
1858–59	Unnamed storm · 1858	Australian region	14.0°S, 90.4°E	Dec 10 to 12, 1858

Also active on December 12

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1997	Typhoon Paka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Nov 28 to Dec 23, 1997	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2021	Typhoon Rai	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 21, 2021	105 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)
2011	Tropical storm Washi	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 19, 2011	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1959	Typhoon Gilda	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 22, 1959	150 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2020–21	Cyclone Yasa	South Pacific	Dec 11 to 21, 2020	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
2009–10	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Dec 8 to 23, 2009	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
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)
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)
2009–10	Cyclone Cleo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 17, 2009	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Claudia	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 13, 2012	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
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)
1998	Typhoon Faith	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 14, 1998	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1960	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 20, 1960	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992–93	Cyclone Joni	South Pacific	Dec 3 to 14, 1992	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
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)
1949	Typhoon Camilla	Western Pacific	Dec 6 to 15, 1949	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2008	Typhoon Dolphin	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 18, 2008	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1993–94	Cyclone Cecilia	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 21, 1993	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Mick	South Pacific	Dec 11 to 16, 2009	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
2007	Tropical storm Olga	Atlantic	Dec 10 to 16, 2007	50 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1999–00	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region	Dec 8 to 17, 1999	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Ursula	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 16, 1971	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1973–74	Cyclone Cecily	Australian region	Dec 11 to 19, 1973	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2009	Cyclone Ward	North Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 2009	45 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1998	Unnamed cyclone · 1998	North Indian	Dec 11 to 17, 1998	55 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1996–97	Cyclone Elvina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 16, 1996	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1972	Tropical storm Violet	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 21, 1972	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1987–88	Cyclone Ariny	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 16, 1987	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003	Unnamed cyclone · 2003	North Indian	Dec 11 to 16, 2003	55 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2004	Tropical storm Talas	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 20, 2004	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2022	Tropical storm Pakhar	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 13, 2022	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2014–15	Cyclone Bakung	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 14, 2014	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 16, 1995	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08	Cyclone Celina	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 23, 2007	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	North Indian	Dec 2 to 13, 1987	45 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)
1971–72	Storm Agnes	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 24, 1971	Not recorded
1968–69	Storm Becky	South Pacific	Dec 10 to 15, 1968	Not recorded
1966–67	Storm Colette	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 22, 1966	Not recorded
1995	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 14, 1995	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1985–86	Unnamed tropical depression · 1985	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 11 to 16, 1985	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1972–73	Storm Beatrice	Southwest Indian	Dec 7 to 25, 1972	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Dominique	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 28, 1970	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	Storm Ellen	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 13, 1950	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Dec 9 to 16, 1950	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Dec 5 to 15, 1965	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 9 to 13, 1949	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 17, 1945	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1944	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
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	North Indian	Dec 9 to 14, 1931	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1931	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
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 21, 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
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 20, 1904	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 18, 1902	Not recorded
1901–02	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 14, 1901	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
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 26, 1899	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	South Pacific	Dec 11 to 15, 1974	Not recorded
1969	Unnamed storm · 1969	North Indian	Dec 10 to 13, 1969	Not recorded
1968	Unnamed storm · 1968	North Indian	Dec 11 to 17, 1968	Not recorded
1962	Unnamed storm · 1962	North Indian	Dec 9 to 13, 1962	Not recorded
1951	Unnamed storm · 1951	North Indian	Dec 5 to 13, 1951	Not recorded
1947	Unnamed storm · 1947	North Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1947	Not recorded
1945	Unnamed storm · 1945	North Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1945	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 13, 1938	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 18, 1934	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Australian region	Dec 11 to 14, 1931	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	Dec 11 to 14, 1928	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
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 18, 1925	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 13, 1921	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 16, 1921	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1920	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 15, 1907	Not recorded
1905–06	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 13, 1905	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 13, 1902	Not recorded
1901–02	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 15, 1901	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1898	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 16, 1898	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 18, 1897	Not recorded
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1894	Not recorded
1892	Unnamed storm · 1892	Atlantic	Dec 11 to 15, 1892	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
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 18, 1885	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 18, 1885	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
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 16, 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 13, 1879	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1879	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 15, 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
1869–70	Unnamed storm · 1869	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 16, 1869	Not recorded
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1867	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 16, 1867	Not recorded
1862–63	Unnamed storm · 1862	Southwest Indian	Dec 10 to 15, 1862	Not recorded
1862–63	Unnamed storm · 1862	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 17, 1862	Not recorded
1858–59	Unnamed storm · 1858	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 14, 1858	Not recorded

Questions about December 12

What is the strongest storm on record on December 12?

Of the storms active on December 12, Typhoon Ruth (1955) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 180 kt (207 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 12?

Yes. 17 storms on record came ashore on December 12. The most recent was Cyclone Owen (2018): coast crossing (estimated) near 15.3°S, 136.0°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 12?

218 storms on record were active on December 12, in 114 different years from 1858 to 2025. 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.