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Hurricanes on December 18 in history (1842 to 2026)

182 storms on record were active on December 18 between 1884 and 2025. On this date 21 formed, 9 reached their peak recorded wind, 15 came ashore and 27 ended. The strongest storm active on December 18 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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Recorded trackCame ashore on December 18Tracks of the 68 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on December 18, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

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Typhoon Mary (1977)

First recorded position: December 18, 1977, 06:00 UTC. Peak: 85 kt · 10-minute (JMA). Western Pacific, Dec 18, 1977 to Jan 8, 1978.

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Came ashore on December 18

15 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
2023	Tropical storm Jelawat	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.3°N, 126.7°E December 18, 2023, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2020	Tropical storm Krovanh	Western Pacific → North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.6°N, 126.7°E December 18, 2020, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2015	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.3°N, 126.9°E December 18, 2015, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2010	Unnamed tropical depression · 2010	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 23.0°S, 113.6°E December 18, 2010, 00:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1994	Cyclone Annette	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.3°S, 120.7°E December 18, 1994, 06:00 UTC	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1990	Unnamed cyclone · 1990	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.1°N, 92.1°E December 18, 1990, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1973	Cyclone Una	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.4°S, 147.1°E December 18, 1973, 17:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.5°N, 127.1°E December 18, 1966, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Typhoon Gilda	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.2°N, 121.8°E December 18, 1959, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Typhoon Gilda	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.2°N, 125.7°E December 18, 1959, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1958	Unnamed storm · 1958	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.0°S, 43.0°E December 18, 1958, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1946	Unnamed storm · 1946	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.2°S, 123.6°E December 18, 1946, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.7°N, 126.2°E December 18, 1939, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1907	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.9°S, 43.3°E December 18, 1907, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1904	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.2°S, 41.0°E December 18, 1904, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1886	Unnamed storm · 1886	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.2°N, 123.5°E December 18, 1886, 04:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 18

21 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1993	Tropical storm Nell	Western Pacific	4.7°N, 158.8°E	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1963	Typhoon Susan	Western Pacific	2.3°N, 173.8°E	135 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1977	Typhoon Mary	Western Pacific	5.0°N, 171.0°E	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2025–26	Cyclone Grant	Australian region → Southwest Indian	12.2°S, 110.4°E	119 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1981–82	Cyclone Gyan	South Pacific	9.0°S, 172.0°E	100 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2016–17	Cyclone Yvette	Australian region	14.9°S, 116.3°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Esther	Australian region	6.1°S, 129.6°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1974	Tropical storm Kit	Western Pacific	8.7°N, 140.1°E	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1965	Tropical storm Gloria	Western Pacific → North Indian	8.6°N, 110.8°E	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969	Tropical storm Marie	Western Pacific	9.7°N, 146.3°E	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	North Indian	2.6°N, 74.5°E	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2016–17	Unnamed tropical depression · 2016	Australian region	10.5°S, 129.5°E	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987–88	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	South Pacific	7.5°S, 176.5°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1998	Unnamed tropical depression · 1998	Western Pacific	12.9°N, 113.1°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1968–69	Storm Beatie	Australian region	12.4°S, 108.4°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	19.9°S, 36.8°E	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	9.0°S, 62.9°E	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region	14.0°S, 121.3°E	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	South Pacific	15.2°S, 175.5°W	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	12.9°S, 53.3°E	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	11.6°S, 43.4°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 18

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1994–95	Cyclone Annette	Australian region	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM	925 hPa (BoM)
1990	Typhoon Russ	Western Pacific	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, JMA	915 hPa (JMA)
1976–77	Cyclone Ted	Australian region	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM	945 hPa (BoM)
1960	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	105 kt (121 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	965 hPa (JMA)
1973–74	Cyclone Una	Australian region → South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	985 hPa (BoM)
1985	Tropical storm Irving	Western Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, JMA	992 hPa (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Cinda	Southwest Indian	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	985 hPa (JTWC)
1974	Tropical storm Judy	Western Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1000 hPa (JMA)
1971–72	Cyclone Vivienne	South Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	990 hPa (MetService NZ)

Ended on December 18

27 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1964	Typhoon Opal	Western Pacific	29.4°N, 143.0°E	Dec 8 to 18, 1964
1955	Typhoon Ruth	Western Pacific	33.5°N, 163.5°E	Dec 12 to 18, 1955
1993–94	Cyclone Naomi	Australian region	24.1°S, 122.2°E	Dec 14 to 18, 1993
2008	Typhoon Dolphin	Western Pacific	24.8°N, 143.0°E	Dec 8 to 18, 2008
1972–73	Cyclone Diana	South Pacific	32.8°S, 174.0°E	Dec 6 to 18, 1972
2025–26	Cyclone Bakung	Australian region	10.1°S, 91.8°E	Dec 12 to 18, 2025
1982–83	Cyclone Lisa	South Pacific	33.0°S, 143.0°W	Dec 10 to 18, 1982
1983	Tropical storm Thelma	Western Pacific	19.0°N, 144.0°E	Dec 13 to 18, 1983
1991–92	Cyclone Arthur	South Pacific	19.0°S, 131.0°W	Dec 13 to 18, 1991
1980–81	Cyclone Dan	Australian region	13.6°S, 105.4°E	Dec 14 to 18, 1980

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2023	Tropical storm Jelawat	Western Pacific	7.7°N, 125.1°E	Dec 14 to 18, 2023
1998–99	Unnamed cyclone · 1998	Australian region → South Pacific	39.5°S, 168.4°E	Dec 13 to 18, 1998
1978	Unnamed storm · 1978	Western Pacific	11.5°N, 113.1°E	Dec 13 to 18, 1978
1973	Unnamed storm · 1973	Western Pacific	6.0°N, 116.5°E	Dec 15 to 18, 1973
1912	Unnamed storm · 1912	North Indian	7.0°N, 78.3°E	Dec 17 to 18, 1912
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	24.6°S, 47.0°E	Dec 10 to 18, 1907
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	13.4°S, 40.5°E	Dec 10 to 18, 1904
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	24.5°S, 48.1°E	Dec 9 to 18, 1902
1889	Unnamed storm · 1889	North Indian	10.4°N, 79.7°E	Dec 17 to 18, 1889
1884	Unnamed storm · 1884	North Indian	11.5°N, 79.4°E	Dec 14 to 18, 1884
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	25.9°S, 59.9°E	Dec 13 to 18, 1939
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	25.0°S, 63.2°E	Dec 11 to 18, 1934
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	25.0°S, 66.3°E	Dec 11 to 18, 1925
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1910	Australian region	27.6°S, 151.8°E	Dec 16 to 18, 1910
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	31.9°S, 62.6°E	Dec 11 to 18, 1897
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	31.8°S, 62.6°E	Dec 11 to 18, 1885
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	28.1°S, 56.4°E	Dec 11 to 18, 1885

Also active on December 18

114 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)
2011	Tropical storm Washi	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 19, 2011	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2020–21	Cyclone Yasa	South Pacific	Dec 11 to 21, 2020	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2001	Typhoon Faxai	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 26, 2001	105 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2006–07	Cyclone Bondo	Southwest Indian	Dec 15 to 28, 2006	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Dec 8 to 23, 2009	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Bruce	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 25, 2013	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1953	Typhoon Doris	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 23, 1953	150 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2022–23	Cyclone Darian	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 12, 2022 to Jan 2, 2023	125 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Alibera	Southwest Indian	Dec 14, 1989 to Jan 7, 1990	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2018–19	Cyclone Cilida	Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 28, 2018	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979–80	Cyclone Claudette	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 9 to 28, 1979	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Amara	Southwest Indian	Dec 14 to 28, 2013	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1951	Typhoon Amy	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 19, 1951	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1994	Typhoon Axel	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 27, 1994	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Dec 16, 2008 to Jan 4, 2009	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1952	Typhoon Gloria	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 25, 1952	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2018–19	Cyclone Kenanga	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 14 to 24, 2018	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Joy	South Pacific → Australian region	Dec 15 to 27, 1990	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1980–81	Cyclone Carol	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 13 to 24, 1980	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1978–79	Cyclone Angele	Southwest Indian	Dec 13, 1978 to Jan 5, 1979	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2018–19	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 22, 2018	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Ilona	Australian region	Dec 12 to 19, 1988	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985	Typhoon Hope	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 25, 1985	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1991–92	Cyclone Alexandra	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 29, 1991	56 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2016	Cyclone Vardah	North Indian	Dec 6 to 19, 2016	70 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1981–82	Cyclone Benedicte	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 25, 1981	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 14 to 24, 1995	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Felicity	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 12 to 22, 1989	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Debbie	Australian region	Dec 16 to 23, 2003	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984	Hurricane Lili	Atlantic	Dec 12 to 24, 1984	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1993–94	Cyclone Cecilia	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 21, 1993	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Cela	Southwest Indian	Dec 4 to 22, 2003	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996	Tropical storm Fern	Western Pacific	Dec 17 to 30, 1996	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1986–87	Cyclone Patsy	South Pacific	Dec 12 to 22, 1986	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2019–20	Cyclone Calvinia	Southwest Indian	Dec 17, 2019 to Jan 3, 2020	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1988–89	Cyclone Eseta	South Pacific	Dec 17 to 28, 1988	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1973–74	Cyclone Cecily	Australian region	Dec 11 to 19, 1973	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979	Tropical storm Ben	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 23, 1979	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1980	Tropical storm Ed	Western Pacific	Dec 14 to 24, 1980	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2017	Tropical storm Kai-Tak	Western Pacific	Dec 12 to 23, 2017	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1967	Tropical storm Ivy	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 21, 1967	60 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1952	Tropical storm Faye	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 20, 1952	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1996–97	Cyclone Ophelia	Australian region	Dec 13 to 27, 1996	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994	Tropical storm Bobbie	Western Pacific	Dec 14 to 29, 1994	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2009–10	Cyclone David	Southwest Indian	Dec 12 to 31, 2009	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1976–77	Cyclone Harry	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 15 to 21, 1976	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004	Tropical storm Noru	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 23, 2004	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1972	Tropical storm Violet	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 21, 1972	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2006	Tropical storm Trami	Western Pacific	Dec 15 to 20, 2006	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1977–78	Cyclone Celimene	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 13 to 23, 1977	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004	Tropical storm Talas	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 20, 2004	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2007–08	Cyclone Dama	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 24, 2007	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2010	Tropical storm Omeka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific → Central Pacific	Dec 16 to 22, 2010	45 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1992–93	Cyclone Ken	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 24, 1992	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005	Unnamed tropical storm · 2005	Western Pacific	Dec 15 to 21, 2005	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2007–08	Cyclone Celina	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 23, 2007	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1970–71	Cyclone Priscilla	South Pacific	Dec 16 to 19, 1970	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1963	Tropical storm Rita	Western Pacific	Dec 15 to 22, 1963	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1979–80	Cyclone Berenice	Southwest Indian	Dec 15 to 21, 1979	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962–63	Cyclone Cecile	Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 29, 1962	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1987	Unnamed tropical depression · 1987	North Indian	Dec 17 to 23, 1987	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2022	Unnamed tropical depression · 2022	North Indian	Dec 12 to 19, 2022	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1980	Unnamed cyclone · 1980	North Indian	Dec 10 to 20, 1980	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2005	Unnamed tropical depression · 2005	North Indian	Dec 14 to 24, 2005	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1998	Unnamed tropical depression · 1998	Western Pacific	Dec 17 to 19, 1998	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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
1966–67	Storm Colette	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 22, 1966	Not recorded
2005–06	Unnamed cyclone · 2005	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 29, 2005	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1968–69	Storm Amber	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 15 to 24, 1968	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Dec 14 to 24, 1960	Not recorded
1996	Unnamed tropical depression · 1996	Western Pacific	Dec 12 to 21, 1996	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 16 to 26, 1956	Not recorded
2020–21	Storm Zazu	South Pacific	Dec 16 to 19, 2020	Not recorded
1980–81	Storm Diana	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 19, 1980	Not recorded
1973–74	Storm Christiane	Southwest Indian	Dec 13 to 22, 1973	Not recorded
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
1964–65	Storm Connie	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 21, 1964	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Dec 16 to 24, 1920	Not recorded
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	North Indian	Dec 17 to 24, 1964	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Dec 14 to 27, 1948	Not recorded
1943	Unnamed storm · 1943	Western Pacific	Dec 17 to 22, 1943	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Western Pacific	Dec 12 to 21, 1941	Not recorded
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 24, 1940	Not recorded
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 24, 1935	Not recorded
1924	Unnamed storm · 1924	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 23, 1924	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Dec 17 to 25, 1920	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1917	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 14 to 19, 1917	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region	Dec 17 to 20, 1917	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 21, 1911	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 20, 1904	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
1983	Unnamed storm · 1983	Western Pacific	Dec 17 to 19, 1983	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1952	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 15 to 19, 1952	Not recorded
1971	Unnamed storm · 1971	North Indian	Dec 14 to 21, 1971	Not recorded
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1967	South Pacific	Dec 14 to 20, 1967	Not recorded
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	Dec 15 to 19, 1966	Not recorded
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1963	South Pacific	Dec 17 to 22, 1963	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	Dec 16 to 19, 1957	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Dec 15 to 20, 1952	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1949	South Pacific	Dec 15 to 21, 1949	Not recorded
1925	Unnamed storm · 1925	Western Pacific	Dec 14 to 20, 1925	Not recorded
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	North Indian	Dec 17 to 22, 1923	Not recorded
1912	Unnamed storm · 1912	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 21, 1912	Not recorded

Questions about December 18

What is the strongest storm on record on December 18?

Of the storms active on December 18, 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 18?

Yes. 15 storms on record came ashore on December 18. The most recent was Tropical storm Jelawat (2023): coast crossing (estimated) near 7.3°N, 126.7°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 18?

182 storms on record were active on December 18, in 96 different years from 1884 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.