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Hurricanes on December 19 in history (1842 to 2026)

174 storms on record were active on December 19 between 1886 and 2025. On this date 19 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 15 came ashore and 22 ended. The strongest storm active on December 19 was Typhoon Paka (1997), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (184 mph), recorded by NHC.

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 19Tracks of the 63 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on December 19, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

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Cyclone Althea (1971–72)

First recorded position: December 19, 1971, 23:00 UTC. Peak: 90 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region → South Pacific, Dec 19 to 30, 1971.

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Came ashore on December 19

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
2020	Tropical storm Krovanh	Western Pacific → North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.5°N, 119.1°E December 19, 2020, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2008	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.9°S, 128.2°E December 19, 2008, 18:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2006	Tropical storm Trami	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.4°N, 125.7°E December 19, 2006, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1995	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.5°S, 120.5°E December 19, 1995, 22:00 UTC	75 kt (86 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1988	Cyclone Eseta	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.0°S, 164.2°E December 19, 1988, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1978	Cyclone Angele	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.3°S, 40.0°E December 19, 1978, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1976	Cyclone Ted	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.7°S, 139.0°E December 19, 1976, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1975	Storm Barbara	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 23.5°S, 47.8°E December 19, 1975, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1924	Unnamed storm · 1924	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.6°N, 125.6°E December 19, 1924, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1917	Unnamed storm · 1917	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.1°S, 164.6°E December 19, 1917, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1917	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.0°S, 121.2°E December 19, 1917, 10:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1911	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.8°S, 47.6°E December 19, 1911, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1904	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.3°S, 40.9°E December 19, 1904, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1899	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.5°S, 43.0°E December 19, 1899, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1886	Unnamed storm · 1886	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.1°N, 119.3°E December 19, 1886, 04:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 19

19 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2019	Typhoon Phanfone	Western Pacific	5.0°N, 151.4°E	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1971–72	Cyclone Althea	Australian region → South Pacific	10.9°S, 159.0°E	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Fergus	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	4.9°S, 170.1°E	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1986	Typhoon Norris	Western Pacific	3.0°N, 178.1°E	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1984–85	Cyclone Frank	Australian region	16.4°S, 129.0°E	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Bakoly	Southwest Indian	8.1°S, 69.7°E	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1981–82	Unnamed cyclone · 1981	Australian region	11.7°S, 140.3°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1966–67	Cyclone Clara	Southwest Indian	13.0°S, 89.0°E	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1982–83	Tropical depression Clera	Southwest Indian	13.2°S, 64.0°E	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1961–62	Storm Ada	Southwest Indian	12.8°S, 43.9°E	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Janet	Australian region → Southwest Indian	8.0°S, 97.0°E	Not recorded
1993	Unnamed tropical depression · 1993	North Indian	8.5°N, 83.5°E	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	5.8°S, 156.0°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Carmen	Southwest Indian	12.0°S, 56.8°E	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	South Pacific	8.8°S, 173.0°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region → South Pacific	12.3°S, 155.0°E	Not recorded
1947	Unnamed storm · 1947	North Indian	8.5°N, 86.1°E	Not recorded
1925	Unnamed storm · 1925	North Indian	10.9°N, 89.6°E	Not recorded
1914	Unnamed storm · 1914	North Indian	8.9°N, 85.1°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 19

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1995–96	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	75 kt (86 mph), 10-minute, BoM	965 hPa (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Debbie	Australian region	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, BoM	970 hPa (BoM)
1967	Tropical storm Ivy	Western Pacific	60 kt (69 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	980 hPa (JMA)
1974	Tropical storm Kit	Western Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	996 hPa (JMA)
2004	Tropical storm Noru	Western Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, JMA	990 hPa (JMA)
1965	Tropical storm Gloria	Western Pacific → North Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
2007–08	Cyclone Dama	Southwest Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	995 hPa (Météo-France)
1992–93	Cyclone Ken	Australian region → Southwest Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	990 hPa (BoM)
2005	Unnamed tropical storm · 2005	Western Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	991 hPa (JTWC)
1982–83	Tropical depression Clera	Southwest Indian	28 kt (32 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	997 hPa (Météo-France)
1998	Unnamed tropical depression · 1998	Western Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
1993	Unnamed tropical depression · 1993	North Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 3-minute, IMD	1006 hPa (IMD)

Ended on December 19

22 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2011	Tropical storm Washi	Western Pacific	9.2°N, 111.4°E	Dec 11 to 19, 2011
1951	Typhoon Amy	Western Pacific	13.0°N, 112.0°E	Dec 3 to 19, 1951
1988–89	Cyclone Ilona	Australian region	26.7°S, 127.1°E	Dec 12 to 19, 1988
2016	Cyclone Vardah	North Indian	8.9°N, 51.0°E	Dec 6 to 19, 2016
1973–74	Cyclone Cecily	Australian region	28.8°S, 91.5°E	Dec 11 to 19, 1973
1974	Tropical storm Judy	Western Pacific	12.0°N, 109.5°E	Dec 14 to 19, 1974
1990	Unnamed cyclone · 1990	North Indian	21.6°N, 93.5°E	Dec 13 to 19, 1990
1971–72	Cyclone Vivienne	South Pacific	23.3°S, 148.2°W	Dec 16 to 19, 1971
1970–71	Cyclone Priscilla	South Pacific	25.6°S, 172.9°W	Dec 16 to 19, 1970
2022	Unnamed tropical depression · 2022	North Indian	11.6°N, 55.4°E	Dec 12 to 19, 2022

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2015	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Western Pacific	7.6°N, 124.4°E	Dec 14 to 19, 2015
1998	Unnamed tropical depression · 1998	Western Pacific	18.7°N, 119.8°E	Dec 17 to 19, 1998
1975–76	Storm Barbara	Southwest Indian	23.6°S, 47.0°E	Dec 3 to 19, 1975
2020–21	Storm Zazu	South Pacific	31.2°S, 156.0°W	Dec 16 to 19, 2020
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Australian region	19.6°S, 125.7°E	Dec 16 to 19, 1946
1980–81	Storm Diana	Southwest Indian	13.8°S, 55.5°E	Dec 17 to 19, 1980
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	Western Pacific	10.2°N, 123.4°E	Dec 15 to 19, 1966
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1917	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	20.2°S, 167.3°E	Dec 14 to 19, 1917
1983	Unnamed storm · 1983	Western Pacific	10.8°N, 132.8°E	Dec 17 to 19, 1983
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1952	Australian region → South Pacific	28.8°S, 169.1°E	Dec 15 to 19, 1952
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	10.5°N, 82.7°E	Dec 15 to 19, 1966
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	19.3°S, 117.3°E	Dec 16 to 19, 1957

Also active on December 19

111 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)
1993	Tropical storm Nell	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1993 to Jan 1, 1994	60 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)
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)
1994–95	Cyclone Annette	Australian region	Dec 10 to 20, 1994	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990	Typhoon Russ	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 24, 1990	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2018–19	Cyclone Cilida	Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 28, 2018	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1963	Typhoon Susan	Western Pacific	Dec 18 to 29, 1963	135 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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)
1994	Typhoon Axel	Western Pacific	Dec 10 to 27, 1994	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1977	Typhoon Mary	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1977 to Jan 8, 1978	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1990–91	Cyclone Joy	South Pacific → Australian region	Dec 15 to 27, 1990	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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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)
1980–81	Cyclone Carol	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 13 to 24, 1980	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2025–26	Cyclone Grant	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 18, 2025 to Jan 6, 2026	119 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1981–82	Cyclone Gyan	South Pacific	Dec 18 to 29, 1981	100 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2018–19	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 22, 2018	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985	Typhoon Hope	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 25, 1985	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1960	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 20, 1960	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1991–92	Cyclone Alexandra	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 29, 1991	56 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1981–82	Cyclone Benedicte	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 25, 1981	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1989–90	Cyclone Felicity	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 12 to 22, 1989	75 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)
1979	Tropical storm Ben	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 23, 1979	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1973–74	Cyclone Una	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 14 to 22, 1973	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2016–17	Cyclone Yvette	Australian region	Dec 18 to 25, 2016	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Esther	Australian region	Dec 18 to 24, 1983	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
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)
1985	Tropical storm Irving	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 22, 1985	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Cinda	Southwest Indian	Dec 13 to 24, 2008	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1972	Tropical storm Violet	Western Pacific	Dec 11 to 21, 1972	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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)
2010	Tropical storm Omeka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific → Central Pacific	Dec 16 to 22, 2010	45 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1969	Tropical storm Marie	Western Pacific	Dec 18 to 21, 1969	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	North Indian	Dec 18 to 24, 1992	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2007–08	Cyclone Celina	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 23, 2007	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2010–11	Unnamed tropical depression · 2010	Australian region	Dec 15 to 20, 2010	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987	Unnamed tropical depression · 1987	North Indian	Dec 17 to 23, 1987	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1980	Unnamed cyclone · 1980	North Indian	Dec 10 to 20, 1980	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2016–17	Unnamed tropical depression · 2016	Australian region	Dec 18 to 23, 2016	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005	Unnamed tropical depression · 2005	North Indian	Dec 14 to 24, 2005	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
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
1987–88	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	South Pacific	Dec 18 to 22, 1987	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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
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
1968–69	Storm Beatie	Australian region	Dec 18 to 24, 1968	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
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1958	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 21, 1958	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Dec 18 to 22, 1952	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	Dec 18 to 28, 1950	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
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 24, 1939	Not recorded
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 24, 1935	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region	Dec 18 to 23, 1926	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Dec 17 to 25, 1920	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 21, 1907	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 18 to 24, 1974	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
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1963	South Pacific	Dec 17 to 22, 1963	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
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 18 to 25, 1934	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
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Dec 18 to 20, 1911	Not recorded

Questions about December 19

What is the strongest storm on record on December 19?

Of the storms active on December 19, Typhoon Paka (1997) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 160 kt (184 mph), 1-minute sustained (NHC). 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 19?

Yes. 15 storms on record came ashore on December 19. The most recent was Tropical storm Krovanh (2020): coast crossing (estimated) near 9.5°N, 119.1°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 19?

174 storms on record were active on December 19, in 92 different years from 1886 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.