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Hurricanes on December 23 in history (1842 to 2026)

203 storms on record were active on December 23 between 1857 and 2025. On this date 24 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 16 came ashore and 22 ended. The strongest storm active on December 23 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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Cyclone Bakoly (1983–84)

Peak recorded wind: December 23, 1983, 12:00 UTC. Peak: 92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France). Southwest Indian, Dec 19 to 31, 1983.

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Came ashore on December 23

16 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
1987	Unnamed tropical depression · 1987	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.3°N, 80.0°E December 23, 1987, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1980	Tropical storm Ed	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.0°N, 125.0°E December 23, 1980, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1979	Tropical storm Ben	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°N, 119.4°E December 23, 1979, 00:00 UTC	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, JMA	Estimated from the track
1974	Storm Adele	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.0°S, 42.7°E December 23, 1974, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1974	Unnamed storm · 1974	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.1°S, 43.0°E December 23, 1974, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1974	Cyclone Tracy	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°S, 130.3°E December 23, 1974, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1971	Storm Agnes	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.0°S, 43.3°E December 23, 1971, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.6°N, 79.3°E December 23, 1964, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1961	Storm Ada	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.5°S, 43.3°E December 23, 1961, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1960	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.1°S, 123.7°E December 23, 1960, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.7°N, 126.4°E December 23, 1940, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.8°N, 124.7°E December 23, 1935, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.1°S, 56.0°E December 23, 1931, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1920	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.9°S, 121.9°E December 23, 1920, 10:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1915	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.2°S, 131.5°E December 23, 1915, 07:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1915	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.1°S, 131.0°E December 23, 1915, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1875	Unnamed storm · 1875	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.2°S, 58.2°E December 23, 1875, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 23

24 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2002–03	Cyclone Zoe	South Pacific	8.0°S, 175.5°W	130 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1992–93	Tropical depression Kina	South Pacific	6.7°S, 161.3°E	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2000	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	North Indian	8.0°N, 86.0°E	90 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2011–12	Cyclone Grant	Australian region	10.6°S, 132.0°E	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Astride	Southwest Indian	8.2°S, 75.5°E	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2021–22	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	8.7°S, 130.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Anne	South Pacific	11.0°S, 176.5°W	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1979–80	Cyclone Danitza	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	9.8°S, 94.9°E	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Darius	Southwest Indian	6.5°S, 66.9°E	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2010–11	Cyclone Tasha	Australian region	13.1°S, 152.4°E	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995	Tropical storm Dan	Western Pacific	6.9°N, 139.2°E	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2012	Tropical storm Wukong	Western Pacific	8.3°N, 133.8°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2003	Unnamed tropical storm · 2003	Western Pacific	11.1°N, 142.0°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2018	Unnamed tropical depression · 2018	Western Pacific	6.8°N, 140.4°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1975	Unnamed tropical depression · 1975	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 115.5°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1974–75	Storm Adele	Southwest Indian	20.8°S, 40.8°E	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Doreen	Southwest Indian	23.0°S, 39.6°E	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed tropical depression · 1962	Australian region → South Pacific	16.5°S, 150.5°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1963–64	Storm Betty	Southwest Indian	8.2°S, 56.5°E	Not recorded
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	Western Pacific	7.6°N, 135.5°E	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	Southwest Indian	21.7°S, 42.5°E	Not recorded
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Western Pacific	9.1°N, 150.7°E	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	12.2°S, 53.1°E	Not recorded
1889	Unnamed storm · 1889	North Indian	14.2°N, 86.9°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 23

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1974–75	Cyclone Tracy	Australian region	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, BoM	950 hPa (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Althea	Australian region → South Pacific	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	952 hPa (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Joy	South Pacific → Australian region	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	940 hPa (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Gyan	South Pacific	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	925 hPa (MetService NZ)
1983–84	Cyclone Bakoly	Southwest Indian	92 kt (106 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	927 hPa (Météo-France)
1981–82	Cyclone Benedicte	Southwest Indian	72 kt (83 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	954 hPa (Météo-France)
1994	Tropical storm Bobbie	Western Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, JMA	972 hPa (JMA)
1985–86	Cyclone Alifredy	Southwest Indian	36 kt (41 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	997 hPa (Météo-France)
1992	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	North Indian	50 kt (58 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
2011–12	Unnamed cyclone · 2011	Australian region → South Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	990 hPa (BoM)
1998–99	Unnamed cyclone · 1998	South Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
2012	Unnamed tropical depression · 2012	North Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 3-minute, IMD	996 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on December 23

22 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1997	Typhoon Paka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	20.1°N, 131.6°E	Nov 28 to Dec 23, 1997
2009–10	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	25.9°S, 132.9°E	Dec 8 to 23, 2009
1953	Typhoon Doris	Western Pacific	30.0°N, 175.0°E	Dec 9 to 23, 1953
2003–04	Cyclone Debbie	Australian region	15.5°S, 130.5°E	Dec 16 to 23, 2003
1979	Tropical storm Ben	Western Pacific	19.5°N, 123.1°E	Dec 16 to 23, 1979
2017	Tropical storm Kai-Tak	Western Pacific	2.6°N, 104.9°E	Dec 12 to 23, 2017
2004	Tropical storm Noru	Western Pacific	23.9°N, 175.0°E	Dec 16 to 23, 2004
1965	Tropical storm Gloria	Western Pacific → North Indian	8.0°N, 91.4°E	Dec 18 to 23, 1965
1977–78	Cyclone Celimene	Australian region → Southwest Indian	16.9°S, 65.8°E	Dec 13 to 23, 1977
2007–08	Cyclone Celina	Southwest Indian	22.5°S, 50.0°E	Dec 11 to 23, 2007

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1987	Unnamed tropical depression · 1987	North Indian	10.5°N, 79.2°E	Dec 17 to 23, 1987
2016–17	Unnamed tropical depression · 2016	Australian region	20.5°S, 124.0°E	Dec 18 to 23, 2016
1967–68	Storm Belinda	Southwest Indian	25.9°S, 70.9°E	Dec 8 to 23, 1967
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → South Pacific	25.0°S, 163.0°E	Dec 21 to 23, 1956
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	Southwest Indian	23.2°S, 44.5°E	Dec 23, 1974
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region	18.0°S, 120.3°E	Dec 18 to 23, 1926
1924	Unnamed storm · 1924	Western Pacific	13.1°N, 114.2°E	Dec 13 to 23, 1924
1915–16	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	13.8°S, 132.4°E	Dec 21 to 23, 1915
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	30.8°S, 58.7°E	Dec 10 to 23, 1899
1886	Unnamed storm · 1886	Western Pacific	21.1°N, 121.9°E	Dec 16 to 23, 1886
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	15.8°S, 78.1°E	Dec 20 to 23, 1938
1905–06	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	26.0°S, 56.1°E	Dec 20 to 23, 1905

Also active on December 23

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2019	Typhoon Phanfone	Western Pacific	Dec 19 to 29, 2019	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1993	Tropical storm Nell	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1993 to Jan 1, 1994	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1996	Tropical storm Greg	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 27, 1996	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2016	Typhoon Nock-Ten	Western Pacific	Dec 20 to 28, 2016	105 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1997–98	Cyclone Susan	South Pacific	Dec 20, 1997 to Jan 10, 1998	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1959	Typhoon Harriet	Western Pacific	Dec 22, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2013–14	Cyclone Bruce	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 25, 2013	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
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)
1989	Typhoon Jack	Western Pacific	Dec 20 to 29, 1989	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1980–81	Cyclone Felix	Australian region	Dec 22 to 31, 1980	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1986	Typhoon Marge	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 25, 1986	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1981	Typhoon Lee	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 29, 1981	80 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)
1996–97	Cyclone Fergus	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 19, 1996 to Jan 1, 1997	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1986	Typhoon Norris	Western Pacific	Dec 19, 1986 to Jan 3, 1987	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2014–15	Cyclone Kate	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 2014 to Jan 4, 2015	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Angele	Southwest Indian	Dec 13, 1978 to Jan 5, 1979	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Chambo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 2004 to Jan 3, 2005	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Frank	Australian region	Dec 19 to 28, 1984	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992–93	Cyclone Nina	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 21, 1992 to Jan 5, 1993	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985	Typhoon Hope	Western Pacific	Dec 13 to 25, 1985	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2017	Typhoon Tembin	Western Pacific	Dec 20 to 26, 2017	70 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1991–92	Cyclone Alexandra	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 29, 1991	56 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22, 1996 to Jan 16, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2002–03	Cyclone Crystal	Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 2002 to Jan 3, 2003	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1947	Typhoon Jean	Western Pacific	Dec 22 to 29, 1947	95 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1995–96	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 14 to 24, 1995	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1986–87	Cyclone Raja	South Pacific	Dec 21, 1986 to Jan 5, 1987	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1998–99	Cyclone Cora	South Pacific	Dec 21 to 30, 1998	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2020–21	Cyclone Chalane	Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984	Hurricane Lili	Atlantic	Dec 12 to 24, 1984	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1973–74	Cyclone Dalida	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996	Tropical storm Fern	Western Pacific	Dec 17 to 30, 1996	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
2016–17	Cyclone Yvette	Australian region	Dec 18 to 25, 2016	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Dadafy	Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 1982 to Jan 1, 1983	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1983–84	Cyclone Esther	Australian region	Dec 18 to 24, 1983	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2022–23	Cyclone Ellie	Australian region	Dec 21, 2022 to Jan 8, 2023	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Ophelia	Australian region	Dec 13 to 27, 1996	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1974	Tropical storm Kit	Western Pacific	Dec 18 to 24, 1974	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1988	Tropical storm Val	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 27, 1988	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2020	Tropical storm Krovanh	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 17 to 25, 2020	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1998–99	Cyclone Cathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22 to 30, 1998	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08	Cyclone Dama	Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 24, 2007	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Judy	South Pacific	Dec 21 to 27, 2004	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1992–93	Cyclone Ken	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 24, 1992	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Unnamed cyclone · 1981	Australian region	Dec 19 to 27, 1981	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1980–81	Cyclone Edna	Australian region	Dec 20 to 27, 1980	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1966–67	Cyclone Clara	Southwest Indian	Dec 19, 1966 to Jan 2, 1967	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2024	Tropical storm Pabuk	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 26, 2024	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1962–63	Cyclone Cecile	Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 29, 1962	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1978–79	Unnamed cyclone · 1978	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 26, 1978	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2008–09	Unnamed tropical depression · 2008	Australian region	Dec 21 to 25, 2008	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1965–66	Storm Amanda	Australian region	Dec 20, 1965 to Jan 2, 1966	Not recorded
2005	Unnamed tropical depression · 2005	North Indian	Dec 14 to 24, 2005	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1966–67	Storm Daphne	Southwest Indian	Dec 22 to 27, 1966	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Beryl	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 28, 1961	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
2002	Unnamed cyclone · 2002	North Indian	Dec 21 to 25, 2002	35 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2015–16	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Australian region	Dec 21, 2015 to Jan 1, 2016	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1970–71	Storm Janet	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 19 to 25, 1970	Not recorded
2001–02	Storm Vicky	South Pacific	Dec 22 to 26, 2001	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 16 to 26, 1956	Not recorded
2022	Unnamed tropical depression · 2022	North Indian	Dec 22 to 25, 2022	25 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 19 to 31, 1959	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 Carmen	Southwest Indian	Dec 19 to 28, 1967	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Edna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22 to 28, 1964	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	South Pacific	Dec 19, 1951 to Jan 3, 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
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 26, 1944	Not recorded
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	Dec 16 to 24, 1939	Not recorded
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1936	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 25, 1936	Not recorded
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	North Indian	Dec 22 to 24, 1931	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Dec 17 to 25, 1920	Not recorded
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	Western Pacific	Dec 22 to 30, 1918	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1916	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 29, 1916	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
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Dec 21 to 25, 1897	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Dec 22, 1897 to Jan 1, 1898	Not recorded
1977–78	Unnamed storm · 1977	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 22 to 29, 1977	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	South Pacific	Dec 18 to 24, 1974	Not recorded
1973	Unnamed storm · 1973	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 27, 1973	Not recorded
1969	Unnamed storm · 1969	North Indian	Dec 20 to 26, 1969	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1962	South Pacific	Dec 21 to 26, 1962	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Dec 22 to 25, 1961	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 25, 1955	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Western Pacific	Dec 22 to 30, 1941	Not recorded
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	Dec 22 to 26, 1939	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 25, 1938	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 18 to 25, 1934	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 28, 1934	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 30, 1934	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Australian region	Dec 20 to 26, 1931	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	Dec 20 to 24, 1928	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	Dec 21 to 26, 1928	Not recorded
1928	Unnamed storm · 1928	North Indian	Dec 22 to 24, 1928	Not recorded
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	North Indian	Dec 22 to 24, 1923	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 24, 1921	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 26, 1921	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 26, 1920	Not recorded
1913	Unnamed storm · 1913	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 27, 1913	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 27, 1907	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 25, 1902	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1898	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 28, 1898	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 31, 1897	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 28, 1885	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 31, 1885	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 26, 1879	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 25, 1861	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 31, 1861	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 27, 1861	Not recorded
1857–58	Unnamed storm · 1857	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 28, 1857	Not recorded

Questions about December 23

What is the strongest storm on record on December 23?

Of the storms active on December 23, 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 23?

Yes. 16 storms on record came ashore on December 23. The most recent was Unnamed tropical depression · 1987 (1987): coast crossing (estimated) near 10.3°N, 80.0°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 23?

203 storms on record were active on December 23, in 107 different years from 1857 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.