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Hurricanes on December 24 in history (1842 to 2026)

197 storms on record were active on December 24 between 1857 and 2025. On this date 16 formed, 14 reached their peak recorded wind, 20 came ashore and 34 ended. The strongest storm active on December 24 was Cyclone Zoe (2002–03), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 155 kt (178 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 Tracy (1974–75)

Coast crossing (estimated): December 24, 1974, 15:00 UTC. Peak: 95 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Dec 20 to 26, 1974.

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Came ashore on December 24

20 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
2021	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°S, 130.1°E December 24, 2021, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2020	Tropical storm Krovanh	Western Pacific → North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.9°N, 100.2°E December 24, 2020, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2016	Cyclone Yvette	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.1°S, 122.1°E December 24, 2016, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2010	Cyclone Tasha	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.2°S, 146.0°E December 24, 2010, 19:30 UTC	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1992	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.6°N, 50.3°E December 24, 1992, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1985	Cyclone Alifredy	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.3°S, 42.6°E December 24, 1985, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1984	Hurricane Lili	Atlantic	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.6°N, 68.5°W December 24, 1984, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1981	Cyclone Benedicte	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.1°S, 37.3°E December 24, 1981, 00:00 UTC	62 kt (71 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1974	Cyclone Tracy	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.3°S, 130.7°E December 24, 1974, 15:00 UTC	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1973	Unnamed storm · 1973	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.0°N, 118.5°E December 24, 1973, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1964	Storm Doreen	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.3°S, 43.1°E December 24, 1964, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.9°N, 126.7°E December 24, 1954, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1952	Typhoon Gloria	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.8°N, 110.0°E December 24, 1952, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1951	Unnamed storm · 1951	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.4°S, 168.1°E December 24, 1951, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1944	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.7°S, 55.1°E December 24, 1944, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.4°N, 121.4°E December 24, 1935, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1925	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.6°S, 50.1°E December 24, 1925, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1920	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.6°S, 122.7°E December 24, 1920, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1916	Unnamed storm · 1916	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.3°S, 50.3°E December 24, 1916, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1897	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.8°S, 114.5°E December 24, 1897, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 24

16 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1966	Typhoon Pamela	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 139.0°E	90 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2019–20	Cyclone Sarai	South Pacific	7.8°S, 175.0°E	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1978–79	Cyclone Fay	South Pacific	4.0°S, 172.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1997–98	Cyclone Sid	Australian region	11.9°S, 129.0°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Benandro	Southwest Indian	10.1°S, 70.1°E	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1965–66	Storm Claude	Southwest Indian	11.0°S, 61.2°E	Not recorded
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2024	Australian region	12.5°S, 96.7°E	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	12.4°S, 133.4°E	Not recorded
1973	Unnamed storm · 1973	Western Pacific	9.0°N, 118.5°E	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	13.3°S, 56.3°E	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region → South Pacific	11.5°S, 158.4°E	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	15.2°S, 124.2°E	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1933	Australian region	16.7°S, 153.8°E	Not recorded
1957	Unnamed storm · 1957	North Indian	6.8°N, 82.8°E	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific	11.7°S, 179.7°W	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1926	Unnamed storm · 1926	North Indian	10.2°N, 87.0°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 24

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2019	Typhoon Phanfone	Western Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, JMA	970 hPa (JMA)
2016	Typhoon Nock-Ten	Western Pacific	105 kt (121 mph), 10-minute, JMA	915 hPa (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, BoM	950 hPa (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Angele	Southwest Indian	82 kt (94 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	941 hPa (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Frank	Australian region	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	950 hPa (BoM)
2017	Typhoon Tembin	Western Pacific	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, JMA	970 hPa (JMA)
1988–89	Cyclone Eseta	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
2010–11	Cyclone Tasha	Australian region	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	993 hPa (BoM)
1988	Tropical storm Val	Western Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, JMA	992 hPa (JMA)
1998–99	Cyclone Cathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	991 hPa (BoM)
1980–81	Cyclone Edna	Australian region	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	994 hPa (BoM)
2005–06	Unnamed cyclone · 2005	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	997 hPa (JTWC)
2002	Unnamed cyclone · 2002	North Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 3-minute, IMD	1000 hPa (IMD)
2015–16	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Australian region	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, BoM	994 hPa (BoM)

Ended on December 24

34 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1990	Typhoon Russ	Western Pacific	30.0°N, 159.6°E	Dec 13 to 24, 1990
2018–19	Cyclone Kenanga	Australian region → Southwest Indian	20.8°S, 74.9°E	Dec 14 to 24, 2018
1980–81	Cyclone Carol	Australian region → Southwest Indian	15.5°S, 78.9°E	Dec 13 to 24, 1980
1995–96	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	23.0°S, 163.0°E	Dec 14 to 24, 1995
1984	Hurricane Lili	Atlantic	19.2°N, 69.4°W	Dec 12 to 24, 1984
1983–84	Cyclone Esther	Australian region	13.5°S, 113.3°E	Dec 18 to 24, 1983
1980	Tropical storm Ed	Western Pacific	7.6°N, 123.5°E	Dec 14 to 24, 1980
2008–09	Cyclone Cinda	Southwest Indian	15.4°S, 54.3°E	Dec 13 to 24, 2008
1974	Tropical storm Kit	Western Pacific	8.6°N, 106.8°E	Dec 18 to 24, 1974
2007–08	Cyclone Dama	Southwest Indian	26.9°S, 90.0°E	Dec 17 to 24, 2007

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1992–93	Cyclone Ken	Australian region → Southwest Indian	11.6°S, 81.0°E	Dec 17 to 24, 1992
1992	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	North Indian	9.4°N, 49.0°E	Dec 18 to 24, 1992
1998–99	Unnamed cyclone · 1998	South Pacific	39.9°S, 134.0°W	Dec 21 to 24, 1998
2005	Unnamed tropical depression · 2005	North Indian	16.2°N, 91.3°E	Dec 14 to 24, 2005
1974–75	Storm Adele	Southwest Indian	23.0°S, 44.2°E	Dec 23 to 24, 1974
1971–72	Storm Agnes	Southwest Indian	21.3°S, 45.1°E	Dec 9 to 24, 1971
1961–62	Storm Ada	Southwest Indian	20.8°S, 44.7°E	Dec 19 to 24, 1961
1968–69	Storm Amber	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	21.2°S, 83.0°E	Dec 15 to 24, 1968
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	17.0°S, 128.5°E	Dec 14 to 24, 1960
1968–69	Storm Beatie	Australian region	14.8°S, 101.0°E	Dec 18 to 24, 1968
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	23.0°S, 124.0°E	Dec 16 to 24, 1920
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	North Indian	10.9°N, 74.5°E	Dec 17 to 24, 1964
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	9.1°N, 120.8°E	Dec 8 to 24, 1940
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	29.2°N, 142.1°E	Dec 16 to 24, 1939
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	12.8°N, 120.8°E	Dec 16 to 24, 1935
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	23.0°S, 54.2°E	Dec 20 to 24, 1931
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	North Indian	10.2°N, 80.3°E	Dec 22 to 24, 1931
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	30.8°S, 58.7°E	Dec 10 to 24, 1899
1875–76	Unnamed storm · 1875	Southwest Indian	20.9°S, 54.6°E	Dec 21 to 24, 1875
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	South Pacific	26.1°S, 163.1°W	Dec 18 to 24, 1974
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	13.8°S, 103.5°E	Dec 20 to 24, 1928
1928	Unnamed storm · 1928	North Indian	10.6°N, 83.8°E	Dec 22 to 24, 1928
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	North Indian	11.0°N, 87.1°E	Dec 22 to 24, 1923
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	22.9°S, 66.4°E	Dec 20 to 24, 1921

Other recorded events on December 24

Editor-reviewed, sourced events.

Year	Storm	Event	When
2019	Typhoon Phanfone	Crosses the central Philippines (typhoon)	December 24, 2019
1971	Cyclone Althea	Sweeps across Townsville, Queensland	December 24, 1971

Also active on December 24

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
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)
2002–03	Cyclone Zoe	South Pacific	Dec 23, 2002 to Jan 4, 2003	130 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)
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)
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)
1980–81	Cyclone Felix	Australian region	Dec 22 to 31, 1980	100 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)
1986	Typhoon Marge	Western Pacific	Dec 9 to 25, 1986	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1981	Typhoon Lee	Western Pacific	Dec 21 to 29, 1981	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1996–97	Cyclone Fergus	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 19, 1996 to Jan 1, 1997	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
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)
2004–05	Cyclone Chambo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 2004 to Jan 3, 2005	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1983–84	Cyclone Bakoly	Southwest Indian	Dec 19 to 31, 1983	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1992–93	Tropical depression Kina	South Pacific	Dec 23, 1992 to Jan 6, 1993	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
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)
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)
2000	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	North Indian	Dec 23 to 29, 2000	90 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1973–74	Cyclone Dalida	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2011–12	Cyclone Grant	Australian region	Dec 23 to 29, 2011	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Astride	Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 1999 to Jan 3, 2000	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1977–78	Cyclone Anne	South Pacific	Dec 23 to 31, 1977	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1979–80	Cyclone Danitza	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 1979 to Jan 2, 1980	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Dadafy	Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 1982 to Jan 1, 1983	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022–23	Cyclone Ellie	Australian region	Dec 21, 2022 to Jan 8, 2023	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Darius	Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 2003 to Jan 4, 2004	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1995	Tropical storm Dan	Western Pacific	Dec 23, 1995 to Jan 3, 1996	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2009–10	Cyclone David	Southwest Indian	Dec 12 to 31, 2009	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012	Tropical storm Wukong	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 29, 2012	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2004–05	Cyclone Judy	South Pacific	Dec 21 to 27, 2004	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1981–82	Unnamed cyclone · 1981	Australian region	Dec 19 to 27, 1981	45 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)
2003	Unnamed tropical storm · 2003	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 27, 2003	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1978–79	Unnamed cyclone · 1978	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 26, 1978	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2018	Unnamed tropical depression · 2018	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 30, 2018	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2008–09	Unnamed tropical depression · 2008	Australian region	Dec 21 to 25, 2008	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1975	Unnamed tropical depression · 1975	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 30, 1975	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2011–12	Unnamed cyclone · 2011	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 20 to 25, 2011	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1965–66	Storm Amanda	Australian region	Dec 20, 1965 to Jan 2, 1966	Not recorded
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
2012	Unnamed tropical depression · 2012	North Indian	Dec 22 to 25, 2012	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1970–71	Storm Janet	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 19 to 25, 1970	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed tropical depression · 1962	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 23 to 27, 1962	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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
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
1963–64	Storm Betty	Southwest Indian	Dec 23 to 28, 1963	Not recorded
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Western Pacific	Dec 23, 1952 to Jan 2, 1953	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
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1936	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 25, 1936	Not recorded
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	Western Pacific	Dec 22 to 30, 1918	Not recorded
1899–00	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Dec 11 to 26, 1899	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
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 21 to 26, 1928	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
1889	Unnamed storm · 1889	North Indian	Dec 23 to 26, 1889	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 24

What is the strongest storm on record on December 24?

Of the storms active on December 24, Cyclone Zoe (2002–03) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 155 kt (178 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 24?

Yes. 20 storms on record came ashore on December 24. The most recent was Cyclone Seth (2021): coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°S, 130.1°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 24?

197 storms on record were active on December 24, in 106 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.