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Hurricanes on December 28 in history (1842 to 2026)

172 storms on record were active on December 28 between 1857 and 2025. On this date 15 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 9 came ashore and 20 ended. The strongest storm active on December 28 was Typhoon Hester (1952), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (184 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 28Tracks of the 55 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on December 28, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

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Cyclone Freda (2012–13)

Coast crossing (estimated): December 28, 2012, 00:00 UTC. Peak: 100 kt · 10-minute (FMS). South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific, Dec 26, 2012 to Jan 3, 2013.

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Came ashore on December 28

9 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	Unnamed tropical depression · 2018	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°N, 126.3°E December 28, 2018, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2014	Tropical storm Jangmi	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.7°N, 126.3°E December 28, 2014, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2012	Cyclone Freda	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.2°S, 161.5°E December 28, 2012, 00:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, FMS	Estimated from the track
2001	Tropical storm Vamei	Western Pacific → North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 1.8°N, 101.9°E December 28, 2001, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1997	Cyclone Sid	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.7°S, 138.6°E December 28, 1997, 12:00 UTC	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1965	Storm Amanda	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.2°S, 131.6°E December 28, 1965, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1965	Storm Amanda	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.2°S, 132.7°E December 28, 1965, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1946	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.5°S, 48.2°E December 28, 1946, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1925	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.7°S, 43.1°E December 28, 1925, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1913	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.3°S, 141.0°E December 28, 1913, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 28

15 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2024–25	Cyclone Dikeledi	Australian region → Southwest Indian	13.0°S, 116.9°E	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2001–02	Cyclone Waka	South Pacific	10.4°S, 175.1°W	75 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2000	Typhoon Soulik	Western Pacific	7.4°N, 130.2°E	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2025–26	Cyclone Hayley	Australian region	13.1°S, 119.5°E	89 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2018–19	Cyclone Penny	Australian region	11.6°S, 144.9°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Delilah	Australian region → South Pacific	16.7°S, 148.4°E	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1977–78	Cyclone Esther	Southwest Indian	10.3°S, 72.5°E	44 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1993–94	Cyclone Oscar	Australian region	12.1°S, 129.7°E	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976	Unnamed cyclone · 1976	North Indian	7.5°N, 88.5°E	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1980–81	Storm Edwig	Southwest Indian	22.0°S, 36.0°E	Not recorded
1995–96	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Southwest Indian	17.3°S, 50.8°E	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1966–67	Unnamed storm · 1966	Southwest Indian	21.1°S, 72.0°E	Not recorded
1966–67	Unnamed storm · 1966	Southwest Indian	17.5°S, 42.5°E	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	22.8°S, 41.4°E	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	16.7°S, 42.6°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 28

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2002–03	Cyclone Zoe	South Pacific	130 kt (150 mph), 10-minute, FMS	890 hPa (FMS)
1996–97	Cyclone Fergus	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, FMS	955 hPa (FMS)
1986	Typhoon Norris	Western Pacific	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, JMA	955 hPa (JMA)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, BoM	975 hPa (BoM)
1986–87	Cyclone Raja	South Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	955 hPa (MetService NZ)
2019–20	Cyclone Sarai	South Pacific	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, FMS	971 hPa (JTWC)
1979–80	Cyclone Danitza	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, BoM	973 hPa (BoM)
1995	Tropical storm Dan	Western Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, JMA	985 hPa (JMA)
1983–84	Cyclone Atu	South Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	987 hPa (MetService NZ)
1966–67	Tropical depression Delilah	Australian region	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	995 hPa (BoM)
2018	Unnamed tropical depression · 2018	Western Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	998 hPa (JTWC)
1984–85	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	South Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded

Ended on December 28

20 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2016	Typhoon Nock-Ten	Western Pacific	11.2°N, 111.4°E	Dec 20 to 28, 2016
2006–07	Cyclone Bondo	Southwest Indian	25.0°S, 42.3°E	Dec 15 to 28, 2006
2018–19	Cyclone Cilida	Southwest Indian	35.0°S, 84.3°E	Dec 16 to 28, 2018
1979–80	Cyclone Claudette	Australian region → Southwest Indian	36.2°S, 77.1°E	Dec 9 to 28, 1979
2013–14	Cyclone Amara	Southwest Indian	22.4°S, 60.0°E	Dec 14 to 28, 2013
1984–85	Cyclone Frank	Australian region	21.6°S, 122.2°E	Dec 19 to 28, 1984
1988–89	Cyclone Eseta	South Pacific	36.3°S, 170.5°E	Dec 17 to 28, 1988
1961–62	Storm Beryl	Southwest Indian	28.0°S, 58.0°E	Dec 20 to 28, 1961
1970–71	Storm Dominique	Southwest Indian	24.6°S, 58.9°E	Dec 11 to 28, 1970
1967–68	Storm Carmen	Southwest Indian	36.3°S, 74.5°E	Dec 19 to 28, 1967

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1964–65	Storm Edna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	24.8°S, 80.6°E	Dec 22 to 28, 1964
1963–64	Storm Betty	Southwest Indian	29.9°S, 72.0°E	Dec 23 to 28, 1963
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	15.8°S, 39.4°E	Dec 18 to 28, 1950
1977–78	Unnamed storm · 1977	Southwest Indian	14.0°S, 68.3°E	Dec 26 to 28, 1977
1937	Unnamed storm · 1937	North Indian	15.4°N, 96.2°E	Dec 26 to 28, 1937
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	25.0°S, 63.2°E	Dec 20 to 28, 1934
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	21.6°S, 53.8°E	Dec 25 to 28, 1929
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1898	Southwest Indian	21.2°S, 43.5°E	Dec 21 to 28, 1898
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	31.8°S, 62.6°E	Dec 20 to 28, 1885
1857–58	Unnamed storm · 1857	Southwest Indian	14.4°S, 83.4°E	Dec 21 to 28, 1857

Also active on December 28

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2003–04	Cyclone Heta	South Pacific	Dec 25, 2003 to Jan 12, 2004	115 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2019	Typhoon Phanfone	Western Pacific	Dec 19 to 29, 2019	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1971–72	Cyclone Althea	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 19 to 30, 1971	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993	Tropical storm Nell	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1993 to Jan 1, 1994	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1997–98	Cyclone Susan	South Pacific	Dec 20, 1997 to Jan 10, 1998	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1993–94	Cyclone Rewa	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 26, 1993 to Jan 23, 1994	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1959	Typhoon Harriet	Western Pacific	Dec 22, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1952	Typhoon Hester	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 1952 to Jan 6, 1953	160 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)
1963	Typhoon Susan	Western Pacific	Dec 18 to 29, 1963	135 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1989	Typhoon Jack	Western Pacific	Dec 20 to 29, 1989	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Dec 16, 2008 to Jan 4, 2009	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1980–81	Cyclone Felix	Australian region	Dec 22 to 31, 1980	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Christine	Australian region	Dec 25, 2013 to Jan 1, 2014	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979	Typhoon Alice	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 1978 to Jan 15, 1979	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1977	Typhoon Mary	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1977 to Jan 8, 1978	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2013–14	Cyclone Bejisa	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2013 to Jan 7, 2014	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
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)
1983–84	Cyclone Bakoly	Southwest Indian	Dec 19 to 31, 1983	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2011	Cyclone Thane	North Indian	Dec 25 to 30, 2011	75 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1966	Typhoon Pamela	Western Pacific	Dec 24 to 31, 1966	90 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992–93	Cyclone Nina	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 21, 1992 to Jan 5, 1993	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
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)
1998–99	Cyclone Cora	South Pacific	Dec 21 to 30, 1998	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2011–12	Cyclone Benilde	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2011 to Jan 9, 2012	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2020–21	Cyclone Chalane	Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1986–87	Cyclone Sally	South Pacific	Dec 26, 1986 to Jan 5, 1987	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2000	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	North Indian	Dec 23 to 29, 2000	90 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1950	Typhoon Fran	Western Pacific	Dec 26, 1950 to Jan 1, 1951	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1973–74	Cyclone Dalida	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98	Cyclone Selwyn	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1997 to Jan 3, 1998	75 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)
2012–13	Cyclone Dumile	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2012 to Jan 6, 2013	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Fabriola	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2017–18	Cyclone Hilda	Australian region	Dec 26 to 31, 2017	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2021–22	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	Dec 23, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Fay	South Pacific	Dec 24 to 31, 1978	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1977–78	Cyclone Anne	South Pacific	Dec 23 to 31, 1977	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2007–08	Cyclone Melanie	Australian region	Dec 26, 2007 to Jan 2, 2008	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Monica	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 25, 1984 to Jan 3, 1985	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Dadafy	Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 1982 to Jan 1, 1983	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1994–95	Cyclone Christelle	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 1994 to Jan 11, 1995	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022–23	Cyclone Ellie	Australian region	Dec 21, 2022 to Jan 8, 2023	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1991–92	Cyclone Bryna	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1991 to Jan 10, 1992	39 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Darius	Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 2003 to Jan 4, 2004	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2012	Tropical storm Wukong	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 29, 2012	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1998–99	Cyclone Cathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22 to 30, 1998	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2012–13	Cyclone Mitchell	Australian region	Dec 26 to 31, 2012	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Benandro	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1987 to Jan 8, 1988	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1966–67	Cyclone Clara	Southwest Indian	Dec 19, 1966 to Jan 2, 1967	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962–63	Cyclone Cecile	Southwest Indian	Dec 16 to 29, 1962	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1968–69	Tropical depression Cheri	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1968 to Jan 4, 1969	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Storm Loris	Australian region	Dec 26 to 31, 1970	Not recorded
1977–78	Tropical depression Dulcinee	Southwest Indian	Dec 26 to 29, 1977	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1975	Unnamed tropical depression · 1975	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 30, 1975	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984–85	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	South Pacific	Dec 26 to 29, 1984	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1965–66	Tropical depression Carol-Daisy	Australian region	Dec 25 to 29, 1965	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1975	Unnamed tropical depression · 1975	Western Pacific	Dec 26 to 30, 1975	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1968–69	Storm Berthe	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1968 to Jan 4, 1969	Not recorded
1965–66	Storm Claude	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1965 to Jan 10, 1966	Not recorded
1992–93	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	Southwest Indian	Dec 26 to 30, 1992	37 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	Dec 27 to 31, 1947	Not recorded
2005–06	Unnamed cyclone · 2005	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 17 to 29, 2005	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2015–16	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Australian region	Dec 21, 2015 to Jan 1, 2016	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Central Pacific	Dec 27, 2015 to Jan 1, 2016	30 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2002–03	Unnamed tropical depression · 2002	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Dec 25, 2002 to Jan 3, 2003	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2024	Australian region	Dec 24 to 31, 2024	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 24, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960	Not recorded
1983–84	Storm Sharon	Southwest Indian	Dec 25 to 31, 1983	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 19 to 31, 1959	Not recorded
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	Western Pacific	Dec 23 to 29, 1954	Not recorded
1971	Unnamed storm · 1971	Western Pacific	Dec 27 to 29, 1971	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1957 to Jan 1, 1958	Not recorded
1956	Unnamed storm · 1956	Western Pacific	Dec 26, 1956 to Jan 1, 1957	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 24 to 30, 1955	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1953	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 1953 to Jan 2, 1954	Not recorded
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Western Pacific	Dec 23, 1952 to Jan 2, 1953	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	South Pacific	Dec 19, 1951 to Jan 3, 1952	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	South Pacific	Dec 27, 1942 to Jan 5, 1943	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	Dec 24 to 29, 1930	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	Dec 27 to 31, 1930	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
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1916	Australian region	Dec 27 to 29, 1916	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Dec 22, 1897 to Jan 1, 1898	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1945	Australian region	Dec 27, 1945 to Jan 2, 1946	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1933	Australian region	Dec 24 to 29, 1933	Not recorded
1977–78	Unnamed storm · 1977	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 22 to 29, 1977	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1914	Australian region	Dec 27 to 30, 1914	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1959 to Jan 4, 1960	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1948 to Jan 11, 1949	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific	Dec 24 to 30, 1946	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Western Pacific	Dec 22 to 30, 1941	Not recorded
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	Dec 26 to 29, 1935	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 30, 1934	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1927	Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1927 to Jan 1, 1928	Not recorded
1921	Unnamed storm · 1921	North Indian	Dec 27, 1921 to Jan 1, 1922	Not recorded
1912	Unnamed storm · 1912	Western Pacific	Dec 27 to 29, 1912	Not recorded
1905	Unnamed storm · 1905	Western Pacific	Dec 27 to 30, 1905	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 31, 1897	Not recorded
1897	Unnamed storm · 1897	North Indian	Dec 26 to 29, 1897	Not recorded
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 31, 1885	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Dec 20 to 31, 1861	Not recorded

Questions about December 28

What is the strongest storm on record on December 28?

Of the storms active on December 28, Typhoon Hester (1952) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 160 kt (184 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 28?

Yes. 9 storms on record came ashore on December 28. The most recent was Unnamed tropical depression · 2018 (2018): coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°N, 126.3°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 28?

172 storms on record were active on December 28, in 94 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.