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Hurricanes on December 30 in history (1842 to 2026)

175 storms on record were active on December 30 between 1861 and 2025. On this date 27 formed, 10 reached their peak recorded wind, 17 came ashore and 21 ended. The strongest storm active on December 30 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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Cyclone Hayley (2025–26)

Coast crossing (estimated): December 30, 2025, 09:00 UTC. Peak: 89 kt · 1-minute (Real-time). Australian region, Dec 28 to 31, 2025.

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Came ashore on December 30

17 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
2025	Cyclone Hayley	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.6°S, 122.6°E December 30, 2025, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2020	Cyclone Chalane	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.3°S, 35.9°E December 30, 2020, 00:00 UTC	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Penny	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.4°S, 143.7°E December 30, 2018, 00:00 UTC	20 kt (23 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2013	Cyclone Christine	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.7°S, 117.4°E December 30, 2013, 15:00 UTC	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2011	Cyclone Thane	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.7°N, 79.9°E December 30, 2011, 00:00 UTC	75 kt (86 mph), 3-minute, IMD	Estimated from the track
1996	Cyclone Rachel	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.5°S, 135.9°E December 30, 1996, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1996	Cyclone Fergus	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 37.4°S, 176.9°E December 30, 1996, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1980	Storm Edwig	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 25.4°S, 44.2°E December 30, 1980, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1965	Storm Amanda	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.8°S, 128.5°E December 30, 1965, 11:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Typhoon Harriet	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.8°N, 124.6°E December 30, 1959, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1957	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.6°S, 41.0°E December 30, 1957, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1953	Unnamed storm · 1953	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.1°S, 46.9°E December 30, 1953, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.8°N, 118.3°E December 30, 1952, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1929	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.5°S, 50.3°E December 30, 1929, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1919	Unnamed storm · 1919	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.6°N, 82.0°E December 30, 1919, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1908	Unnamed storm · 1908	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.7°N, 81.3°E December 30, 1908, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1897	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 37.0°S, 139.5°E December 30, 1897, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1897	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 33.7°S, 134.5°E December 30, 1897, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 30

27 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2017–18	Cyclone Ava	Southwest Indian	11.5°S, 64.9°E	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1954	Hurricane Alice	Atlantic	22.1°N, 50.9°W	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1996–97	Cyclone Rachel	Australian region	14.9°S, 137.1°E	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2001–02	Cyclone Cyprien	Southwest Indian	19.3°S, 35.8°E	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1970–71	Cyclone Rosie	South Pacific	14.8°S, 165.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2007–08	Cyclone Helen	Australian region	14.6°S, 134.4°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2001–02	Cyclone Bernie	Australian region	11.5°S, 137.5°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004–05	Cyclone Raymond	Australian region	12.9°S, 119.8°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone William	South Pacific	11.0°S, 165.0°W	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2018	Tropical storm Pabuk	Western Pacific → North Indian	8.3°N, 115.1°E	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2020–21	Cyclone Danilo	Southwest Indian	12.0°S, 72.6°E	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1994–95	Cyclone Bentha	Southwest Indian	6.0°S, 63.1°E	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Delfina	Southwest Indian	15.8°S, 44.8°E	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005	Tropical storm Zeta	Atlantic	23.9°N, 35.6°W	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1962–63	Unnamed cyclone · 1962	Australian region	23.0°S, 155.0°E	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1965–66	Tropical depression Carol-Daisy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	10.9°S, 94.0°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1973–74	Storm Esmeralda	Southwest Indian	19.3°S, 43.3°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Debby	Southwest Indian	16.6°S, 43.0°E	Not recorded
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	7.8°N, 87.9°E	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	7.8°N, 87.9°E	Not recorded
1908	Unnamed storm · 1908	North Indian	7.8°N, 82.8°E	Not recorded
1970–71	Unnamed storm · 1970	Australian region → South Pacific	16.4°S, 154.0°E	Not recorded
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	Western Pacific	11.4°N, 130.7°E	Not recorded
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	15.8°S, 66.4°E	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	15.7°S, 66.4°E	Not recorded
1924–25	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	12.3°S, 63.5°E	Not recorded
1923–24	Unnamed storm · 1923	Southwest Indian	12.3°S, 62.3°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 30

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1959	Typhoon Harriet	Western Pacific	130 kt (150 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	930 hPa (JMA)
2012–13	Cyclone Freda	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, FMS	940 hPa (FMS)
2013–14	Cyclone Christine	Australian region	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	948 hPa (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Bejisa	Southwest Indian	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	950 hPa (Météo-France)
2020–21	Cyclone Chalane	Southwest Indian	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	975 hPa (Météo-France)
1986–87	Cyclone Sally	South Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	955 hPa (MetService NZ)
1973–74	Cyclone Erica	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	977 hPa (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Esther	Southwest Indian	44 kt (51 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	984 hPa (Météo-France)
1968–69	Tropical depression Cheri	Australian region → Southwest Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	995 hPa (BoM)
1965–66	Tropical depression Carol-Daisy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	999 hPa (BoM)

Ended on December 30

21 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1971–72	Cyclone Althea	Australian region → South Pacific	38.6°S, 166.0°E	Dec 19 to 30, 1971
2011	Cyclone Thane	North Indian	12.2°N, 78.2°E	Dec 25 to 30, 2011
1998–99	Cyclone Cora	South Pacific	39.9°S, 129.8°W	Dec 21 to 30, 1998
1996	Tropical storm Fern	Western Pacific	21.0°N, 158.0°E	Dec 17 to 30, 1996
1998–99	Cyclone Cathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	12.5°S, 83.4°E	Dec 22 to 30, 1998
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2024	South Pacific	16.9°S, 178.4°W	Dec 29 to 30, 2024
2018	Unnamed tropical depression · 2018	Western Pacific	8.8°N, 119.9°E	Dec 23 to 30, 2018
1975	Unnamed tropical depression · 1975	Western Pacific	9.0°N, 120.5°E	Dec 23 to 30, 1975
1975	Unnamed tropical depression · 1975	Western Pacific	16.9°N, 139.9°E	Dec 26 to 30, 1975
1984–85	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	South Pacific	21.1°S, 177.2°E	Dec 26 to 30, 1984

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1992–93	Unnamed cyclone · 1992	Southwest Indian	31.4°S, 54.3°E	Dec 26 to 30, 1992
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region → South Pacific	29.8°S, 168.6°E	Dec 24 to 30, 1955
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	27.4°S, 46.3°E	Dec 23 to 30, 1925
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	Western Pacific	6.9°N, 107.1°E	Dec 22 to 30, 1918
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1914	Australian region	30.8°S, 154.0°E	Dec 27 to 30, 1914
1966–67	Unnamed storm · 1966	Southwest Indian	33.7°S, 73.0°E	Dec 28 to 30, 1966
1966–67	Unnamed storm · 1966	Southwest Indian	22.0°S, 36.5°E	Dec 28 to 30, 1966
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific	31.8°S, 157.2°W	Dec 24 to 30, 1946
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Western Pacific	19.8°N, 136.0°E	Dec 22 to 30, 1941
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	25.8°S, 63.8°E	Dec 21 to 30, 1934
1905	Unnamed storm · 1905	Western Pacific	29.5°N, 132.8°E	Dec 27 to 30, 1905

Also active on December 30

107 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)
1993	Tropical storm Nell	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1993 to Jan 1, 1994	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002–03	Cyclone Zoe	South Pacific	Dec 23, 2002 to Jan 4, 2003	130 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
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)
2008–09	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Dec 16, 2008 to Jan 4, 2009	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Ula	South Pacific	Dec 29, 2015 to Jan 16, 2016	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1980–81	Cyclone Felix	Australian region	Dec 22 to 31, 1980	100 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)
2025–26	Cyclone Grant	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 18, 2025 to Jan 6, 2026	119 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2024–25	Cyclone Dikeledi	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 28, 2024 to Jan 20, 2025	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2001–02	Cyclone Waka	South Pacific	Dec 28, 2001 to Jan 6, 2002	75 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2000	Typhoon Soulik	Western Pacific	Dec 28, 2000 to Jan 5, 2001	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1983–84	Cyclone Bakoly	Southwest Indian	Dec 19 to 31, 1983	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
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)
1986–87	Cyclone Raja	South Pacific	Dec 21, 1986 to Jan 5, 1987	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1978–79	Cyclone Peter	Australian region	Dec 29, 1978 to Jan 4, 1979	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2011–12	Cyclone Benilde	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2011 to Jan 9, 2012	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1950	Typhoon Fran	Western Pacific	Dec 26, 1950 to Jan 1, 1951	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2006–07	Cyclone Clovis	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 2006 to Jan 4, 2007	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1973–74	Cyclone Dalida	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2023–24	Cyclone Alvaro	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Selwyn	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1997 to Jan 3, 1998	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Astride	Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 1999 to Jan 3, 2000	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2019–20	Cyclone Sarai	South Pacific	Dec 24, 2019 to Jan 2, 2020	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1996–97	Cyclone Fabriola	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2001	Tropical storm Vamei	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 26, 2001 to Jan 1, 2002	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1989–90	Cyclone Baomavo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1989 to Jan 8, 1990	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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)
1979–80	Cyclone Danitza	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 1979 to Jan 2, 1980	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1988–89	Cyclone Delilah	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 28, 1988 to Jan 8, 1989	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1991–92	Cyclone Bryna	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1991 to Jan 10, 1992	39 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2014	Tropical storm Jangmi	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 2014 to Jan 1, 2015	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2003–04	Cyclone Darius	Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 2003 to Jan 4, 2004	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2018	Tropical storm Bolaven	Western Pacific	Dec 29, 2017 to Jan 4, 2018	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2012–13	Cyclone Mitchell	Australian region	Dec 26 to 31, 2012	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Atu	South Pacific	Dec 26 to 31, 1983	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1981–82	Tropical depression Clarissee	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1981 to Jan 7, 1982	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2007–08	Cyclone Elnus	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 2007 to Jan 5, 2008	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1993–94	Cyclone Oscar	Australian region	Dec 28, 1993 to Jan 9, 1994	35 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)
1966–67	Tropical depression Delilah	Australian region	Dec 25, 1966 to Jan 1, 1967	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962–63	Storm Annie	Australian region	Dec 29, 1962 to Jan 1, 1963	Not recorded
1976	Unnamed cyclone · 1976	North Indian	Dec 28, 1976 to Jan 3, 1977	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Storm Loris	Australian region	Dec 26 to 31, 1970	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region	Dec 29, 1954 to Jan 1, 1955	Not recorded
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
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	Dec 27 to 31, 1947	Not recorded
2010–11	Unnamed tropical depression · 2010	Australian region	Dec 29, 2010 to Jan 5, 2011	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Australian region	Dec 21, 2015 to Jan 1, 2016	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Southwest Indian	Dec 28 to 31, 1995	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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
1969–70	Storm Delphine	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1969 to Jan 1, 1970	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Amy	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1967 to Jan 9, 1968	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Chantal	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1961 to Jan 7, 1962	Not recorded
1956	Unnamed storm · 1956	Western Pacific	Dec 26, 1956 to Jan 1, 1957	Not recorded
1913–14	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Dec 27, 1913 to Jan 5, 1914	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	South Pacific	Dec 19, 1951 to Jan 3, 1952	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1951 to Jan 9, 1952	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Dec 26 to 31, 1946	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	South Pacific	Dec 27, 1942 to Jan 5, 1943	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	Dec 27 to 31, 1930	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1945	Australian region	Dec 27, 1945 to Jan 2, 1946	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1959 to Jan 4, 1960	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1958	Australian region	Dec 29, 1958 to Jan 4, 1959	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 29, 1946 to Jan 3, 1947	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1948 to Jan 11, 1949	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	Dec 28 to 31, 1939	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	Dec 29 to 31, 1930	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
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Dec 28, 1921 to Jan 2, 1922	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1914	Australian region	Dec 29, 1914 to Jan 1, 1915	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	Dec 21 to 31, 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 30

What is the strongest storm on record on December 30?

Of the storms active on December 30, 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 30?

Yes. 17 storms on record came ashore on December 30. The most recent was Cyclone Hayley (2025): coast crossing (estimated) near 16.6°S, 122.6°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 30?

175 storms on record were active on December 30, in 94 different years from 1861 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.