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Hurricanes on December 31 in history (1842 to 2026)

172 storms on record were active on December 31 between 1861 and 2025. On this date 18 formed, 10 reached their peak recorded wind, 11 came ashore and 23 ended. The strongest storm active on December 31 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 Ando (2000–01)

First recorded position: December 31, 2000, 06:00 UTC. Peak: 105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France). Southwest Indian, Dec 31, 2000 to Jan 13, 2001.

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Came ashore on December 31

11 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
1999	Cyclone Astride	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.9°S, 50.0°E December 31, 1999, 18:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1986	Typhoon Norris	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.3°N, 125.7°E December 31, 1986, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1978	Cyclone Peter	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.6°S, 141.5°E December 31, 1978, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1973	Cyclone Erica	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.6°S, 115.0°E December 31, 1973, 19:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1973	Storm Esmeralda	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.9°S, 43.3°E December 31, 1973, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1962	Storm Annie	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 25.5°S, 153.3°E December 31, 1962, 17:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1962	Unnamed cyclone · 1962	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 26.4°S, 153.2°E December 31, 1962, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Typhoon Harriet	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.4°N, 121.6°E December 31, 1959, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1956	Unnamed storm · 1956	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.6°N, 122.6°E December 31, 1956, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1956	Unnamed storm · 1956	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.7°N, 124.4°E December 31, 1956, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.3°S, 116.7°E December 31, 1954, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1942	Unnamed storm · 1942	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.2°S, 179.2°E December 31, 1942, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 31

18 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1995–96	Cyclone Bonita	Southwest Indian	8.0°S, 75.0°E	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2000–01	Cyclone Ando	Southwest Indian	9.0°S, 67.7°E	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1977–78	Cyclone Bob	South Pacific	8.5°S, 172.5°W	100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2018–19	Cyclone Mona	South Pacific	10.2°S, 161.8°E	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2006–07	Tropical depression Isobel	Australian region	11.9°S, 114.2°E	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2025–26	Cyclone Iggy	Australian region	11.2°S, 106.3°E	45 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1966–67	Unnamed storm · 1966	South Pacific	35.3°S, 162.1°E	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region → South Pacific	14.0°S, 148.0°E	Not recorded
2001–02	Unnamed storm · 2001	South Pacific	8.5°S, 165.2°E	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1916	Australian region	17.7°S, 140.5°E	Not recorded
1972–73	Unnamed storm · 1972	South Pacific	8.0°S, 173.5°E	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	12.5°S, 91.5°E	Not recorded
1944	Unnamed storm · 1944	North Indian	10.2°N, 87.0°E	Not recorded
1936	Unnamed storm · 1936	North Indian	5.8°N, 78.7°E	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	16.7°S, 59.9°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	16.4°S, 60.7°E	Not recorded
1905–06	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	14.4°S, 65.5°E	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1900	Southwest Indian	8.0°S, 72.7°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 31

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1952	Typhoon Hester	Western Pacific	160 kt (184 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	950 hPa (JMA)
1978–79	Cyclone Peter	Australian region	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (BoM)
2011–12	Cyclone Benilde	Australian region → Southwest Indian	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	968 hPa (Météo-France)
2019–20	Cyclone Calvinia	Southwest Indian	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	970 hPa (Météo-France)
2021–22	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	982 hPa (BoM)
1991–92	Cyclone Bryna	Southwest Indian	39 kt (45 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	988 hPa (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Darius	Southwest Indian	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	980 hPa (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Delfina	Southwest Indian	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	985 hPa (Météo-France)
1976	Unnamed cyclone · 1976	North Indian	55 kt (63 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
2015	Unnamed tropical depression · 2015	Central Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, NHC	1001 hPa (NHC)

Ended on December 31

23 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1980–81	Cyclone Felix	Australian region	20.6°S, 109.1°E	Dec 22 to 31, 1980
1983–84	Cyclone Bakoly	Southwest Indian	35.0°S, 60.0°E	Dec 19 to 31, 1983
1966	Typhoon Pamela	Western Pacific	11.5°N, 111.5°E	Dec 24 to 31, 1966
2025–26	Cyclone Hayley	Australian region	16.9°S, 125.4°E	Dec 28 to 31, 2025
2017–18	Cyclone Hilda	Australian region	25.6°S, 125.4°E	Dec 26 to 31, 2017
1978–79	Cyclone Fay	South Pacific	35.6°S, 174.6°W	Dec 24 to 31, 1978
1977–78	Cyclone Anne	South Pacific	44.5°S, 152.0°W	Dec 23 to 31, 1977
2009–10	Cyclone David	Southwest Indian	15.9°S, 51.2°E	Dec 12 to 31, 2009
2012–13	Cyclone Mitchell	Australian region	30.9°S, 110.0°E	Dec 26 to 31, 2012
1983–84	Cyclone Atu	South Pacific	23.3°S, 174.5°E	Dec 26 to 31, 1983

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1970–71	Storm Loris	Australian region	22.5°S, 121.0°E	Dec 26 to 31, 1970
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	23.0°S, 121.6°E	Dec 27 to 31, 1947
1995–96	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Southwest Indian	24.1°S, 53.0°E	Dec 28 to 31, 1995
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2024	Australian region	17.6°S, 90.0°E	Dec 24 to 31, 2024
1983–84	Storm Sharon	Southwest Indian	16.5°S, 85.7°E	Dec 25 to 31, 1983
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	31.2°S, 170.4°W	Dec 19 to 31, 1959
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	16.0°S, 44.7°E	Dec 26 to 31, 1946
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	26.1°S, 52.8°E	Dec 27 to 31, 1930
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	27.8°S, 46.3°E	Dec 28 to 31, 1939
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	26.1°S, 56.3°E	Dec 29 to 31, 1930
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	32.3°S, 65.0°E	Dec 21 to 31, 1897
1885–86	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	33.5°S, 66.1°E	Dec 21 to 31, 1885
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	24.8°S, 70.3°E	Dec 20 to 31, 1861

Also active on December 31

111 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)
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 Freda	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 26, 2012 to Jan 3, 2013	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
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)
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)
2017–18	Cyclone Ava	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2000	Typhoon Soulik	Western Pacific	Dec 28, 2000 to Jan 5, 2001	80 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1996–97	Cyclone Fergus	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 19, 1996 to Jan 1, 1997	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
1992–93	Cyclone Nina	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 21, 1992 to Jan 5, 1993	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1954	Hurricane Alice	Atlantic	Dec 30, 1954 to Jan 6, 1955	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1992–93	Tropical depression Kina	South Pacific	Dec 23, 1992 to Jan 6, 1993	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22, 1996 to Jan 16, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Rachel	Australian region	Dec 30, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	70 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)
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)
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)
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)
2001–02	Cyclone Cyprien	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2001 to Jan 3, 2002	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1989–90	Cyclone Baomavo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1989 to Jan 8, 1990	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Cyclone Rosie	South Pacific	Dec 30, 1970 to Jan 6, 1971	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2018–19	Cyclone Penny	Australian region	Dec 28, 2018 to Jan 9, 2019	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08	Cyclone Helen	Australian region	Dec 30, 2007 to Jan 7, 2008	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Danitza	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 1979 to Jan 2, 1980	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2001–02	Cyclone Bernie	Australian region	Dec 30, 2001 to Jan 6, 2002	50 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)
2004–05	Cyclone Raymond	Australian region	Dec 30, 2004 to Jan 10, 2005	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone William	South Pacific	Dec 30, 1994 to Jan 5, 1995	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
2018	Tropical storm Pabuk	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 30, 2018 to Jan 7, 2019	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
2020–21	Cyclone Danilo	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2020 to Jan 12, 2021	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2014	Tropical storm Jangmi	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 2014 to Jan 1, 2015	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1994–95	Cyclone Bentha	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1994 to Jan 6, 1995	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995	Tropical storm Dan	Western Pacific	Dec 23, 1995 to Jan 3, 1996	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2005	Tropical storm Zeta	Atlantic	Dec 30, 2005 to Jan 7, 2006	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2018	Tropical storm Bolaven	Western Pacific	Dec 29, 2017 to Jan 4, 2018	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1977–78	Cyclone Esther	Southwest Indian	Dec 28, 1977 to Jan 2, 1978	44 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1968–69	Tropical depression Cheri	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1968 to Jan 4, 1969	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1966–67	Tropical depression Delilah	Australian region	Dec 25, 1966 to Jan 1, 1967	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1965–66	Tropical depression Carol-Daisy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1965 to Jan 2, 1966	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1965–66	Storm Amanda	Australian region	Dec 20, 1965 to Jan 2, 1966	Not recorded
1980–81	Storm Edwig	Southwest Indian	Dec 28, 1980 to Jan 1, 1981	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
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)
2002–03	Unnamed tropical depression · 2002	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Dec 25, 2002 to Jan 3, 2003	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 24, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960	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
1967–68	Storm Debby	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1967 to Jan 2, 1968	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Chantal	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1961 to Jan 7, 1962	Not recorded
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	Dec 30, 1966 to Jan 4, 1967	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Dec 30, 1965 to Jan 4, 1966	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1957 to Jan 1, 1958	Not recorded
1913–14	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Dec 27, 1913 to Jan 5, 1914	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
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1951 to Jan 9, 1952	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1929 to Jan 1, 1930	Not recorded
1919	Unnamed storm · 1919	North Indian	Dec 29, 1919 to Jan 2, 1920	Not recorded
1908	Unnamed storm · 1908	North Indian	Dec 30, 1908 to Jan 2, 1909	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
1970–71	Unnamed storm · 1970	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 30, 1970 to Jan 1, 1971	Not recorded
1964	Unnamed storm · 1964	Western Pacific	Dec 30, 1964 to Jan 1, 1965	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
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1935 to Jan 3, 1936	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1934 to Jan 2, 1935	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1927	Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1927 to Jan 1, 1928	Not recorded
1924–25	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1924 to Jan 6, 1925	Not recorded
1923–24	Unnamed storm · 1923	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1923 to Jan 4, 1924	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

Questions about December 31

What is the strongest storm on record on December 31?

Of the storms active on December 31, 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 31?

Yes. 11 storms on record came ashore on December 31. The most recent was Cyclone Astride (1999): coast crossing (estimated) near 12.9°S, 50.0°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 31?

172 storms on record were active on December 31, 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.