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Hurricanes on December 9 in history (1842 to 2026)

181 storms on record were active on December 9 between 1883 and 2024. On this date 32 formed, 14 reached their peak recorded wind, 25 came ashore and 29 ended. The strongest storm active on December 9 was Typhoon Opal (1964), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 170 kt (196 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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Typhoon Kit (1981)

First recorded position: December 9, 1981, 00:00 UTC. Peak: 100 kt · 10-minute (JMA). Western Pacific, Dec 9 to 22, 1981.

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Came ashore on December 9

25 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
2022	Cyclone Mandous	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.6°N, 80.4°E December 9, 2022, 18:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 3-minute, IMD	Estimated from the track
2019	Cyclone Belna	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°S, 45.3°E December 9, 2019, 12:00 UTC	73 kt (84 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.2°S, 145.9°E December 9, 2018, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2006	Typhoon Utor	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.2°N, 126.1°E December 9, 2006, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2003	Cyclone Cela	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.2°S, 50.2°E December 9, 2003, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1993	Typhoon Lola	Western Pacific	Landfall over southern Vietnam December 9, 1993	Not recorded	Editor-reviewed, sourced
1984	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.2°S, 130.4°E December 9, 1984, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1982	Tropical storm Roger	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°N, 121.9°E December 9, 1982, 06:00 UTC	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, JMA	Estimated from the track
1980	Storm Bert	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.5°S, 49.5°E December 9, 1980, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1975	Cyclone Kim	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.4°S, 141.5°E December 9, 1975, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1973	Unnamed cyclone · 1973	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.6°N, 89.3°E December 9, 1973, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1972	Typhoon Therese	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.0°N, 109.5°E December 9, 1972, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1971	Cyclone Sally	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.5°S, 121.6°E December 9, 1971, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1963	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.5°N, 124.2°E December 9, 1963, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1963	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.7°N, 126.7°E December 9, 1963, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°S, 40.7°E December 9, 1959, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1951	Typhoon Amy	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°N, 125.9°E December 9, 1951, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1950	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.7°S, 133.8°E December 9, 1950, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Tropical storm Betty	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°N, 108.5°E December 9, 1949, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1946	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.9°S, 40.8°E December 9, 1946, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

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Year	Storm	Ocean	Where and when	Wind at landfall	Record
1938	Unnamed storm · 1938	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.3°N, 122.1°E December 9, 1938, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.5°N, 122.8°E December 9, 1935, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 5.8°N, 80.4°E December 9, 1931, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1908	Unnamed storm · 1908	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.0°S, 121.3°E December 9, 1908, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1897	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.6°S, 134.2°E December 9, 1897, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1884	Unnamed storm · 1884	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.1°N, 121.6°E December 9, 1884, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 9

32 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1999–00	Cyclone John	Australian region	10.5°S, 122.5°E	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1953	Typhoon Doris	Western Pacific	5.8°N, 169.8°E	150 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1981	Typhoon Kit	Western Pacific	5.2°N, 150.4°E	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1979–80	Cyclone Claudette	Australian region → Southwest Indian	8.0°S, 93.0°E	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987	Typhoon Phyllis	Western Pacific	5.2°N, 153.5°E	75 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1986	Typhoon Marge	Western Pacific	4.5°N, 175.6°E	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1976–77	Cyclone Kim	South Pacific	12.5°S, 179.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1979–80	Cyclone Ofa	South Pacific	12.0°S, 170.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2004	Tropical storm Talas	Western Pacific	6.0°N, 177.6°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1983–84	Cyclone Fritz	Australian region	14.4°S, 147.8°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2014–15	Cyclone Bakung	Australian region → Southwest Indian	8.5°S, 101.5°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985	Unnamed cyclone · 1985	North Indian	4.2°N, 90.0°E	35 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1971–72	Storm Agnes	Southwest Indian	10.0°S, 80.1°E	Not recorded
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	South Pacific	12.8°S, 176.6°W	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2011	Unnamed tropical depression · 2011	Western Pacific	12.0°N, 117.0°E	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	11.7°S, 133.8°E	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region → South Pacific	15.0°S, 156.2°E	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	10.6°S, 60.3°E	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	North Indian	8.8°N, 91.8°E	Not recorded
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	North Indian	5.3°N, 80.7°E	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	9.4°S, 64.5°E	Not recorded
1958	Unnamed storm · 1958	Western Pacific	12.0°N, 140.5°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1967	Australian region	24.8°S, 154.5°E	Not recorded
1962	Unnamed storm · 1962	North Indian	9.7°N, 89.7°E	Not recorded
1954	Unnamed storm · 1954	North Indian	10.0°N, 82.4°E	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	4.2°S, 69.8°E	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1933	Australian region	9.6°S, 97.0°E	Not recorded
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	North Indian	6.9°N, 88.2°E	Not recorded
1901–02	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	9.7°S, 67.4°E	Not recorded
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	13.1°S, 58.8°E	Not recorded
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	18.5°S, 53.6°E	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	16.9°S, 59.4°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 9

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1993	Typhoon Manny	Western Pacific → North Indian	75 kt (86 mph), 10-minute, JMA	955 hPa (JMA)
1983–84	Cyclone Andry	Southwest Indian	92 kt (106 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	927 hPa (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Claudia	Southwest Indian	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	940 hPa (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Wasa	South Pacific	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	940 hPa (MetService NZ)
1956	Typhoon Polly	Western Pacific	85 kt (98 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	980 hPa (JMA)
2003–04	Cyclone Jana	Australian region → Southwest Indian	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	950 hPa (BoM)
1982	Tropical storm Roger	Western Pacific	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, JMA	980 hPa (JMA)
2020–21	Cyclone Bongoyo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	980 hPa (Météo-France)
1981	Unnamed cyclone · 1981	North Indian	75 kt (86 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
2003	Tropical storm Peter	Atlantic	60 kt (69 mph), 1-minute, NHC	990 hPa (NHC)
1962	Tropical storm Nadine	Western Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	974 hPa (JMA)
1887	Unnamed tropical storm · 1887	Atlantic	50 kt (58 mph), 1-minute, NHC	Not recorded
1976	Tropical storm Opal	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	996 hPa (JMA)
2019	Unnamed tropical depression · 2019	North Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 3-minute, IMD	1000 hPa (IMD)

Ended on December 9

29 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2012	Typhoon Bopha	Western Pacific	18.0°N, 119.5°E	Nov 25 to Dec 9, 2012
2006	Typhoon Durian	Western Pacific → North Indian	11.7°N, 81.8°E	Nov 24 to Dec 9, 2006
1993	Typhoon Lola	Western Pacific	13.5°N, 105.0°E	Nov 27 to Dec 9, 1993
2019–20	Cyclone Ambali	Southwest Indian	14.1°S, 59.6°E	Dec 3 to 9, 2019
1977	Typhoon Lucy	Western Pacific	27.3°N, 165.5°E	Nov 26 to Dec 9, 1977
1982	Typhoon Pamela	Western Pacific	10.2°N, 115.2°E	Nov 21 to Dec 9, 1982
1958	Typhoon Olga	Western Pacific	27.2°N, 172.0°E	Dec 1 to 9, 1958
1974–75	Cyclone Selma	Australian region	11.5°S, 111.1°E	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 1974
2003	Tropical storm Odette	Atlantic	31.9°N, 47.7°W	Dec 4 to 9, 2003
2001–02	Cyclone Bako	Australian region → Southwest Indian	23.9°S, 80.1°E	Nov 25 to Dec 9, 2001

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1964–65	Cyclone Flora	Australian region	20.0°S, 152.8°E	Nov 30 to Dec 9, 1964
2005	Hurricane Epsilon	Atlantic	24.7°N, 39.2°W	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 2005
1982–83	Cyclone Bemany	Southwest Indian	28.0°S, 57.2°E	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 1982
2001	Tropical storm Kajiki	Western Pacific	12.9°N, 111.0°E	Dec 4 to 9, 2001
1973	Unnamed cyclone · 1973	North Indian	23.3°N, 90.9°E	Dec 5 to 9, 1973
1986	Tropical storm Lex	Western Pacific	25.8°N, 149.6°E	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 1986
2008	Unnamed tropical depression · 2008	North Indian	7.1°N, 73.9°E	Dec 3 to 9, 2008
1953	Unnamed tropical storm · 1953	Atlantic	21.0°N, 61.7°W	Dec 7 to 9, 1953
1980–81	Storm Bert	Australian region → Southwest Indian	19.1°S, 48.4°E	Nov 24 to Dec 9, 1980
1989	Unnamed tropical depression · 1989	Western Pacific	13.5°N, 138.6°E	Dec 1 to 9, 1989
1985	Unnamed tropical depression · 1985	Atlantic	9.5°N, 81.0°W	Dec 7 to 9, 1985
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	11.9°S, 40.5°E	Dec 1 to 9, 1946
1915	Unnamed storm · 1915	Western Pacific	16.5°N, 116.1°E	Dec 4 to 9, 1915
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1974	Australian region → South Pacific	15.9°S, 165.4°E	Dec 6 to 9, 1974
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	North Indian	19.0°N, 88.0°E	Dec 3 to 9, 1939
1921	Unnamed storm · 1921	Western Pacific	24.7°N, 142.6°E	Dec 3 to 9, 1921
1905	Unnamed storm · 1905	North Indian	16.6°N, 92.6°E	Dec 8 to 9, 1905
1894	Unnamed storm · 1894	Atlantic	53.0°N, 15.0°W	Nov 30 to Dec 9, 1894
1886	Unnamed storm · 1886	North Indian	13.3°N, 80.7°E	Dec 8 to 9, 1886

Also active on December 9

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2014	Typhoon Hagupit	Western Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 2014	115 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1997	Typhoon Paka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Nov 28 to Dec 23, 1997	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002	Typhoon Pongsona	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 11, 2002	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2023–24	Cyclone Jasper	South Pacific → Australian region	Dec 2 to 17, 2023	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1964	Typhoon Opal	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 18, 1964	170 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1998–99	Cyclone Thelma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 15, 1998	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2009–10	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Dec 8 to 23, 2009	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1975–76	Cyclone Joan	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 10, 1975	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1986	Typhoon Kim	Western Pacific	Nov 26 to Dec 13, 1986	110 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2024–25	Cyclone Chido	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 17, 2024	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Val	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 17, 1991	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2000–01	Cyclone Sam	Australian region	Nov 28 to Dec 14, 2000	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Chantelle	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Nov 20 to Dec 11, 1996	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Graham	Australian region	Dec 1 to 12, 1991	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Frank	Australian region	Dec 6 to 14, 1995	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1961	Typhoon Ellen	Western Pacific	Dec 5 to 14, 1961	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984	Typhoon Doyle	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 12, 1984	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2009–10	Cyclone Cleo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 17, 2009	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2007–08	Cyclone Daman	South Pacific	Dec 3 to 10, 2007	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1979	Typhoon Abby	Western Pacific	Nov 29 to Dec 15, 1979	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1998	Typhoon Faith	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 14, 1998	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2016	Cyclone Vardah	North Indian	Dec 6 to 19, 2016	70 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1992–93	Cyclone Joni	South Pacific	Dec 3 to 14, 1992	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2013	Cyclone Madi	North Indian	Dec 5 to 12, 2013	65 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2011–12	Cyclone Alenga	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Dec 2 to 10, 2011	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2021–22	Cyclone Ruby	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 8 to 16, 2021	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1949	Typhoon Camilla	Western Pacific	Dec 6 to 15, 1949	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984–85	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 3 to 13, 1984	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2008	Typhoon Dolphin	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 18, 2008	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1948	Typhoon Beverly	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 10, 1948	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1999–00	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region	Dec 8 to 17, 1999	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005	Cyclone Fanoos	North Indian	Dec 4 to 12, 2005	45 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1973–74	Cyclone Lottie	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1973	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1972–73	Cyclone Diana	South Pacific	Dec 6 to 18, 1972	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Ursula	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 16, 1971	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1997–98	Cyclone Pam	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 14, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1998	Tropical storm Gil	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 8 to 13, 1998	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1996–97	Cyclone Elvina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 16, 1996	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Bobalahy	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 12, 1984	44 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987–88	Cyclone Ariny	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 16, 1987	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022	Tropical storm Pakhar	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 13, 2022	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002–03	Cyclone Yolande	South Pacific	Dec 1 to 11, 2002	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2021–22	Cyclone Teratai	Australian region	Nov 29 to Dec 11, 2021	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 16, 1995	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Tessa	South Pacific	Dec 5 to 11, 1977	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1951	Unnamed hurricane · 1951	Atlantic	Dec 3 to 12, 1951	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1975	Unnamed subtropical storm · 1975	Atlantic	Dec 5 to 12, 1975	60 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1887	Unnamed hurricane · 1887	Atlantic	Dec 4 to 10, 1887	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1977–78	Cyclone Babette	Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 10, 1977	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	North Indian	Dec 2 to 13, 1987	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1990–91	Cyclone Laurence	Australian region	Dec 8 to 12, 1990	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Bohale	Southwest Indian	Dec 7 to 17, 2015	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1936	Unnamed tropical storm · 1936	Atlantic	Dec 2 to 16, 1936	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	Australian region	Dec 4 to 12, 2020	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2017	Unnamed tropical depression · 2017	North Indian	Dec 6 to 10, 2017	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1975–76	Storm Barbara	Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 19, 1975	Not recorded
2011–12	Unnamed cyclone · 2011	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 11, 2011	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992–93	Unnamed tropical depression · 1992	Southwest Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 11, 1992	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1999	Unnamed tropical depression · 1999	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 11, 1999	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1995	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Western Pacific	Dec 7 to 14, 1995	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1999	Unnamed tropical depression · 1999	North Indian	Dec 8 to 10, 1999	25 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1972–73	Storm Beatrice	Southwest Indian	Dec 7 to 25, 1972	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Belinda	Southwest Indian	Dec 8 to 23, 1967	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Bessie	Southwest Indian	Dec 7 to 11, 1964	Not recorded
1963–64	Storm Amanda	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 14, 1963	Not recorded
1966	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	Dec 7 to 13, 1966	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Dec 5 to 15, 1965	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 6 to 16, 1955	Not recorded
1943	Unnamed storm · 1943	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 10, 1943	Not recorded
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 24, 1940	Not recorded
1929	Unnamed storm · 1929	Western Pacific	Dec 5 to 10, 1929	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Dec 5 to 13, 1920	Not recorded
1911	Unnamed storm · 1911	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 10, 1911	Not recorded
1908	Unnamed storm · 1908	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 10, 1908	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 10, 1902	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region → South Pacific	Nov 28 to Dec 10, 1961	Not recorded
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1967	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 5 to 10, 1967	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region	Dec 8 to 11, 1955	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Dec 5 to 12, 1965	Not recorded
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Western Pacific	Dec 8 to 11, 1952	Not recorded
1951	Unnamed storm · 1951	North Indian	Dec 5 to 13, 1951	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 12, 1948	Not recorded
1946	Unnamed storm · 1946	North Indian	Dec 5 to 10, 1946	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Dec 5 to 12, 1946	Not recorded
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	Dec 5 to 11, 1939	Not recorded
1922	Unnamed storm · 1922	North Indian	Dec 6 to 11, 1922	Not recorded
1902	Unnamed storm · 1902	North Indian	Dec 7 to 12, 1902	Not recorded
1883	Unnamed storm · 1883	Atlantic	Dec 8 to 12, 1883	Not recorded

Questions about December 9

What is the strongest storm on record on December 9?

Of the storms active on December 9, Typhoon Opal (1964) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 170 kt (196 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 9?

Yes. 25 storms on record came ashore on December 9. The most recent was Cyclone Mandous (2022): coast crossing (estimated) near 12.6°N, 80.4°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 9?

181 storms on record were active on December 9, in 97 different years from 1883 to 2024. 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.