Hurricane Calendar · On this day

Hurricanes on February 12 in history (1842 to 2026)

362 storms on record were active on February 12 between 1859 and 2026. On this date 41 formed, 14 reached their peak recorded wind, 21 came ashore and 40 ended. The strongest storm active on February 12 was Cyclone Winston (2015–16), 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.

Replay every February 12 storm on its track. Hurricane Calendar shows each storm moving along its recorded track, which storms passed your town, and a daily track quiz. Free on Android, no account and no ads.

Get it on Google Play
Tracks of the 110 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on February 12
Recorded trackCame ashore on February 12Tracks of the 110 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on February 12, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

Storm of the day in the app

Cyclone Kelvin (2017–18)

First recorded position: February 12, 2018, 18:00 UTC. Peak: 80 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Feb 12 to 21, 2018.

In Hurricane Calendar, replay Kelvin along its recorded track, with the wind at each step and the agency that measured it.

Came ashore on February 12

21 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.

YearStormOceanWhere and whenWind at landfallRecord
2022Cyclone DoviSouth PacificCoast crossing (estimated) near 38.4°S, 174.1°E
February 12, 2022, 21:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
2021Cyclone GuambeSouthwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 22.7°S, 36.0°E
February 12, 2021, 00:00 UTC
30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, Météo-FranceEstimated from the track
2018Tropical storm SanbaWestern PacificCoast crossing (estimated) near 8.9°N, 126.9°E
February 12, 2018, 21:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
2004Cyclone FritzAustralian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 16.7°S, 138.8°E
February 12, 2004, 09:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1997Cyclone GillianAustralian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 19.1°S, 146.9°E
February 12, 1997, 12:00 UTC
25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoMEstimated from the track
1992Unnamed tropical depression · 1992Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 13.8°S, 127.3°E
February 12, 1992, 21:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1981Cyclone CliffSouth Pacific → Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 21.2°S, 165.9°E
February 12, 1981, 12:00 UTC
65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZEstimated from the track
1979Tropical depression DoraSouthwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 17.4°S, 43.9°E
February 12, 1979, 00:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1962Storm GinaSouthwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 20.3°S, 34.8°E
February 12, 1962, 18:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1961Unnamed storm · 1961Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 23.5°S, 113.7°E
February 12, 1961, 15:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1943Unnamed storm · 1943Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 20.3°S, 148.9°E
February 12, 1943, 12:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1929Unnamed storm · 1929Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 21.0°S, 115.2°E
February 12, 1929, 07:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1928Unnamed storm · 1928Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 20.3°S, 118.0°E
February 12, 1928, 12:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1921Unnamed storm · 1921Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 21.7°S, 114.7°E
February 12, 1921, 15:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1917Unnamed storm · 1917Southwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 15.0°S, 50.6°E
February 12, 1917, 00:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1911Unnamed storm · 1911Australian regionCoast crossing (estimated) near 21.9°S, 149.5°E
February 12, 1911, 09:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1903Unnamed storm · 1903Southwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 12.7°S, 49.9°E
February 12, 1903, 09:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1899Unnamed storm · 1899Southwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°S, 46.1°E
February 12, 1899, 03:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1894Unnamed storm · 1894Southwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 20.0°S, 44.4°E
February 12, 1894, 21:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
1892Unnamed storm · 1892Southwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 20.4°S, 55.7°E
February 12, 1892, 09:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track
Show 1 more storm
YearStormOceanWhere and whenWind at landfallRecord
1888Unnamed storm · 1888Southwest IndianCoast crossing (estimated) near 19.4°S, 49.3°E
February 12, 1888, 21:00 UTC
Not recordedEstimated from the track

Formed on February 12

41 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

SeasonStormOceanFirst positionPeak
1979–80Cyclone EnidAustralian region16.3°S, 130.9°E110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2017–18Cyclone KelvinAustralian region10.0°S, 132.5°E80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85Cyclone FeliksaSouthwest Indian15.9°S, 41.6°E52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1989–90Cyclone PeniSouth Pacific8.6°S, 154.3°W65 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1976–77Cyclone NancyAustralian region15.5°S, 147.7°E40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82Cyclone HarrietAustralian region11.8°S, 104.2°E50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82Tropical depression HeberteSouthwest Indian12.0°S, 73.0°E28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1977–78Tropical depression JacquelineSouthwest Indian16.1°S, 72.3°E28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92Unnamed tropical depression · 1992Australian region13.7°S, 128.1°E25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1953–54Unnamed storm · 1954South Pacific → Australian region10.7°S, 177.7°ENot recorded
1967–68Storm GinaAustralian region → Southwest Indian14.9°S, 122.0°ENot recorded
1962–63Storm GraceSouthwest Indian11.6°S, 70.0°ENot recorded
1957–58Unnamed storm · 1958Australian region13.0°S, 139.0°ENot recorded
1931–32Unnamed storm · 1932Southwest Indian13.8°S, 51.6°ENot recorded
1929–30Unnamed storm · 1930Australian region14.1°S, 129.0°ENot recorded
Show 26 more storms
SeasonStormOceanFirst positionPeak
1912–13Unnamed storm · 1913Southwest Indian18.1°S, 38.9°ENot recorded
1911–12Unnamed storm · 1912Southwest Indian17.4°S, 54.1°ENot recorded
1891–92Unnamed storm · 1892Southwest Indian15.3°S, 59.5°ENot recorded
1887–88Unnamed storm · 1888Southwest Indian16.2°S, 53.6°ENot recorded
1954–55Unnamed storm · 1955Australian region17.0°S, 108.1°ENot recorded
1957–58Unnamed storm · 1958Australian region14.0°S, 106.9°ENot recorded
1927–28Unnamed storm · 1928Australian region25.0°S, 155.1°ENot recorded
1967–68Unnamed storm · 1968Australian region16.7°S, 138.5°ENot recorded
1963–64Unnamed storm · 1964South Pacific13.0°S, 172.1°ENot recorded
1958–59Unnamed storm · 1959South Pacific10.0°S, 176.7°WNot recorded
1947–48Unnamed storm · 1948Southwest Indian21.0°S, 40.8°ENot recorded
1927–28Unnamed storm · 1928Southwest Indian13.6°S, 60.6°ENot recorded
1926–27Unnamed storm · 1927Southwest Indian14.9°S, 64.5°ENot recorded
1927Unnamed storm · 1927Western Pacific7.7°N, 141.6°ENot recorded
1917–18Unnamed storm · 1918South Pacific16.7°S, 163.7°ENot recorded
1911–12Unnamed storm · 1912Southwest Indian11.7°S, 67.3°ENot recorded
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest Indian13.9°S, 65.3°ENot recorded
1905–06Unnamed storm · 1906Southwest Indian17.4°S, 55.8°ENot recorded
1904–05Unnamed storm · 1905Southwest Indian16.4°S, 67.8°ENot recorded
1897–98Unnamed storm · 1898Southwest Indian8.1°S, 54.6°ENot recorded
1885–86Unnamed storm · 1886Southwest Indian → Australian region11.3°S, 88.5°ENot recorded
1884–85Unnamed storm · 1885Southwest Indian14.0°S, 54.0°ENot recorded
1884–85Unnamed storm · 1885Southwest Indian15.0°S, 69.3°ENot recorded
1881–82Unnamed storm · 1882Southwest Indian16.3°S, 77.7°ENot recorded
1879–80Unnamed storm · 1880Southwest Indian12.7°S, 87.7°ENot recorded
1878–79Unnamed storm · 1879Southwest Indian12.9°S, 57.7°ENot recorded

Reached peak wind on February 12

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

SeasonStormOceanPeak windLowest pressure
1987–88Cyclone EzeninaAustralian region → Southwest Indian100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM941 hPa (BoM)
2002–03Cyclone HapeSouthwest Indian80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France960 hPa (Météo-France)
1997–98Cyclone CindyAustralian region → Southwest Indian85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM970 hPa (BoM)
2022–23Cyclone DinganiAustralian region → Southwest Indian80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France966 hPa (Météo-France)
2001–02Cyclone ClaudiaAustralian region → South Pacific70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, BoM965 hPa (BoM)
2003–04Cyclone FritzAustralian region50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM985 hPa (BoM)
2000–01Cyclone VincentAustralian region45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM980 hPa (BoM)
1976–77Cyclone NancyAustralian region40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM998 hPa (BoM)
2002–03Cyclone IshaAustralian region → Southwest Indian35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France995 hPa (Météo-France)
1978–79Cyclone EstelleSouthwest Indian36 kt (41 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France991 hPa (Météo-France)
1981–82Tropical depression HeberteSouthwest Indian28 kt (32 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France997 hPa (Météo-France)
1988–89Unnamed cyclone · 1989South Pacific45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ987 hPa (MetService NZ)
2010–11Unnamed cyclone · 2011Australian region35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC996 hPa (JTWC)
1957–58Unnamed cyclone · 1958Australian region → Southwest Indian35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC997 hPa (BoM)

Ended on February 12

40 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

SeasonStormOceanLast positionDates
2015Typhoon HigosWestern Pacific18.2°N, 152.8°EFeb 6 to 12, 2015
2008–09Cyclone GaelSouthwest Indian37.6°S, 70.4°EJan 31 to Feb 12, 2009
1978–79Cyclone CelineSouthwest Indian36.0°S, 75.6°EJan 31 to Feb 12, 1979
1977–78Cyclone BobSouth Pacific38.0°S, 174.0°WJan 31 to Feb 12, 1978
2009–10Cyclone PatSouth Pacific22.2°S, 166.6°WFeb 6 to 12, 2010
1979–80Cyclone JacintheSouthwest Indian36.3°S, 63.0°EFeb 1 to 12, 1980
1994–95Cyclone GailSouthwest Indian41.7°S, 68.8°EJan 31 to Feb 12, 1995
1974–75Cyclone ShirleyAustralian region21.9°S, 92.1°EFeb 3 to 12, 1975
2013–14Cyclone FletcherAustralian region21.3°S, 131.0°EJan 30 to Feb 12, 2014
1985–86Cyclone FilomenaSouthwest Indian23.9°S, 71.0°EFeb 5 to 12, 1986
Show 30 more storms
SeasonStormOceanLast positionDates
2020–21Unnamed cyclone · 2021South Pacific38.5°S, 170.4°WFeb 7 to 12, 2021
1969–70Cyclone FlorenceAustralian region → South Pacific15.7°S, 161.0°EFeb 10 to 12, 1970
1976–77Cyclone LilyAustralian region15.0°S, 150.3°EFeb 8 to 12, 1977
1961–62Unnamed storm · 1962Australian region25.0°S, 105.1°EJan 27 to Feb 12, 1962
1958–59Unnamed tropical depression · 1959Australian region13.8°S, 95.2°EFeb 7 to 12, 1959
1910–11Unnamed storm · 1911Australian region23.8°S, 149.0°EFeb 9 to 12, 1911
1945–46Unnamed storm · 1946Australian region15.8°S, 136.3°EFeb 6 to 12, 1946
1955–56Unnamed storm · 1956Australian region → South Pacific44.2°S, 161.5°EFeb 6 to 12, 1956
1948–49Unnamed storm · 1949Australian region23.7°S, 112.3°EFeb 10 to 12, 1949
1902–03Unnamed storm · 1903Southwest Indian20.8°S, 49.2°EFeb 10 to 12, 1903
1901–02Unnamed storm · 1902Australian region37.8°S, 148.0°EFeb 3 to 12, 1902
1900–01Unnamed storm · 1901Australian region39.7°S, 143.0°EJan 30 to Feb 12, 1901
1891–92Unnamed storm · 1892Southwest Indian28.1°S, 56.9°EFeb 7 to 12, 1892
1945–46Unnamed storm · 1946Australian region20.0°S, 112.5°EFeb 7 to 12, 1946
1950–51Unnamed storm · 1951Southwest Indian29.8°S, 60.9°EFeb 6 to 12, 1951
1925–26Unnamed storm · 1926Australian region18.2°S, 153.3°EFeb 6 to 12, 1926
1934–35Unnamed storm · 1935Australian region21.3°S, 117.8°EFeb 10 to 12, 1935
1929–30Unnamed storm · 1930Southwest Indian25.9°S, 57.1°EFeb 7 to 12, 1930
1928–29Unnamed storm · 1929Southwest Indian20.6°S, 49.1°EFeb 10 to 12, 1929
1924–25Unnamed storm · 1925Southwest Indian26.9°S, 62.7°EFeb 8 to 12, 1925
1920–21Unnamed storm · 1921Southwest Indian22.5°S, 62.8°EFeb 10 to 12, 1921
1917–18Unnamed storm · 1918South Pacific22.7°S, 165.0°EFeb 11 to 12, 1918
1914–15Unnamed storm · 1915Australian region30.8°S, 158.8°EFeb 6 to 12, 1915
1899–00Unnamed storm · 1900Southwest Indian27.8°S, 59.2°EFeb 9 to 12, 1900
1890–91Unnamed storm · 1891Southwest Indian18.9°S, 68.2°EFeb 7 to 12, 1891
1889–90Unnamed storm · 1890Southwest Indian18.6°S, 52.8°EFeb 11 to 12, 1890
1883–84Unnamed storm · 1884Southwest Indian29.8°S, 72.8°EFeb 7 to 12, 1884
1881–82Unnamed storm · 1882Southwest Indian29.0°S, 51.3°EFeb 7 to 12, 1882
1868–69Unnamed storm · 1869Southwest Indian26.7°S, 47.3°EFeb 8 to 12, 1869
1859–60Unnamed storm · 1860Southwest Indian29.9°S, 54.0°EFeb 7 to 12, 1860

Also active on February 12

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

SeasonStormOceanDatesPeak
2015–16Cyclone WinstonSouth Pacific → Australian regionFeb 9 to 28, 2016150 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2004–05Cyclone OlafSouth PacificFeb 10 to 23, 2005115 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2017–18Cyclone GitaSouth PacificFeb 7 to 22, 2018110 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2022–23Cyclone FreddyAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 4 to Mar 14, 2023125 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978–79Cyclone KerrySouth Pacific → Australian regionFeb 11 to Mar 5, 1979100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08Cyclone HondoSouthwest IndianFeb 2 to 29, 2008115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1988–89Cyclone HarrySouth Pacific → Australian region → South PacificFeb 6 to 23, 1989110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08Cyclone IvanSouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 27, 2008100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07Cyclone FavioSouthwest IndianFeb 11 to 23, 2007105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2024–25Cyclone ZeliaAustralian regionFeb 8 to 14, 2025115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2020–21Cyclone FarajiSouthwest IndianFeb 4 to 16, 2021120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2011–12Cyclone GiovannaSouthwest IndianFeb 7 to 22, 2012105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03Cyclone DoviSouth PacificFeb 4 to 15, 2003110 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1999–00Cyclone ElineAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 1 to 29, 2000100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2021–22Cyclone EmnatiAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 5 to 28, 202295 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2015–16Cyclone UriahAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 25, 2016110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97Cyclone HelindaAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest IndianJan 13 to Feb 14, 1997115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2011–12Cyclone JasmineAustralian region → South PacificJan 31 to Feb 16, 2012105 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2024–25Cyclone VinceAustralian region → Southwest IndianJan 31 to Feb 13, 2025120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83Cyclone ElinorAustralian regionFeb 10 to Mar 4, 1983110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004–05Cyclone NancySouth PacificFeb 10 to 18, 200595 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2006–07Cyclone DoraSouthwest IndianJan 26 to Feb 13, 2007105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2001–02Cyclone FrancescaAustralian region → Southwest IndianJan 30 to Feb 14, 2002105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2018–19Cyclone GelenaSouthwest Indian → Australian regionFeb 4 to 16, 2019110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2025–26Cyclone GezaniSouthwest IndianFeb 8 to 18, 2026109 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
Show 227 more storms
SeasonStormOceanDatesPeak
2010–11Cyclone BingizaSouthwest IndianFeb 6 to 21, 201185 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98Cyclone AnacelleSouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 14, 199875 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992–93Cyclone OliverAustralian regionFeb 3 to 14, 1993100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79Cyclone RosaSouth Pacific → Australian regionFeb 11 to Mar 4, 197985 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84Cyclone AnnetteAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest IndianFeb 3 to 23, 198492 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03Cyclone GerrySouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 18, 200390 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97Cyclone JosieSouthwest IndianFeb 1 to 17, 199775 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1993–94Cyclone HollandaSouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 15, 199485 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03Cyclone FionaAustralian regionFeb 3 to 13, 200395 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2016–17Cyclone DineoSouthwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 201775 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10Cyclone ReneSouth PacificFeb 9 to 19, 201085 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2007–08Cyclone NicholasAustralian regionFeb 10 to 20, 200880 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94Cyclone IvyAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 6 to 21, 199475 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85Cyclone HubertAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 19, 198580 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985–86Cyclone ImaSouth PacificFeb 5 to 16, 198690 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72Cyclone DaisyAustralian regionFeb 5 to 16, 197280 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2012–13Cyclone GinoSouthwest IndianFeb 9 to 17, 201375 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022–23Cyclone GabrielleSouth Pacific → Australian region → South PacificFeb 5 to 15, 202380 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998–99Cyclone RonaAustralian regionFeb 9 to 13, 199975 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2018–19Cyclone OmaSouth Pacific → Australian region → South PacificFeb 11 to 28, 201970 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1986–87Cyclone JasonAustralian regionFeb 4 to 14, 198775 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96Cyclone DoloresseSouthwest IndianFeb 11 to 19, 199652 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003–04Cyclone ElitaSouthwest IndianJan 24 to Feb 13, 200465 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1986–87Cyclone ClotildaSouthwest IndianFeb 9 to 22, 198760 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85Cyclone IsobelAustralian regionFeb 11 to 22, 198575 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019–20Cyclone UesiSouth Pacific → Australian region → South PacificFeb 6 to 17, 202070 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2024–25Cyclone TaliahAustralian region → Southwest IndianJan 31 to Feb 21, 202575 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005–06Cyclone VaianuSouth PacificFeb 9 to 22, 200670 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1970–71Cyclone GertieAustralian regionFeb 10 to 16, 197165 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2016–17Cyclone CarlosSouthwest IndianFeb 2 to 15, 201770 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1969–70Cyclone DollySouth PacificFeb 11 to 25, 197070 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980–81Cyclone EddieAustralian regionFeb 8 to 15, 198155 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1970–71Cyclone DoraAustralian region → South Pacific → Australian regionFeb 10 to 17, 197140 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1969–70Cyclone DawnAustralian region → South Pacific → Australian regionFeb 10 to 19, 197055 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1992–93Cyclone FinellaSouthwest IndianFeb 10 to 16, 199344 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97Cyclone KarletteAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 26, 199760 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1973–74Cyclone YvonneAustralian regionFeb 8 to 21, 197455 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2021–22Cyclone DumakoSouthwest IndianFeb 11 to 18, 202250 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992–93Cyclone NishaSouth PacificFeb 11 to 16, 199355 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2006–07Cyclone EnokSouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 13, 200762 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2013–14Cyclone FobaneSouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 17, 201460 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85Cyclone GerimenaSouthwest IndianFeb 11 to Mar 4, 198544 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96Cyclone DennisAustralian regionFeb 10 to 20, 199640 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01Cyclone WinsomeAustralian regionFeb 8 to 14, 200140 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019–20Cyclone FranciscoSouthwest IndianFeb 3 to 15, 202045 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2015–16Cyclone TatianaAustralian region → South Pacific → Australian regionFeb 9 to 15, 201655 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80Cyclone RuthAustralian region → South Pacific → Australian regionFeb 11 to 18, 198055 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98Cyclone BeltaneSouthwest IndianFeb 1 to 20, 199835 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1983–84Cyclone HajaSouthwest IndianFeb 7 to 22, 198452 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1983–84Cyclone ImboaSouthwest IndianFeb 10 to 21, 198452 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1977–78Cyclone IrenaSouthwest IndianFeb 7 to 14, 197852 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2008–09Cyclone FreddyAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 3 to 15, 200945 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16Cyclone DayaSouthwest IndianFeb 7 to 13, 201638 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2013–14Unnamed cyclone · 2014Australian regionFeb 1 to 14, 201455 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2011–12Cyclone HilwaAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 24, 201248 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92Cyclone CelestaSouthwest IndianFeb 8 to 14, 199243 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1998–99Cyclone EllaSouth PacificFeb 8 to 16, 199945 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1985–86Cyclone KeliAustralian region → South PacificFeb 7 to 14, 198645 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2012–13Cyclone HaleySouth PacificFeb 8 to 14, 201340 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2021–22Cyclone CliffSouthwest IndianFeb 2 to 13, 202245 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1976–77Cyclone MilesAustralian region → South Pacific → Australian regionFeb 9 to 13, 197740 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1958–59Storm ConnieAustralian regionFeb 11 to 18, 1959Not recorded
1986–87Cyclone BemazavaSouthwest IndianFeb 5 to 17, 198736 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1969–70Storm IngridAustralian regionFeb 9 to 17, 1970Not recorded
1998–99Unnamed tropical depression · 1999Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 199933 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1965–66Storm BettyAustralian regionFeb 8 to 13, 1966Not recorded
1976–77Storm HerveaSouthwest IndianFeb 10 to Mar 3, 1977Not recorded
2023–24Unnamed tropical depression · 2024Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South PacificJan 31 to Feb 13, 202430 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1971–72Storm CarolineSouthwest IndianFeb 2 to 14, 1972Not recorded
1971–72Storm EugenieSouthwest IndianFeb 7 to 21, 1972Not recorded
1969–70Storm JaneSouthwest IndianFeb 9 to Mar 2, 1970Not recorded
1969–70Storm JudyAustralian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionFeb 9 to 24, 1970Not recorded
2004Unnamed tropical storm · 2004Western PacificFeb 10 to 19, 200440 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962–63Storm FannySouthwest IndianFeb 9 to 19, 1963Not recorded
2001–02Unnamed tropical depression · 2002Australian regionFeb 9 to 24, 200220 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1956–57Unnamed storm · 1957Australian region → South Pacific → Australian regionJan 31 to Feb 20, 1957Not recorded
1956–57Unnamed storm · 1957Australian regionFeb 9 to 17, 1957Not recorded
1939–40Unnamed storm · 1940South Pacific → Australian regionFeb 4 to 20, 1940Not recorded
1960–61Unnamed tropical depression · 1961Australian regionFeb 11 to 17, 196130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2024–25Unnamed cyclone · 2025South PacificFeb 11 to 13, 202539 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1941–42Unnamed storm · 1942Australian regionFeb 9 to 14, 1942Not recorded
1971–72Storm FabienneSouthwest IndianFeb 10 to 28, 1972Not recorded
1970–71Storm HelgaSouthwest IndianFeb 2 to 15, 1971Not recorded
1970–71Storm IphigenieAustralian region → Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 17, 1971Not recorded
1969–70Storm IseultSouthwest IndianFeb 1 to 15, 1970Not recorded
1968–69Storm EnidSouthwest IndianFeb 4 to 15, 1969Not recorded
1967–68Storm IdaSouthwest IndianFeb 9 to 16, 1968Not recorded
1966–67Storm HuguetteSouthwest IndianFeb 7 to 17, 1967Not recorded
1964–65Storm KathleenSouthwest IndianFeb 10 to 20, 1965Not recorded
1912–13Unnamed storm · 1913Australian regionJan 27 to Feb 15, 1913Not recorded
1948–49Unnamed storm · 1949Australian regionFeb 11 to 18, 1949Not recorded
1948–49Unnamed storm · 1949Australian region → South PacificFeb 6 to 16, 1949Not recorded
1946–47Unnamed storm · 1947Australian regionFeb 1 to 14, 1947Not recorded
1960–61Unnamed storm · 1961Australian regionFeb 9 to 14, 1961Not recorded
1955–56Unnamed storm · 1956Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 13, 1956Not recorded
1949–50Unnamed storm · 1950Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 17, 1950Not recorded
1947–48Unnamed storm · 1948Australian regionFeb 10 to 14, 1948Not recorded
1944–45Unnamed storm · 1945Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 19, 1945Not recorded
1942–43Unnamed storm · 1943Southwest IndianFeb 5 to 19, 1943Not recorded
1939–40Unnamed storm · 1940Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 19, 1940Not recorded
1937–38Unnamed storm · 1938Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 18, 1938Not recorded
1934–35Unnamed storm · 1935Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 18, 1935Not recorded
1926–27Unnamed storm · 1927Australian regionFeb 7 to 13, 1927Not recorded
1926–27Unnamed storm · 1927Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 14, 1927Not recorded
1922–23Unnamed storm · 1923Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1923Not recorded
1919–20Unnamed storm · 1920South PacificFeb 10 to 13, 1920Not recorded
1917–18Unnamed storm · 1918Southwest IndianFeb 1 to 14, 1918Not recorded
1917–18Unnamed storm · 1918Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 17, 1918Not recorded
1916–17Unnamed storm · 1917Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 15, 1917Not recorded
1910–11Unnamed storm · 1911Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 15, 1911Not recorded
1910–11Unnamed storm · 1911Australian regionFeb 10 to 15, 1911Not recorded
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest IndianFeb 1 to 20, 1908Not recorded
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 27, 1908Not recorded
1901–02Unnamed storm · 1902Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 14, 1902Not recorded
1899–00Unnamed storm · 1900Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1900Not recorded
1895–96Unnamed storm · 1896Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 21, 1896Not recorded
1942–43Unnamed storm · 1943Australian regionFeb 10 to 14, 1943Not recorded
1962–63Unnamed storm · 1963Australian regionFeb 11 to 17, 1963Not recorded
1921–22Unnamed storm · 1922Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South PacificFeb 6 to 21, 1922Not recorded
1961–62Unnamed storm · 1962South PacificFeb 8 to 13, 1962Not recorded
1961–62Unnamed storm · 1962Australian regionFeb 10 to 16, 1962Not recorded
1958–59Unnamed storm · 1959Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 15, 1959Not recorded
1958–59Unnamed storm · 1959South PacificFeb 9 to 15, 1959Not recorded
1957–58Unnamed storm · 1958Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian regionFeb 7 to 13, 1958Not recorded
1954–55Unnamed storm · 1955Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 16, 1955Not recorded
1947–48Unnamed storm · 1948Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 14, 1948Not recorded
1946–47Unnamed storm · 1947Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 19, 1947Not recorded
1946–47Unnamed storm · 1947Australian regionFeb 11 to 14, 1947Not recorded
1945–46Unnamed storm · 1946Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 16, 1946Not recorded
1943–44Unnamed storm · 1944Southwest IndianFeb 1 to 13, 1944Not recorded
1943–44Unnamed storm · 1944Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 14, 1944Not recorded
1943–44Unnamed storm · 1944Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 16, 1944Not recorded
1943–44Unnamed storm · 1944Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1944Not recorded
1941Unnamed storm · 1941Western PacificFeb 7 to 13, 1941Not recorded
1940–41Unnamed storm · 1941Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 18, 1941Not recorded
1940–41Unnamed storm · 1941Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 21, 1941Not recorded
1938–39Unnamed storm · 1939Australian regionFeb 8 to 16, 1939Not recorded
1938–39Unnamed storm · 1939Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 20, 1939Not recorded
1938–39Unnamed storm · 1939Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1939Not recorded
1938–39Unnamed storm · 1939Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 19, 1939Not recorded
1939Unnamed storm · 1939Western PacificFeb 11 to 13, 1939Not recorded
1937–38Unnamed storm · 1938Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1938Not recorded
1937–38Unnamed storm · 1938Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1938Not recorded
1936–37Unnamed storm · 1937Southwest IndianFeb 1 to 13, 1937Not recorded
1936–37Unnamed storm · 1937Southwest IndianFeb 6 to 17, 1937Not recorded
1935–36Unnamed storm · 1936Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 14, 1936Not recorded
1935–36Unnamed storm · 1936Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1936Not recorded
1934–35Unnamed storm · 1935Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1935Not recorded
1931–32Unnamed storm · 1932Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 16, 1932Not recorded
1929–30Unnamed storm · 1930Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 13, 1930Not recorded
1928–29Unnamed storm · 1929Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 13, 1929Not recorded
1928–29Unnamed storm · 1929Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1929Not recorded
1928–29Unnamed storm · 1929Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1929Not recorded
1927–28Unnamed storm · 1928Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 13, 1928Not recorded
1927–28Unnamed storm · 1928Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1928Not recorded
1925–26Unnamed storm · 1926Australian regionFeb 8 to 14, 1926Not recorded
1925–26Unnamed storm · 1926Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1926Not recorded
1924–25Unnamed storm · 1925Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 14, 1925Not recorded
1923–24Unnamed storm · 1924Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1924Not recorded
1923–24Unnamed storm · 1924Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1924Not recorded
1922–23Unnamed storm · 1923South PacificFeb 9 to 14, 1923Not recorded
1921–22Unnamed storm · 1922Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 14, 1922Not recorded
1921–22Unnamed storm · 1922Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1922Not recorded
1921–22Unnamed storm · 1922Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1922Not recorded
1920–21Unnamed storm · 1921Southwest IndianFeb 6 to 14, 1921Not recorded
1920–21Unnamed storm · 1921Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 13, 1921Not recorded
1920–21Unnamed storm · 1921Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 21, 1921Not recorded
1920–21Unnamed storm · 1921Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1921Not recorded
1919–20Unnamed storm · 1920Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 14, 1920Not recorded
1918–19Unnamed storm · 1919Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 13, 1919Not recorded
1915–16Unnamed storm · 1916Australian region → South PacificFeb 10 to 13, 1916Not recorded
1912–13Unnamed storm · 1913Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 13, 1913Not recorded
1911–12Unnamed storm · 1912Southwest IndianFeb 3 to 14, 1912Not recorded
1909–10Unnamed storm · 1910Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1910Not recorded
1909–10Unnamed storm · 1910Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1910Not recorded
1909–10Unnamed storm · 1910Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1910Not recorded
1907–08Unnamed storm · 1908Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 16, 1908Not recorded
1906–07Unnamed storm · 1907Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 13, 1907Not recorded
1903–04Unnamed storm · 1904Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1904Not recorded
1902–03Unnamed storm · 1903Southwest IndianFeb 8 to 14, 1903Not recorded
1902–03Unnamed storm · 1903Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 16, 1903Not recorded
1902–03Unnamed storm · 1903Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1903Not recorded
1901–02Unnamed storm · 1902Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 15, 1902Not recorded
1901–02Unnamed storm · 1902Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 13, 1902Not recorded
1901–02Unnamed storm · 1902Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1902Not recorded
1897–98Unnamed storm · 1898Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 15, 1898Not recorded
1896–97Unnamed storm · 1897Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 21, 1897Not recorded
1896–97Unnamed storm · 1897Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 23, 1897Not recorded
1895–96Unnamed storm · 1896Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 19, 1896Not recorded
1893–94Unnamed storm · 1894Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1894Not recorded
1893–94Unnamed storm · 1894Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1894Not recorded
1892–93Unnamed storm · 1893Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1893Not recorded
1892–93Unnamed storm · 1893Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 18, 1893Not recorded
1891–92Unnamed storm · 1892Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 13, 1892Not recorded
1891–92Unnamed storm · 1892Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1892Not recorded
1890–91Unnamed storm · 1891Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 17, 1891Not recorded
1890–91Unnamed storm · 1891Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1891Not recorded
1889–90Unnamed storm · 1890Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1890Not recorded
1884–85Unnamed storm · 1885Southwest IndianFeb 9 to 16, 1885Not recorded
1883–84Unnamed storm · 1884Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 14, 1884Not recorded
1882–83Unnamed storm · 1883Southwest Indian → Australian regionFeb 11 to 14, 1883Not recorded
1881–82Unnamed storm · 1882Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 14, 1882Not recorded
1881–82Unnamed storm · 1882Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 14, 1882Not recorded
1881–82Unnamed storm · 1882Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1882Not recorded
1880–81Unnamed storm · 1881Southwest IndianFeb 7 to 17, 1881Not recorded
1880–81Unnamed storm · 1881Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 19, 1881Not recorded
1880–81Unnamed storm · 1881Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 22, 1881Not recorded
1876–77Unnamed storm · 1877Southwest IndianFeb 7 to 13, 1877Not recorded
1876–77Unnamed storm · 1877Southwest IndianFeb 10 to 15, 1877Not recorded
1876–77Unnamed storm · 1877Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 16, 1877Not recorded
1876–77Unnamed storm · 1877Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 18, 1877Not recorded
1873–74Unnamed storm · 1874Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1874Not recorded
1872–73Unnamed storm · 1873Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 18, 1873Not recorded
1871–72Unnamed storm · 1872Southwest IndianFeb 1 to 14, 1872Not recorded
1871–72Unnamed storm · 1872Southwest IndianFeb 7 to 19, 1872Not recorded
1871–72Unnamed storm · 1872Australian regionFeb 11 to 16, 1872Not recorded
1869–70Unnamed storm · 1870Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1870Not recorded
1868–69Unnamed storm · 1869Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1869Not recorded
1868–69Unnamed storm · 1869Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 15, 1869Not recorded
1866–67Unnamed storm · 1867Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 19, 1867Not recorded
1864–65Unnamed storm · 1865Australian region → Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1865Not recorded
1862–63Unnamed storm · 1863Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 19, 1863Not recorded
1860–61Unnamed storm · 1861Southwest IndianFeb 7 to 18, 1861Not recorded
1860–61Unnamed storm · 1861Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 24, 1861Not recorded
1860–61Unnamed storm · 1861Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 21, 1861Not recorded
1859–60Unnamed storm · 1860Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1860Not recorded
1858–59Unnamed storm · 1859Southwest IndianFeb 11 to 17, 1859Not recorded

Questions about February 12

What is the strongest storm on record on February 12?

Of the storms active on February 12, Cyclone Winston (2015–16) 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 February 12?

Yes. 21 storms on record came ashore on February 12. The most recent was Cyclone Dovi (2022): coast crossing (estimated) near 38.4°S, 174.1°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on February 12?

362 storms on record were active on February 12, in 146 different years from 1859 to 2026. The count uses calendar dates in UTC and covers every ocean basin in NOAA's IBTrACS archive and the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2.

Replay every February 12 storm on its track. See the whole track, the wind at each step and the agency that measured it, on your phone.

Get it on Google Play

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.