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Hurricanes on January 13 in history (1842 to 2026)

292 storms on record were active on January 13 between 1848 and 2026. On this date 28 formed, 15 reached their peak recorded wind, 17 came ashore and 27 ended. The strongest storm active on January 13 was Cyclone Anne (1987–88), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (161 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 Drena (1996–97)

Last recorded position: January 13, 1997, 12:00 UTC. Peak: 90 kt · 10-minute (BoM). South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific, Jan 1 to 13, 1997.

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Came ashore on January 13

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 Dikeledi	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.8°S, 41.1°E January 13, 2025, 06:00 UTC	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
2003	Cyclone Ami	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.1°S, 179.8°E January 13, 2003, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2002	Tropical storm Tapah	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.4°N, 122.5°E January 13, 2002, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1996	Cyclone Bonita	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.7°S, 37.5°E January 13, 1996, 18:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1994	Cyclone Daisy	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.2°S, 49.4°E January 13, 1994, 12:00 UTC	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1979	Cyclone Greta	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.6°S, 139.9°E January 13, 1979, 02:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1976	Storm Clotilde	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.8°S, 45.9°E January 13, 1976, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.6°S, 142.0°E January 13, 1965, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1962	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.2°S, 121.7°E January 13, 1962, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1955	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.7°S, 120.5°E January 13, 1955, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1953	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.0°S, 139.4°E January 13, 1953, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1953	Unnamed storm · 1953	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.5°S, 46.4°E January 13, 1953, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1951	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.7°S, 50.2°E January 13, 1951, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1947	Unnamed storm · 1947	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.2°S, 167.3°E January 13, 1947, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1938	Unnamed storm · 1938	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.1°N, 121.5°E January 13, 1938, 10:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1899	Unnamed storm · 1899	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.9°S, 119.9°E January 13, 1899, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1848	Unnamed storm · 1848	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.3°S, 48.0°E January 13, 1848, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on January 13

28 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1998–99	Cyclone Dani	South Pacific	13.3°S, 163.8°E	95 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1996–97	Cyclone Helinda	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	8.3°S, 100.5°E	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Bella	Australian region → Southwest Indian	4.4°S, 95.5°E	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022–23	Cyclone Cheneso	Southwest Indian	8.2°S, 81.0°E	75 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1949	Typhoon Carmen	Western Pacific	5.7°N, 139.9°E	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2014–15	Cyclone Chedza	Southwest Indian	17.5°S, 37.6°E	57 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005–06	Cyclone Urmil	South Pacific	12.8°S, 175.8°W	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2005	Tropical storm Kulap	Western Pacific	5.2°N, 153.1°E	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1982–83	Cyclone Des	Australian region → South Pacific	14.6°S, 142.6°E	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2020–21	Cyclone Joshua	Australian region → Southwest Indian	11.5°S, 99.0°E	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2026	Tropical storm Nokaen	Western Pacific	7.7°N, 132.7°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1961	Tropical storm Rita	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 141.0°E	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2004–05	Unnamed cyclone · 2005	Australian region	13.8°S, 123.7°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1967–68	Storm Brenda	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	12.9°S, 165.6°E	Not recorded
1985	Storm Fabian	Western Pacific	10.5°N, 131.2°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1957–58	Unnamed tropical depression · 1958	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	14.0°S, 161.5°E	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	20.5°S, 42.3°E	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	15.7°S, 57.7°E	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1975	Australian region → South Pacific	12.0°S, 159.3°E	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	South Pacific	16.9°S, 161.0°E	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	13.0°S, 42.1°E	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	18.3°S, 40.1°E	Not recorded
1948	Unnamed storm · 1948	North Indian	10.9°N, 87.2°E	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific	10.3°S, 163.3°E	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	South Pacific	8.6°S, 160.2°W	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	14.2°S, 54.0°E	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	12.1°S, 153.8°E	Not recorded
1898	Unnamed storm · 1898	Western Pacific	8.5°N, 112.5°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on January 13

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2014–15	Cyclone Bansi	Southwest Indian	120 kt (138 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	910 hPa (Météo-France)
1958	Typhoon Ophelia	Western Pacific	140 kt (161 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	940 hPa (JMA)
1993–94	Cyclone Daisy	Southwest Indian	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	935 hPa (Météo-France)
2019–20	Cyclone Claudia	Australian region	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	963 hPa (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Agi	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (BoM)
1976–77	Cyclone Marion	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
1972–73	Cyclone Jean	Australian region	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	964 hPa (BoM)
1985–86	Cyclone Costa	Southwest Indian	52 kt (60 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	976 hPa (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Celestina	Southwest Indian	52 kt (60 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	976 hPa (Météo-France)
1981–82	Cyclone Daphne	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	986 hPa (BoM)
2010–11	Cyclone Vania	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, FMS	973 hPa (FMS)
2010–11	Cyclone Vince	Australian region	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	986 hPa (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Rosita	Australian region	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	988 hPa (BoM)
1985–86	Unnamed cyclone · 1986	Australian region	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed tropical depression · 1963	Australian region	20 kt (23 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1000 hPa (BoM)

Ended on January 13

27 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1979–80	Cyclone Amy	Australian region	30.8°S, 120.7°E	Jan 4 to 13, 1980
1996–97	Cyclone Drena	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	53.0°S, 174.0°W	Jan 1 to 13, 1997
2000–01	Cyclone Ando	Southwest Indian	30.7°S, 49.5°E	Dec 31, 2000 to Jan 13, 2001
2011–12	Cyclone Heidi	Australian region	25.2°S, 117.5°E	Jan 9 to 13, 2012
1976–77	Cyclone Irene	Australian region	17.0°S, 112.6°E	Jan 6 to 13, 1977
1978	Tropical storm Nadine	Western Pacific → Central Pacific	24.1°N, 179.0°W	Jan 6 to 13, 1978
1985–86	Cyclone Ophelia	Australian region	11.1°S, 99.6°E	Jan 7 to 13, 1986
1963–64	Storm Bessie	Australian region	20.3°S, 127.7°E	Jan 3 to 13, 1964
1986–87	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	Australian region	12.7°S, 99.5°E	Jan 9 to 13, 1987
1996–97	Unnamed cyclone · 1997	Australian region → Southwest Indian	26.1°S, 81.8°E	Jan 7 to 13, 1997

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1979–80	Unnamed tropical depression · 1980	Southwest Indian	16.0°S, 53.0°E	Jan 10 to 13, 1980
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2025	Australian region	16.9°S, 99.6°E	Jan 8 to 13, 2025
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region	27.5°S, 125.0°E	Jan 8 to 13, 1939
1985	Storm Fabian	Western Pacific	10.8°N, 131.6°E	Jan 13, 1985
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	20.1°S, 126.9°E	Jan 6 to 13, 1962
1977	Unnamed storm · 1977	Western Pacific	16.0°N, 128.0°E	Jan 10 to 13, 1977
1938	Unnamed storm · 1938	Western Pacific	16.6°N, 120.2°E	Jan 11 to 13, 1938
1896–97	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	18.1°S, 142.9°E	Jan 4 to 13, 1897
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region → Southwest Indian	15.9°S, 73.9°E	Jan 11 to 13, 1939
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	22.6°S, 61.3°E	Jan 8 to 13, 1937
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	25.7°S, 64.0°E	Jan 9 to 13, 1918
1915–16	Unnamed storm · 1916	Southwest Indian	27.7°S, 58.7°E	Jan 7 to 13, 1916
1913–14	Unnamed storm · 1914	Australian region	25.5°S, 110.6°E	Jan 11 to 13, 1914
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	24.0°S, 51.0°E	Jan 10 to 13, 1910
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	24.2°S, 47.5°E	Jan 11 to 13, 1907
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	28.6°S, 57.6°E	Jan 11 to 13, 1879
1864–65	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	17.0°S, 50.3°E	Jan 11 to 13, 1865

Also active on January 13

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1969–70	Tropical depression Ada	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 19, 1970	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2016	Hurricane Alex	Atlantic	Jan 7 to 17, 2016	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1987–88	Cyclone Anne	South Pacific	Jan 5 to 14, 1988	100 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2009–10	Cyclone Edzani	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 15, 2010	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1981–82	Cyclone Chris	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 23, 1982	112 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1972	Typhoon Kit	Western Pacific	Jan 4 to 15, 1972	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1988	Typhoon Roy	Western Pacific	Jan 5 to 19, 1988	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2013–14	Cyclone Ian	South Pacific	Jan 4 to 15, 2014	110 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2013–14	Cyclone Colin	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 16, 2014	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Narelle	Australian region	Jan 5 to 15, 2013	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Ula	South Pacific	Dec 29, 2015 to Jan 16, 2016	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2017–18	Cyclone Berguitta	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 24, 2018	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2025–26	Cyclone Dudzai	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 21, 2026	124 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2023–24	Cyclone Anggrek	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to Feb 1, 2024	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Betsy	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 4 to 19, 1992	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980–81	Cyclone Mabel	Australian region	Jan 12 to 21, 1981	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979	Typhoon Alice	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 1978 to Jan 15, 1979	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1984–85	Cyclone Eric	South Pacific	Jan 12 to 20, 1985	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2004–05	Cyclone Kerry	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 3 to 18, 2005	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2010–11	Cyclone Zelia	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 12 to 18, 2011	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2020–21	Cyclone Eloise	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 27, 2021	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1948	Typhoon Karen	Western Pacific	Jan 11 to 19, 1948	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2023–24	Cyclone Belal	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 23, 2024	75 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1975–76	Cyclone David	South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 11 to 22, 1976	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2000–01	Cyclone Bindu	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 22, 2001	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1985–86	Cyclone Delifina	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 19, 1986	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Katrina	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 1 to Feb 2, 1998	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94	Cyclone Farah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 21, 1994	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Calasanjy	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 17, 1989	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22, 1996 to Jan 16, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Trudy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 20, 1978	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987	Typhoon Orchid	Western Pacific	Jan 6 to 14, 1987	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1999–00	Cyclone Babiola	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 14, 2000	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1980–81	Cyclone Arthur	South Pacific	Jan 11 to 17, 1981	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Carlotta	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 4 to 26, 1972	85 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1978–79	Cyclone Benjamine	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 14, 1979	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992–93	Cyclone Colina	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 21, 1993	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987–88	Cyclone Calidera	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 21, 1988	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2016	Hurricane Pali	Central Pacific	Jan 6 to 14, 2016	Category 2 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1996–97	Cyclone Evan	South Pacific	Jan 8 to 19, 1997	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2021–22	Cyclone Tiffany	Australian region	Jan 8 to 17, 2022	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Sam	Australian region	Jan 11 to 21, 1990	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990	Tropical storm Koryn	Western Pacific	Jan 8 to 17, 1990	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1983–84	Cyclone Grace	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 11 to 20, 1984	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2017–18	Cyclone Joyce	Australian region	Jan 7 to 15, 2018	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015	Tropical storm Mekkhala	Western Pacific	Jan 12 to 20, 2015	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2021–22	Cyclone Cody	South Pacific	Jan 7 to 19, 2022	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1973–74	Cyclone Fiona	Australian region	Jan 6 to 14, 1974	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Elinah	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 16, 1983	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992	Tropical storm Axel	Western Pacific	Jan 3 to 15, 1992	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002–03	Cyclone Ebula	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 15, 2003	63 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1981–82	Cyclone Bruno	Australian region	Jan 10 to 22, 1982	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989	Tropical storm Winona	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Jan 9 to 22, 1989	40 kt · 1-minute (CPHC)
2008–09	Cyclone Dongo	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 14, 2009	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2011–12	Cyclone Dando	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 18, 2012	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1962–63	Cyclone Delia	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 20, 1963	70 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1990–91	Tropical depression Alison	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to 18, 1991	20 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1981–82	Cyclone Errol	Australian region	Jan 11 to 18, 1982	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1974–75	Cyclone Flora	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 12 to 22, 1975	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1993–94	Cyclone Edmea	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 19, 1994	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Delfina	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2002 to Jan 14, 2003	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1985	Tropical storm Fabian	Western Pacific	Jan 4 to 15, 1985	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1974	Tropical storm Wanda	Western Pacific	Jan 8 to 14, 1974	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984–85	Cyclone Drena	South Pacific	Jan 9 to 16, 1985	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971	Tropical storm Sarah	Western Pacific	Jan 8 to 14, 1971	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2005–06	Cyclone Tam	South Pacific	Jan 6 to 14, 2006	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2002–03	Unnamed cyclone · 2003	Australian region	Jan 4 to 25, 2003	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003	Tropical storm Yanyan	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Jan 11 to 21, 2003	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1997	Tropical storm Hannah	Western Pacific	Jan 11 to 27, 1997	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2008	Unnamed tropical storm · 2008	Western Pacific	Jan 12 to 17, 2008	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2012–13	Cyclone Emang	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to 19, 2013	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1988–89	Tropical depression Dona	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 15, 1989	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1958–59	Storm Bertha	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 4 to 22, 1959	Not recorded
1963–64	Storm Audrey	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 6 to 16, 1964	Not recorded
2017	Unnamed tropical depression · 2017	Western Pacific	Jan 7 to 16, 2017	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2006	Unnamed tropical depression · 2006	North Indian	Jan 12 to 19, 2006	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1957–58	Unnamed tropical depression · 1958	Australian region	Jan 11 to 16, 1958	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1975–76	Storm Danae	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 29, 1976	Not recorded
1972–73	Storm Dorothee	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 16, 1973	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Genevieve	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 19, 1970	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Georgette	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to Feb 1, 1968	Not recorded
1963–64	Storm Christine	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 16, 1964	Not recorded
1960–61	Storm Barbarine	South Pacific	Jan 6 to 24, 1961	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	Australian region	Jan 10 to 14, 1955	Not recorded
2005	Unnamed cyclone · 2005	North Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 2005	35 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1984–85	Unnamed cyclone · 1985	Southwest Indian	Jan 12 to 17, 1985	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2019	Unnamed tropical depression · 2019	Western Pacific	Jan 4 to 22, 2019	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992–93	Unnamed tropical depression · 1993	South Pacific	Jan 10 to 14, 1993	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969–70	Storm Diane	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 17, 1970	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Betsy	Australian region	Jan 10 to 17, 1968	Not recorded
1976–77	Storm Clarence	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 16, 1977	Not recorded
1974–75	Storm Camille	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 21, 1975	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Jan 12 to 18, 1950	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Flossie	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 14, 1968	Not recorded
1966–67	Storm Gilberte	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to 18, 1967	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 7 to 15, 1957	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region	Jan 8 to 23, 1951	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Jan 11 to 16, 1950	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 10 to 16, 1948	Not recorded
1967	Unnamed storm · 1967	Western Pacific	Jan 9 to 15, 1967	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 15, 1959	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to 24, 1954	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 22, 1952	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to Feb 3, 1951	Not recorded
1944	Unnamed storm · 1944	Western Pacific	Jan 7 to 17, 1944	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 14, 1943	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 18, 1940	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 14, 1938	Not recorded
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 17, 1937	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 15, 1934	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 20, 1934	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1926	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region	Jan 7 to 15, 1921	Not recorded
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 23, 1910	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1905	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Australian region	Jan 9 to 19, 1903	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 20, 1901	Not recorded
1892–93	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1893	Not recorded
1864–65	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 15, 1865	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	Jan 6 to 14, 1963	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Jan 10 to 20, 1923	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Jan 11 to 17, 1913	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Australian region	Jan 10 to 14, 1929	Not recorded
1968–69	Unnamed storm · 1969	South Pacific	Jan 7 to 16, 1969	Not recorded
1965–66	Unnamed storm · 1966	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1966	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 22, 1960	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific	Jan 1 to 15, 1955	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific	Jan 5 to 14, 1955	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to 22, 1954	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	South Pacific	Jan 12 to 16, 1954	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 17, 1952	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	Jan 4 to 14, 1950	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 10 to 16, 1948	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 19, 1947	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1947	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific	Jan 10 to 18, 1946	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 19, 1945	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1945	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1944	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to 15, 1941	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 17, 1939	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 20, 1939	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1938	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	Jan 12 to 15, 1935	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 16, 1930	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 15, 1927	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1926	Not recorded
1925	Unnamed storm · 1925	North Indian	Jan 12 to 14, 1925	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Jan 11 to 17, 1923	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1922	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 24, 1922	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1922	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1922	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1911	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Jan 12 to 14, 1911	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Jan 12 to 22, 1911	Not recorded
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1910	Not recorded
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1910	Not recorded
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Australian region	Jan 11 to 15, 1909	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1908	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 14, 1908	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1905	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 14, 1903	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 14, 1903	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1903	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1903	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 15, 1903	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 17, 1901	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1901	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 18, 1899	Not recorded
1896–97	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1897	Not recorded
1895–96	Unnamed storm · 1896	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1896	Not recorded
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1895	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 15, 1895	Not recorded
1893–94	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 16, 1894	Not recorded
1893–94	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 19, 1894	Not recorded
1893–94	Unnamed storm · 1894	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1894	Not recorded
1892–93	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1893	Not recorded
1891–92	Unnamed storm · 1892	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Jan 10 to 15, 1892	Not recorded
1891–92	Unnamed storm · 1892	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 16, 1892	Not recorded
1891–92	Unnamed storm · 1892	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Jan 11 to 18, 1892	Not recorded
1891–92	Unnamed storm · 1892	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 19, 1892	Not recorded
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1890	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1890	Not recorded
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1890	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1890	Not recorded
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to 14, 1888	Not recorded
1886–87	Unnamed storm · 1887	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1887	Not recorded
1886–87	Unnamed storm · 1887	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1887	Not recorded
1884–85	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1885	Not recorded
1884–85	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1885	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1884	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 20, 1884	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 14, 1883	Not recorded
1880–81	Unnamed storm · 1881	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1881	Not recorded
1877–78	Unnamed storm · 1878	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 14, 1878	Not recorded
1877–78	Unnamed storm · 1878	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1878	Not recorded
1874–75	Unnamed storm · 1875	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1875	Not recorded
1874–75	Unnamed storm · 1875	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 20, 1875	Not recorded
1873–74	Unnamed storm · 1874	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1874	Not recorded
1873–74	Unnamed storm · 1874	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1874	Not recorded
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1868	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 15, 1868	Not recorded
1866–67	Unnamed storm · 1867	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1867	Not recorded
1863–64	Unnamed storm · 1864	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 21, 1864	Not recorded
1863–64	Unnamed storm · 1864	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1864	Not recorded
1862–63	Unnamed storm · 1863	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 18, 1863	Not recorded
1862–63	Unnamed storm · 1863	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1863	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1862	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1862	Not recorded
1860–61	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 17, 1861	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 19, 1860	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1860	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 16, 1860	Not recorded
1857–58	Unnamed storm · 1858	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 21, 1858	Not recorded
1847–48	Unnamed storm · 1848	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 22, 1848	Not recorded

Questions about January 13

What is the strongest storm on record on January 13?

Of the storms active on January 13, Cyclone Anne (1987–88) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 140 kt (161 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 January 13?

Yes. 17 storms on record came ashore on January 13. The most recent was Cyclone Dikeledi (2025): coast crossing (estimated) near 14.8°S, 41.1°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on January 13?

292 storms on record were active on January 13, in 137 different years from 1848 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.

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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.