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Hurricanes on January 26 in history (1842 to 2026)

265 storms on record were active on January 26 between 1852 and 2025. On this date 31 formed, 15 reached their peak recorded wind, 6 came ashore and 41 ended. The strongest storm active on January 26 was Cyclone Geralda (1993–94), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 145 kt (167 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 Dora (2006–07)

First recorded position: January 26, 2007, 12:00 UTC. Peak: 105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France). Southwest Indian, Jan 26 to Feb 13, 2007.

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Came ashore on January 26

6 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
2009	Cyclone Dominic	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.3°S, 115.2°E January 26, 2009, 18:00 UTC	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2003	Cyclone Cilla	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.1°S, 178.6°E January 26, 2003, 12:00 UTC	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, FMS	Estimated from the track
1993	Unnamed cyclone · 1993	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.4°S, 137.0°E January 26, 1993, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1961	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.5°S, 114.8°E January 26, 1961, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 30.2°S, 114.6°E January 26, 1949, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1893	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.2°S, 43.1°E January 26, 1893, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on January 26

31 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2003–04	Cyclone Frank	Southwest Indian	11.7°S, 63.2°E	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07	Cyclone Dora	Southwest Indian	6.8°S, 68.6°E	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2007–08	Cyclone Gene	South Pacific	11.9°S, 179.4°E	85 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1992	Hurricane Ekeka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	5.2°N, 154.4°W	Category 3 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1976	Typhoon Kathy	Western Pacific	2.3°N, 150.5°E	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2017–18	Cyclone Fehi	Australian region → South Pacific	11.4°S, 156.1°E	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1984–85	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region	16.1°S, 126.0°E	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Graham	Australian region	15.7°S, 120.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2009–10	Cyclone Nisha	South Pacific	13.8°S, 176.0°W	40 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2004–05	Cyclone Felapi	Southwest Indian	20.2°S, 39.9°E	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1977–78	Tropical depression Huberte	Southwest Indian	18.9°S, 81.5°E	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1969–70	Storm Glynis	Australian region	12.1°S, 129.8°E	Not recorded
2009–10	Unnamed cyclone · 2010	Southwest Indian	16.8°S, 58.4°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1963–64	Storm Bertha	Australian region → South Pacific	14.1°S, 151.3°E	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Australian region	14.0°S, 153.9°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	21.6°S, 114.6°E	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region	14.8°S, 147.6°E	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	19.5°S, 39.9°E	Not recorded
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Australian region	12.8°S, 148.2°E	Not recorded
1989	Unnamed storm · 1989	Western Pacific	10.5°N, 127.0°E	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	14.3°S, 161.2°E	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1975	Australian region → South Pacific	13.7°S, 159.9°E	Not recorded
1968–69	Unnamed storm · 1969	Australian region	11.0°S, 113.1°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1968	South Pacific	16.4°S, 162.4°E	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	8.5°S, 100.0°E	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	10.9°S, 61.0°E	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	9.8°S, 59.0°E	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	9.7°S, 91.4°E	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	18.8°S, 68.6°E	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region → South Pacific	31.6°S, 156.8°E	Not recorded
1913–14	Unnamed storm · 1914	Australian region	24.4°S, 115.3°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on January 26

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1997–98	Cyclone Tiffany	Australian region	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM	940 hPa (BoM)
1992–93	Cyclone Edwina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	93 kt (107 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	925 hPa (Météo-France)
2010–11	Cyclone Wilma	South Pacific	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, FMS	939 hPa (FMS)
1993–94	Cyclone Quenton	Australian region	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	955 hPa (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Mark	South Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	955 hPa (MetService NZ)
2001–02	Cyclone Eddy	Southwest Indian	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	965 hPa (Météo-France)
2008–09	Cyclone Dominic	Australian region	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	976 hPa (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Iletta	Southwest Indian	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	975 hPa (Météo-France)
1989–90	Cyclone Tina	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	976 hPa (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Jo	South Pacific	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, FMS	972 hPa (FMS)
2023–24	Cyclone Candice	Southwest Indian	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	980 hPa (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Tui	South Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, FMS	990 hPa (FMS)
1988–89	Cyclone John	Australian region	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	990 hPa (BoM)
1992–93	Unnamed cyclone · 1993	Australian region	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
1999–00	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	South Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	998 hPa (MetService NZ)

Ended on January 26

41 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2008–09	Cyclone Fanele	Southwest Indian	36.8°S, 62.5°E	Jan 17 to 26, 2009
1971–72	Cyclone Carlotta	Australian region → South Pacific	37.5°S, 156.5°W	Jan 4 to 26, 1972
1976–77	Cyclone June	Australian region → South Pacific	21.2°S, 164.0°E	Jan 16 to 26, 1977
1965	Typhoon Patsy	Western Pacific	11.3°N, 115.0°E	Jan 17 to 26, 1965
1975–76	Cyclone Elsa	South Pacific	35.0°S, 169.9°E	Jan 20 to 26, 1976
2012–13	Cyclone Peta	Australian region	19.2°S, 110.6°E	Jan 20 to 26, 2013
2019–20	Cyclone Esami	Southwest Indian	28.6°S, 77.0°E	Jan 22 to 26, 2020
1998–99	Cyclone Olinda	Australian region → South Pacific	34.5°S, 174.0°W	Jan 19 to 26, 1999
1967–68	Cyclone Doreen	Australian region	22.7°S, 92.8°E	Jan 18 to 26, 1968
1965	Tropical storm Ruth	Western Pacific	32.0°N, 178.0°W	Jan 20 to 26, 1965

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1967–68	Cyclone Bertha	Australian region	24.6°S, 111.0°E	Jan 19 to 26, 1968
2004–05	Cyclone Tim	Australian region	16.7°S, 96.7°E	Jan 22 to 26, 2005
2018–19	Cyclone Eketsang	Southwest Indian	32.4°S, 53.4°E	Jan 23 to 26, 2019
1983–84	Cyclone Edoara	Southwest Indian	29.4°S, 49.5°E	Jan 19 to 26, 1984
1979–80	Tropical depression Ivanne	Southwest Indian	14.5°S, 76.0°E	Jan 24 to 26, 1980
1999–00	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	South Pacific	26.0°S, 168.0°W	Jan 17 to 26, 2000
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1907	Australian region	29.0°S, 140.0°E	Jan 17 to 26, 1907
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	32.0°S, 116.5°E	Jan 24 to 26, 1949
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	20.3°S, 164.2°E	Jan 24 to 26, 1948
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	32.2°S, 53.0°E	Jan 19 to 26, 1939
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region	21.1°S, 122.9°E	Jan 15 to 26, 1926
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1922	Southwest Indian	25.2°S, 48.0°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1922
1915–16	Unnamed storm · 1916	Southwest Indian	18.7°S, 41.7°E	Jan 22 to 26, 1916
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	24.8°S, 47.9°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1907
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	25.7°S, 49.4°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1905
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	24.3°S, 57.6°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1860
1856–57	Unnamed storm · 1857	Southwest Indian	24.6°S, 58.0°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1857
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1975	Southwest Indian	15.4°S, 50.9°E	Jan 24 to 26, 1975
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	Western Pacific	13.0°N, 134.0°E	Jan 24 to 26, 1965
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1964	South Pacific	24.1°S, 164.4°W	Jan 24 to 26, 1964
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	30.2°S, 63.8°E	Jan 17 to 26, 1957
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	South Pacific	25.0°S, 160.4°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1956
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	27.8°S, 48.3°E	Jan 22 to 26, 1943
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	21.2°S, 65.3°E	Jan 13 to 26, 1941
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Southwest Indian	26.3°S, 59.5°E	Jan 17 to 26, 1912
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	24.0°S, 59.4°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1905
1896–97	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	24.4°S, 72.5°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1897
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1890	Australian region → Southwest Indian	15.2°S, 69.3°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1890
1886–87	Unnamed storm · 1887	Southwest Indian	28.9°S, 45.8°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1887
1873–74	Unnamed storm · 1874	Southwest Indian	30.0°S, 57.1°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1874
1871–72	Unnamed storm · 1872	Southwest Indian	29.3°S, 52.0°E	Jan 21 to 26, 1872

Also active on January 26

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1993–94	Cyclone Geralda	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 9, 1994	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Beni	South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 20 to Feb 5, 2003	110 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2021–22	Cyclone Batsirai	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to Feb 10, 2022	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2014–15	Cyclone Eunice	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Jan 24 to Feb 3, 2015	125 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2001–02	Cyclone Dina	Southwest Indian	Jan 16 to 28, 2002	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1998–99	Cyclone Dani	South Pacific	Jan 13 to 29, 1999	95 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1996–97	Cyclone Helinda	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 13 to Feb 14, 1997	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Bella	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 13 to Feb 4, 1991	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Gretelle	Southwest Indian	Jan 18 to 31, 1997	75 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1957	Typhoon Rose	Western Pacific	Jan 21 to 30, 1957	135 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1999–00	Cyclone Connie	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 2, 2000	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2011–12	Cyclone Funso	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to Feb 1, 2012	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Felleng	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 5, 2013	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Nigel	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 14 to 28, 1985	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2017–18	Cyclone Cebile	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 9, 2018	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005–06	Cyclone Boloetse	Southwest Indian	Jan 20 to Feb 6, 2006	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2023–24	Cyclone Anggrek	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to Feb 1, 2024	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2010–11	Cyclone Bianca	Australian region	Jan 21 to 30, 2011	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01	Cyclone Charly	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to Feb 1, 2001	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987–88	Cyclone Doaza	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 1, 1988	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1994–95	Cyclone Dorina	Southwest Indian	Jan 16 to Feb 1, 1995	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1966–67	Cyclone Agnes	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 22 to Feb 3, 1967	90 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1979–80	Cyclone Brian	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 18 to 29, 1980	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Firinga	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to Feb 7, 1989	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96	Cyclone Jacob	Australian region	Jan 25 to Feb 8, 1996	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1993–94	Cyclone Sarah	South Pacific	Jan 18 to Feb 4, 1994	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1974–75	Cyclone Val	South Pacific	Jan 24 to Feb 5, 1975	85 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2020–21	Cyclone Eloise	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 27, 2021	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1988–89	Cyclone Edme	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to 27, 1989	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022–23	Cyclone Cheneso	Southwest Indian	Jan 13 to Feb 1, 2023	75 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)
2007–08	Cyclone Fame	Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to Feb 1, 2008	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1974–75	Cyclone Deborah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 14 to 29, 1975	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08	Cyclone Gula	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 3, 2008	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1975–76	Cyclone Vanessa	Australian region	Jan 15 to 28, 1976	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998–99	Cyclone Birenda	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 3, 1999	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2011–12	Cyclone Iggy	Australian region	Jan 23 to Feb 3, 2012	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005–06	Cyclone Jim	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 25 to Feb 3, 2006	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1984–85	Cyclone Freda	South Pacific	Jan 24 to 30, 1985	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1975	Typhoon Lola	Western Pacific	Jan 19 to 28, 1975	70 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2012–13	Cyclone Garry	South Pacific	Jan 18 to 29, 2013	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2003–04	Cyclone Elita	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to Feb 13, 2004	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2023–24	Cyclone Kirrily	Australian region	Jan 17 to Feb 5, 2024	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2020–21	Cyclone Lucas	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 24 to Feb 4, 2021	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1999–00	Cyclone Kirrily	Australian region	Jan 24 to Feb 1, 2000	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Corentin	Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to 31, 2016	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Les	Australian region	Jan 21 to Feb 2, 1998	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2018–19	Cyclone Riley	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 5, 2019	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone Fodah	Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to 28, 1995	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96	Cyclone Celeste	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 21 to 31, 1996	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Fanja	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to 30, 1984	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Abigail	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 22 to Feb 7, 1982	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1981–82	Cyclone Hettie	South Pacific	Jan 24 to Feb 6, 1982	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1984–85	Cyclone Ditra	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 1, 1985	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1983–84	Cyclone Domoina	Southwest Indian	Jan 16 to Feb 2, 1984	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Fari	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 2, 2003	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2010–11	Cyclone Anthony	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 22 to 31, 2011	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019–20	Cyclone Diane	Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to 29, 2020	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83	Cyclone Nano	South Pacific	Jan 21 to 29, 1983	65 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2009–10	Cyclone Olga	South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 20 to 31, 2010	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2006–07	Cyclone Arthur	South Pacific	Jan 20 to 29, 2007	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1996–97	Cyclone Freda	South Pacific	Jan 20 to Feb 5, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1970–71	Cyclone Rita	Australian region	Jan 22 to 30, 1971	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2012–13	Cyclone Oswald	Australian region	Jan 20 to 28, 2013	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Hyacinthe	Southwest Indian	Jan 15 to 31, 1980	70 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1979–80	Cyclone Clara	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Jan 21 to 29, 1980	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992–93	Cyclone Lena	Australian region	Jan 22 to Feb 2, 1993	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998–99	Cyclone Pete	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 21 to 30, 1999	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Galy	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 8, 1984	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1956–57	Unnamed cyclone · 1957	Australian region	Jan 25 to Feb 9, 1957	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2014–15	Cyclone Diamondra	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to Feb 1, 2015	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997	Tropical storm Hannah	Western Pacific	Jan 11 to 27, 1997	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1995–96	Cyclone Isobel	Australian region	Jan 25 to Feb 1, 1996	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2008–09	Cyclone Hettie	South Pacific	Jan 25 to 29, 2009	35 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2024–25	Tropical depression Faida	Southwest Indian	Jan 23 to Feb 5, 2025	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Jan 14 to 27, 1961	Not recorded
2016–17	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 3, 2017	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1967–68	Storm Dixie	Australian region	Jan 25 to 28, 1968	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Judy	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 25 to Feb 5, 1965	Not recorded
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2021	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to Feb 2, 2021	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976–77	Storm Emilie	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 10, 1977	Not recorded
1975–76	Storm Danae	Southwest Indian	Jan 10 to 29, 1976	Not recorded
1974–75	Storm Elsa	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to 28, 1975	Not recorded
1972–73	Storm Hortense	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to Feb 5, 1973	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Felicie	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to Feb 6, 1971	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Georgette	Southwest Indian	Jan 9 to Feb 1, 1968	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Iris	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to 28, 1965	Not recorded
2018–19	Unnamed cyclone · 2019	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Jan 19 to 29, 2019	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019–20	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	South Pacific	Jan 24 to 28, 2020	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Storm Ginette	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 15 to 31, 1971	Not recorded
1998–99	Unnamed cyclone · 1999	Australian region	Jan 24 to 27, 1999	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 15 to 29, 1956	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Polly	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Jan 20 to 31, 1971	Not recorded
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region	Jan 25 to 29, 1942	Not recorded
1980–81	Unnamed tropical depression · 1981	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 21 to 27, 1981	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1976–77	Storm Fifi	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 10, 1977	Not recorded
1972–73	Storm Gertrude	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 3, 1973	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Hermine	Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to 27, 1970	Not recorded
1968–69	Storm Bridget	Australian region	Jan 23 to 27, 1969	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Henriette	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to 28, 1968	Not recorded
1960–61	Storm Doris	Southwest Indian	Jan 23 to Feb 2, 1961	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Jan 25 to Feb 1, 1950	Not recorded
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Australian region	Jan 24 to 30, 1910	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region	Jan 24 to 29, 1951	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to 31, 1956	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific	Jan 22 to 28, 1955	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	South Pacific	Jan 20 to 27, 1952	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 22 to 29, 1952	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Jan 8 to Feb 3, 1951	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Jan 11 to 27, 1951	Not recorded
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	South Pacific	Jan 22 to 27, 1950	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	Jan 15 to 27, 1943	Not recorded
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1936	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 3, 1934	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	Jan 23 to 31, 1931	Not recorded
1929	Unnamed storm · 1929	Western Pacific	Jan 19 to 28, 1929	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Jan 17 to 30, 1923	Not recorded
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	Western Pacific	Jan 24 to 28, 1923	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Australian region	Jan 20 to Feb 1, 1918	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 30, 1917	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 1, 1917	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to 27, 1913	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1905	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	Jan 20 to 31, 1962	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Jan 22 to 29, 1960	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	Jan 18 to 30, 1963	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 19 to 30, 1921	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region	Jan 25 to 28, 1939	Not recorded
1965–66	Unnamed storm · 1966	South Pacific	Jan 24 to Feb 10, 1966	Not recorded
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1964	South Pacific	Jan 20 to 28, 1964	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	Jan 25 to 27, 1963	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	Jan 21 to Feb 1, 1962	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to 27, 1959	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	South Pacific	Jan 24 to 30, 1959	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Southwest Indian	Jan 23 to 29, 1958	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to 28, 1955	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 25 to 31, 1954	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	South Pacific	Jan 24 to 29, 1949	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Jan 18 to 29, 1948	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 25 to 29, 1948	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1947	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 30, 1946	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Jan 23 to Feb 5, 1945	Not recorded
1942	Unnamed storm · 1942	Western Pacific	Jan 25 to 29, 1942	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1938	Not recorded
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Southwest Indian	Jan 23 to 27, 1936	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to 31, 1935	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Southwest Indian	Jan 24 to 29, 1930	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1929	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1927	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 30, 1926	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1926	Not recorded
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1922	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 5, 1922	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Jan 16 to 28, 1921	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region	Jan 21 to Feb 1, 1921	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1913	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1911	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1903	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Australian region	Jan 21 to 28, 1901	Not recorded
1896–97	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Jan 25 to 30, 1897	Not recorded
1895–96	Unnamed storm · 1896	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1896	Not recorded
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1890	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1890	Not recorded
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1890	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1890	Not recorded
1884–85	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1885	Not recorded
1884–85	Unnamed storm · 1885	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 30, 1885	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1884	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to Feb 2, 1884	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1883	Not recorded
1880–81	Unnamed storm · 1881	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1881	Not recorded
1872–73	Unnamed storm · 1873	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1873	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1871	Not recorded
1868–69	Unnamed storm · 1869	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1869	Not recorded
1860–61	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1861	Not recorded
1858–59	Unnamed storm · 1859	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 27, 1859	Not recorded
1854–55	Unnamed storm · 1855	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1855	Not recorded
1854–55	Unnamed storm · 1855	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1855	Not recorded
1851–52	Unnamed storm · 1852	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 30, 1852	Not recorded

Questions about January 26

What is the strongest storm on record on January 26?

Of the storms active on January 26, Cyclone Geralda (1993–94) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 145 kt (167 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 26?

Yes. 6 storms on record came ashore on January 26. The most recent was Cyclone Dominic (2009): coast crossing (estimated) near 21.3°S, 115.2°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on January 26?

265 storms on record were active on January 26, in 124 different years from 1852 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.