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Hurricanes on January 27 in history (1842 to 2026)

249 storms on record were active on January 27 between 1852 and 2025. On this date 25 formed, 8 reached their peak recorded wind, 13 came ashore and 28 ended. The strongest storm active on January 27 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 Vern (1977–78)

First recorded position: January 27, 1978, 01:00 UTC. Peak: 80 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Jan 27 to Feb 3, 1978.

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Came ashore on January 27

13 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
2021	Cyclone Lucas	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.9°S, 141.5°E January 27, 2021, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2008	Cyclone Gene	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.0°S, 179.8°W January 27, 2008, 18:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, FMS	Estimated from the track
2008	Cyclone Fame	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.0°S, 44.4°E January 27, 2008, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1990	Cyclone Tina	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.0°S, 113.9°E January 27, 1990, 12:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1976	Storm Danae	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.8°S, 35.5°E January 27, 1976, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1969	Storm Colleen	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.6°S, 159.3°E January 27, 1969, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1968	Storm Dixie	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.6°S, 139.9°E January 27, 1968, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1955	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.9°S, 177.2°E January 27, 1955, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1950	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.9°S, 128.3°E January 27, 1950, 13:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.0°S, 114.2°E January 27, 1949, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1942	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.4°S, 115.3°E January 27, 1942, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.2°S, 43.3°E January 27, 1941, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1910	Unnamed storm · 1910	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.0°S, 145.6°E January 27, 1910, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on January 27

25 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1979–80	Cyclone Dean	Australian region	10.5°S, 129.4°E	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985–86	Cyclone Winifred	Australian region	12.5°S, 144.5°E	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Vern	Australian region	16.0°S, 114.8°E	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1972–73	Cyclone Adeline	Australian region	14.6°S, 138.6°E	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01	Cyclone Terri	Australian region	15.4°S, 128.0°E	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Dylan	Australian region	14.1°S, 155.3°E	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Henry	South Pacific	14.5°S, 166.5°E	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2015–16	Cyclone Stan	Australian region	13.0°S, 118.5°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Nancy	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	17.6°S, 156.4°E	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004–05	Cyclone Lola	South Pacific	18.0°S, 168.4°E	40 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1977–78	Cyclone Georgia	Southwest Indian	18.0°S, 42.7°E	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1963–64	Tropical depression Dora	Australian region	9.2°S, 131.2°E	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1968–69	Storm Colleen	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	7.5°S, 161.3°E	Not recorded
1968–69	Storm Dany	Southwest Indian	8.4°S, 70.9°E	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	13.3°S, 129.7°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	17.0°S, 152.0°E	Not recorded
1966–67	Unnamed storm · 1967	South Pacific	18.0°S, 173.1°E	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	South Pacific	15.0°S, 168.0°E	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	10.0°S, 139.4°E	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region	10.2°S, 122.1°E	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	17.0°S, 150.2°E	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	18.9°S, 149.1°E	Not recorded
1953	Unnamed storm · 1953	North Indian	8.4°N, 96.8°E	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	12.7°S, 60.3°E	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	South Pacific	10.8°S, 179.8°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on January 27

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2007–08	Cyclone Fame	Southwest Indian	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	972 hPa (Météo-France)
2018–19	Cyclone Riley	Australian region → Southwest Indian	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, BoM	970 hPa (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Celeste	Australian region → South Pacific	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, BoM	965 hPa (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Fanja	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, BoM	975 hPa (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Clara	Southwest Indian → Australian region	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (BoM)
2016–17	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	Australian region → Southwest Indian	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	986 hPa (BoM)
1977–78	Tropical depression Huberte	Southwest Indian	28 kt (32 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	997 hPa (Météo-France)
2009–10	Unnamed cyclone · 2010	Southwest Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	996 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on January 27

28 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2020–21	Cyclone Eloise	Southwest Indian	29.0°S, 26.6°E	Jan 11 to 27, 2021
1988–89	Cyclone Edme	Southwest Indian	34.0°S, 70.0°E	Jan 17 to 27, 1989
1997	Tropical storm Hannah	Western Pacific	8.4°N, 127.6°E	Jan 11 to 27, 1997
1997–98	Cyclone Tui	South Pacific	14.8°S, 171.9°W	Jan 24 to 27, 1998
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	31.8°S, 125.2°E	Jan 14 to 27, 1961
1998–99	Unnamed cyclone · 1999	Australian region	15.0°S, 138.3°E	Jan 24 to 27, 1999
1980–81	Unnamed tropical depression · 1981	Australian region → South Pacific	21.1°S, 168.7°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1981
1969–70	Storm Hermine	Southwest Indian	34.0°S, 58.8°E	Jan 22 to 27, 1970
1968–69	Storm Bridget	Australian region	18.0°S, 147.2°E	Jan 23 to 27, 1969
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	South Pacific	28.7°S, 168.0°W	Jan 20 to 27, 1952

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	17.3°S, 36.0°E	Jan 11 to 27, 1951
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	South Pacific	24.1°S, 162.9°E	Jan 22 to 27, 1950
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	32.6°S, 70.0°E	Jan 15 to 27, 1943
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Southwest Indian	33.6°S, 62.9°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1936
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Southwest Indian	13.9°S, 45.2°E	Jan 22 to 27, 1913
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1968	South Pacific	14.1°S, 164.9°E	Jan 26 to 27, 1968
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	20.8°S, 151.9°E	Jan 25 to 27, 1963
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	13.5°S, 40.6°E	Jan 24 to 27, 1959
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	10.2°S, 91.9°E	Jan 26 to 27, 1957
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Southwest Indian	32.8°S, 62.1°E	Jan 23 to 27, 1936
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	24.6°S, 67.5°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1929
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Southwest Indian	25.4°S, 61.7°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1927
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Southwest Indian	32.2°S, 59.6°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1913
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	27.1°S, 55.5°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1903
1889–90	Unnamed storm · 1890	Southwest Indian	22.5°S, 67.0°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1890
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	39.8°S, 58.3°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1883
1868–69	Unnamed storm · 1869	Southwest Indian	25.2°S, 57.9°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1869
1858–59	Unnamed storm · 1859	Southwest Indian	17.5°S, 65.6°E	Jan 21 to 27, 1859

Also active on January 27

177 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)
1997–98	Cyclone Tiffany	Australian region	Jan 22 to Feb 2, 1998	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2003–04	Cyclone Frank	Southwest Indian	Jan 26 to Feb 9, 2004	100 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)
2006–07	Cyclone Dora	Southwest Indian	Jan 26 to Feb 13, 2007	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Felleng	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 5, 2013	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992–93	Cyclone Edwina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 16 to 30, 1993	93 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Nigel	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 14 to 28, 1985	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2010–11	Cyclone Wilma	South Pacific	Jan 20 to 30, 2011	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
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)
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)
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)
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)
1992	Hurricane Ekeka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Jan 26 to Feb 9, 1992	Category 3 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
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)
1993–94	Cyclone Quenton	Australian region	Jan 22 to 29, 1994	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Freda	South Pacific	Jan 24 to 30, 1985	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1982–83	Cyclone Mark	South Pacific	Jan 18 to Feb 1, 1983	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)
1999–00	Cyclone Kirrily	Australian region	Jan 24 to Feb 1, 2000	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976	Typhoon Kathy	Western Pacific	Jan 26 to Feb 2, 1976	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2017–18	Cyclone Fehi	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 26 to Feb 1, 2018	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2015–16	Cyclone Corentin	Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to 31, 2016	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Gertie	Australian region	Jan 26 to Feb 3, 1985	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2001–02	Cyclone Eddy	Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to 30, 2002	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Les	Australian region	Jan 21 to Feb 2, 1998	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone Fodah	Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to 28, 1995	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2008–09	Cyclone Dominic	Australian region	Jan 24 to 28, 2009	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Iletta	Southwest Indian	Jan 17 to 30, 1997	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1981–82	Cyclone Graham	Australian region	Jan 26 to Feb 2, 1982	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1999–00	Cyclone Jo	South Pacific	Jan 23 to Feb 2, 2000	65 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
1992–93	Cyclone Lena	Australian region	Jan 22 to Feb 2, 1993	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2023–24	Cyclone Candice	Southwest Indian	Jan 22 to 28, 2024	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Cilla	South Pacific	Jan 25 to 31, 2003	40 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1998–99	Cyclone Pete	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 21 to 30, 1999	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2009–10	Cyclone Nisha	South Pacific	Jan 26 to 31, 2010	40 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1983–84	Cyclone Galy	Southwest Indian	Jan 25 to Feb 8, 1984	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Felapi	Southwest Indian	Jan 26 to Feb 3, 2005	35 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)
1995–96	Cyclone Isobel	Australian region	Jan 25 to Feb 1, 1996	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone John	Australian region	Jan 23 to Feb 2, 1989	40 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)
1992–93	Unnamed cyclone · 1993	Australian region	Jan 25 to Feb 9, 1993	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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
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)
1969–70	Storm Glynis	Australian region	Jan 26 to Feb 6, 1970	Not recorded
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
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
1963–64	Storm Bertha	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 26 to Feb 2, 1964	Not recorded
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
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
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Australian region	Jan 26 to 30, 1943	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region	Jan 24 to 29, 1951	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Jan 16 to 28, 1961	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	Jan 19 to 31, 1956	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
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region	Jan 26 to 30, 1948	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
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Australian region	Jan 26 to Feb 1, 1910	Not recorded
1904–05	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1905	Not recorded
1892–93	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1893	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
1989	Unnamed storm · 1989	Western Pacific	Jan 26 to 28, 1989	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 26 to Feb 4, 1961	Not recorded
1974–75	Unnamed storm · 1975	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 26 to 28, 1975	Not recorded
1968–69	Unnamed storm · 1969	Australian region	Jan 26 to 30, 1969	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
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	Jan 26 to 29, 1953	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	Jan 21 to Feb 1, 1962	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	South Pacific	Jan 24 to 30, 1959	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Jan 26 to Feb 1, 1959	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Jan 26 to 31, 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
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	Jan 26 to 28, 1950	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
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 26 to 29, 1939	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1938	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
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
1913–14	Unnamed storm · 1914	Australian region	Jan 26 to 28, 1914	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 29, 1911	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 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
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
1860–61	Unnamed storm · 1861	Southwest Indian	Jan 21 to 28, 1861	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 27

What is the strongest storm on record on January 27?

Of the storms active on January 27, 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 27?

Yes. 13 storms on record came ashore on January 27. The most recent was Cyclone Lucas (2021): coast crossing (estimated) near 14.9°S, 141.5°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on January 27?

249 storms on record were active on January 27, in 119 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.