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Hurricanes on January 3 in history (1842 to 2026)

218 storms on record were active on January 3 between 1852 and 2025. On this date 20 formed, 13 reached their peak recorded wind, 11 came ashore and 30 ended. The strongest storm active on January 3 was Typhoon Hester (1952), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (184 mph), recorded by JTWC.

Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm as hurricanes, named by region. Archive of September 29, 2026.

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Typhoon Harriet (1959)

Last recorded position: January 3, 1960, 18:00 UTC. Peak: 130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC). Western Pacific, Dec 22, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960.

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Came ashore on January 3

11 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 Imogen	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.4°S, 140.8°E January 3, 2021, 12:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2013	Tropical storm Sonamu	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.6°N, 117.9°E January 3, 2013, 18:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, JMA	Estimated from the track
2007	Cyclone Clovis	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.7°S, 48.5°E January 3, 2007, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2000	Cyclone Astride	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.7°S, 40.8°E January 3, 2000, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1980	Cyclone Paul	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.6°S, 138.3°E January 3, 1980, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1979	Cyclone Peter	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.2°S, 145.4°E January 3, 1979, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1978	Typhoon Mary	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 8.6°N, 123.9°E January 3, 1978, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1969	Storm Berthe	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.2°S, 50.0°E January 3, 1969, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1967	Unnamed storm · 1966	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.5°N, 83.1°E January 3, 1967, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1966	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.4°N, 83.1°E January 3, 1966, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1952	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.6°S, 50.1°E January 3, 1952, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on January 3

20 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2004–05	Cyclone Kerry	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	9.0°S, 176.6°E	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01	Cyclone Bindu	Australian region → Southwest Indian	8.9°S, 90.6°E	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1999–00	Cyclone Babiola	Southwest Indian	12.5°S, 82.5°E	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978–79	Cyclone Benjamine	Southwest Indian	9.8°S, 52.1°E	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1980–81	Cyclone Florine	Southwest Indian	11.2°S, 59.0°E	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1987–88	Cyclone Agi	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	11.5°S, 171.1°E	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992	Tropical storm Axel	Western Pacific	3.3°N, 175.7°E	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1963–64	Storm Bessie	Australian region	13.8°S, 125.3°E	Not recorded
1957	Unnamed tropical storm · 1957	Western Pacific	7.2°N, 139.8°E	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1999	Unnamed tropical storm · 1999	Western Pacific	4.9°N, 113.9°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969–70	Storm Diane	Australian region → Southwest Indian	7.0°S, 97.0°E	Not recorded
1966–67	Storm Florence	Southwest Indian	20.0°S, 40.0°E	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Una	Australian region	13.0°S, 110.2°E	Not recorded
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region	17.0°S, 119.8°E	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	14.0°S, 149.2°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	13.0°S, 47.1°E	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	18.6°S, 146.4°E	Not recorded
1932	Unnamed storm · 1932	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 136.0°E	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	23.2°S, 47.6°E	Not recorded
1929	Unnamed storm · 1929	North Indian	10.6°N, 91.2°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on January 3

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1969–70	Tropical depression Ada	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	962 hPa (BoM)
2000	Typhoon Soulik	Western Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, JMA	955 hPa (JMA)
2012–13	Cyclone Dumile	Southwest Indian	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	970 hPa (Météo-France)
2018–19	Cyclone Penny	Australian region	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	985 hPa (BoM)
2001–02	Cyclone Bernie	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Peni	South Pacific	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	970 hPa (MetService NZ)
2020–21	Cyclone Imogen	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	985 hPa (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone William	South Pacific	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, FMS	975 hPa (FMS)
2018	Tropical storm Pabuk	Western Pacific → North Indian	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, JMA	996 hPa (JMA)
2018	Tropical storm Bolaven	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, JMA	1002 hPa (JMA)
1993–94	Cyclone Oscar	Australian region	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, BoM	995 hPa (BoM)
1957	Unnamed tropical storm · 1957	Western Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	995 hPa (JMA)
1962–63	Unnamed cyclone · 1963	Southwest Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded

Ended on January 3

30 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1959	Typhoon Harriet	Western Pacific	8.0°N, 111.0°E	Dec 22, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960
2012–13	Cyclone Freda	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	22.4°S, 172.9°E	Dec 26, 2012 to Jan 3, 2013
1986	Typhoon Norris	Western Pacific	18.5°N, 115.0°E	Dec 19, 1986 to Jan 3, 1987
2004–05	Cyclone Chambo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	34.2°S, 73.5°E	Dec 21, 2004 to Jan 3, 2005
2002–03	Cyclone Crystal	Southwest Indian	36.0°S, 90.9°E	Dec 21, 2002 to Jan 3, 2003
1997–98	Cyclone Selwyn	Australian region → Southwest Indian	19.7°S, 88.3°E	Dec 25, 1997 to Jan 3, 1998
1999–00	Cyclone Astride	Southwest Indian	13.2°S, 39.5°E	Dec 23, 1999 to Jan 3, 2000
2019–20	Cyclone Calvinia	Southwest Indian	41.5°S, 82.3°E	Dec 17, 2019 to Jan 3, 2020
2001–02	Cyclone Cyprien	Southwest Indian	21.0°S, 44.6°E	Dec 30, 2001 to Jan 3, 2002
1984–85	Cyclone Monica	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	50.0°S, 167.0°E	Dec 25, 1984 to Jan 3, 1985

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1995	Tropical storm Dan	Western Pacific	34.0°N, 177.0°W	Dec 23, 1995 to Jan 3, 1996
2006–07	Tropical depression Isobel	Australian region	17.7°S, 120.0°E	Dec 31, 2006 to Jan 3, 2007
2025–26	Cyclone Iggy	Australian region	16.8°S, 103.3°E	Dec 31, 2025 to Jan 3, 2026
1976	Unnamed cyclone · 1976	North Indian	13.3°N, 91.6°E	Dec 28, 1976 to Jan 3, 1977
1992–93	Unnamed cyclone · 1993	South Pacific	21.6°S, 149.8°W	Jan 1 to 3, 1993
2002–03	Unnamed tropical depression · 2002	Southwest Indian → Australian region	10.1°S, 90.7°E	Dec 25, 2002 to Jan 3, 2003
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region → South Pacific	25.2°S, 177.8°E	Dec 24, 1959 to Jan 3, 1960
1965–66	Unnamed storm · 1966	Australian region	25.0°S, 120.2°E	Jan 1 to 3, 1966
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	South Pacific	30.3°S, 179.0°E	Dec 19, 1951 to Jan 3, 1952
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	24.3°S, 114.8°E	Jan 1 to 3, 1913
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1916	Australian region	22.6°S, 149.0°E	Dec 31, 1916 to Jan 3, 1917
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	16.3°S, 97.8°E	Dec 31, 1960 to Jan 3, 1961
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Australian region → South Pacific	24.9°S, 161.8°E	Dec 29, 1946 to Jan 3, 1947
1936	Unnamed storm · 1936	Western Pacific	15.1°N, 137.4°E	Jan 2 to 3, 1936
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	27.1°S, 64.6°E	Dec 30, 1935 to Jan 3, 1936
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	26.2°S, 53.0°E	Jan 1 to 3, 1931
1924–25	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	24.6°S, 66.3°E	Jan 1 to 3, 1925
1905–06	Unnamed storm · 1905	Southwest Indian	23.6°S, 64.6°E	Dec 31, 1905 to Jan 3, 1906
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1900	Southwest Indian	11.3°S, 72.1°E	Dec 31, 1900 to Jan 3, 1901
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1862	Australian region	16.1°S, 97.0°E	Jan 1 to 3, 1862

Also active on January 3

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2003–04	Cyclone Heta	South Pacific	Dec 25, 2003 to Jan 12, 2004	115 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1965–66	Storm Denise	Southwest Indian	Jan 2 to 11, 1966	Not recorded
2002–03	Cyclone Zoe	South Pacific	Dec 23, 2002 to Jan 4, 2003	130 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1997–98	Cyclone Ron	South Pacific	Jan 1 to 9, 1998	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1995–96	Cyclone Bonita	Southwest Indian	Dec 31, 1995 to Jan 15, 1996	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Susan	South Pacific	Dec 20, 1997 to Jan 10, 1998	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
1952	Typhoon Hester	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 1952 to Jan 6, 1953	160 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1989–90	Cyclone Alibera	Southwest Indian	Dec 14, 1989 to Jan 7, 1990	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Drena	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 1 to 13, 1997	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01	Cyclone Ando	Southwest Indian	Dec 31, 2000 to Jan 13, 2001	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2008–09	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Dec 16, 2008 to Jan 4, 2009	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Ula	South Pacific	Dec 29, 2015 to Jan 16, 2016	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1995–96	Cyclone Barry	Australian region	Jan 2 to 9, 1996	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979	Typhoon Alice	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 1978 to Jan 15, 1979	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2013–14	Cyclone Bejisa	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2013 to Jan 7, 2014	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2025–26	Cyclone Grant	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 18, 2025 to Jan 6, 2026	119 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
2024–25	Cyclone Dikeledi	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 28, 2024 to Jan 20, 2025	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83	Cyclone Jane	Australian region	Jan 2 to 10, 1983	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2001–02	Cyclone Waka	South Pacific	Dec 28, 2001 to Jan 6, 2002	75 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2017–18	Cyclone Ava	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2014–15	Cyclone Kate	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 21, 2014 to Jan 4, 2015	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Angele	Southwest Indian	Dec 13, 1978 to Jan 5, 1979	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992–93	Cyclone Nina	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 21, 1992 to Jan 5, 1993	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1954	Hurricane Alice	Atlantic	Dec 30, 1954 to Jan 6, 1955	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1992–93	Tropical depression Kina	South Pacific	Dec 23, 1992 to Jan 6, 1993	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1997–98	Cyclone Katrina	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 1 to Feb 2, 1998	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22, 1996 to Jan 16, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Rachel	Australian region	Dec 30, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1986–87	Cyclone Raja	South Pacific	Dec 21, 1986 to Jan 5, 1987	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1978–79	Cyclone Gordon	South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1979	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2011–12	Cyclone Benilde	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2011 to Jan 9, 2012	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2020–21	Cyclone Chalane	Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1986–87	Cyclone Sally	South Pacific	Dec 26, 1986 to Jan 5, 1987	80 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1977–78	Cyclone Bob	South Pacific	Dec 31, 1977 to Jan 12, 1978	100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1973–74	Cyclone Dalida	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 20, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2023–24	Cyclone Alvaro	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1955	Typhoon Violet	Western Pacific	Jan 1 to 8, 1955	70 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1996–97	Cyclone Fabriola	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2021–22	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	Dec 23, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Baomavo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1989 to Jan 8, 1990	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Cyclone Rosie	South Pacific	Dec 30, 1970 to Jan 6, 1971	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2007–08	Cyclone Helen	Australian region	Dec 30, 2007 to Jan 7, 2008	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1973–74	Cyclone Erica	Australian region	Dec 29, 1973 to Jan 5, 1974	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004–05	Cyclone Raymond	Australian region	Dec 30, 2004 to Jan 10, 2005	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone Christelle	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 1994 to Jan 11, 1995	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022–23	Cyclone Ellie	Australian region	Dec 21, 2022 to Jan 8, 2023	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Delilah	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 28, 1988 to Jan 8, 1989	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1991–92	Cyclone Bryna	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1991 to Jan 10, 1992	39 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2020–21	Cyclone Danilo	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2020 to Jan 12, 2021	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Darius	Southwest Indian	Dec 23, 2003 to Jan 4, 2004	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1983–84	Cyclone Tim	Australian region	Jan 2 to 11, 1984	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone Bentha	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1994 to Jan 6, 1995	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2002–03	Cyclone Delfina	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2002 to Jan 14, 2003	50 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2018–19	Cyclone Mona	South Pacific	Dec 31, 2018 to Jan 9, 2019	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2005	Tropical storm Zeta	Atlantic	Dec 30, 2005 to Jan 7, 2006	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1971–72	Cyclone Bronwyn	Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1972	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1988–89	Cyclone Fili	South Pacific	Jan 2 to 8, 1989	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1957–58	Unnamed cyclone · 1958	South Pacific	Jan 1 to 8, 1958	75 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1981–82	Tropical depression Clarissee	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1981 to Jan 7, 1982	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2007–08	Cyclone Elnus	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 2007 to Jan 5, 2008	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1938	Unnamed hurricane · 1938	Atlantic	Jan 1 to 6, 1938	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1987–88	Cyclone Benandro	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1987 to Jan 8, 1988	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Ken	Australian region	Jan 1 to 6, 2004	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2014	Unnamed tropical depression · 2014	North Indian	Jan 2 to 8, 2014	25 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1968–69	Tropical depression Cheri	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1968 to Jan 4, 1969	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1951	Unnamed tropical storm · 1951	Atlantic	Jan 2 to 12, 1951	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1994	Unnamed tropical depression · 1994	Western Pacific	Jan 1 to 6, 1994	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1972–73	Storm Charlotte	Southwest Indian	Jan 2 to 12, 1973	Not recorded
1973–74	Storm Esmeralda	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974	Not recorded
1965–66	Storm Claude	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1965 to Jan 10, 1966	Not recorded
2010–11	Unnamed tropical depression · 2010	Australian region	Dec 29, 2010 to Jan 5, 2011	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Australian region	Jan 2 to 6, 1937	Not recorded
1976–77	Storm Clarence	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 16, 1977	Not recorded
1971–72	Storm Belle	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 7, 1972	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Amy	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1967 to Jan 9, 1968	Not recorded
1960–61	Storm Clara	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 6, 1961	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Chantal	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1961 to Jan 7, 1962	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 2 to 12, 1957	Not recorded
1913–14	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Dec 27, 1913 to Jan 5, 1914	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	Jan 1 to 4, 1953	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1911	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1943	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	South Pacific	Dec 27, 1942 to Jan 5, 1943	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 15, 1934	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 12, 1934	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1932	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 6, 1932	Not recorded
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	Western Pacific	Jan 1 to 7, 1931	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Jan 2 to 5, 1913	Not recorded
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1888	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 31, 1942 to Jan 12, 1943	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Jan 2 to 7, 1961	Not recorded
2001–02	Unnamed storm · 2001	South Pacific	Dec 31, 2001 to Jan 4, 2002	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 8, 1954	Not recorded
1986–87	Unnamed storm · 1987	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 6, 1987	Not recorded
1972–73	Unnamed storm · 1972	South Pacific	Dec 31, 1972 to Jan 8, 1973	Not recorded
1967	Unnamed storm · 1967	North Indian	Jan 1 to 7, 1967	Not recorded
1963	Unnamed storm · 1963	North Indian	Jan 2 to 6, 1963	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Dec 26, 1959 to Jan 4, 1960	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1958	Australian region	Dec 29, 1958 to Jan 4, 1959	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	South Pacific	Jan 1 to 4, 1956	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific	Jan 1 to 15, 1955	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1948 to Jan 11, 1949	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 10, 1944	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	Jan 2 to 7, 1941	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	Jan 2 to 6, 1941	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Jan 1 to 4, 1940	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 1 to 7, 1940	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 6, 1938	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1934	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	Dec 31, 1931 to Jan 4, 1932	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1929	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	Dec 31, 1929 to Jan 5, 1930	Not recorded
1924–25	Unnamed storm · 1925	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1925	Not recorded
1923–24	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1924	Not recorded
1924–25	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1924 to Jan 6, 1925	Not recorded
1923–24	Unnamed storm · 1923	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 1923 to Jan 4, 1924	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 7, 1918	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region	Jan 2 to 5, 1917	Not recorded
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1909	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1908	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1908	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1901	Not recorded
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1901	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 12, 1899	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 10, 1899	Not recorded
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1895	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1895	Not recorded
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1895	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1895	Not recorded
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1888	Not recorded
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1888	Not recorded
1881–82	Unnamed storm · 1882	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 6, 1882	Not recorded
1880–81	Unnamed storm · 1881	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 11, 1881	Not recorded
1879–80	Unnamed storm · 1880	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 9, 1880	Not recorded
1876–77	Unnamed storm · 1877	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1877	Not recorded
1875–76	Unnamed storm · 1876	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1876	Not recorded
1872–73	Unnamed storm · 1873	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 9, 1873	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1871	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 9, 1871	Not recorded
1869–70	Unnamed storm · 1870	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 5, 1870	Not recorded
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1868	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 6, 1868	Not recorded
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1868	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 4, 1868	Not recorded
1865–66	Unnamed storm · 1866	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 9, 1866	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1862	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 9, 1862	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1862	Australian region	Jan 1 to 5, 1862	Not recorded
1851–52	Unnamed storm · 1852	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 10, 1852	Not recorded
1851–52	Unnamed storm · 1852	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1852	Not recorded

Questions about January 3

What is the strongest storm on record on January 3?

Of the storms active on January 3, Typhoon Hester (1952) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 160 kt (184 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 3?

Yes. 11 storms on record came ashore on January 3. The most recent was Cyclone Imogen (2021): coast crossing (estimated) near 17.4°S, 140.8°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on January 3?

218 storms on record were active on January 3, in 109 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.