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Hurricanes on January 6 in history (1842 to 2026)

216 storms on record were active on January 6 between 1852 and 2026. On this date 34 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 15 came ashore and 30 ended. The strongest storm active on January 6 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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Cyclone Clare (2005–06)

First recorded position: January 6, 2006, 06:00 UTC. Peak: 75 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Jan 6 to 10, 2006.

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Came ashore on January 6

15 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
2022	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 25.3°S, 152.8°E January 6, 2022, 21:00 UTC	20 kt (23 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2022	Cyclone Seth	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 24.9°S, 153.6°E January 6, 2022, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2020	Cyclone Blake	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.1°S, 122.3°E January 6, 2020, 06:00 UTC	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2014	Unnamed tropical depression · 2014	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.3°N, 81.1°E January 6, 2014, 03:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 3-minute, IMD	Estimated from the track
2008	Cyclone Helen	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.3°S, 141.4°E January 6, 2008, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2005	Cyclone Kerry	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.0°S, 167.5°E January 6, 2005, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1994	Unnamed tropical depression · 1994	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.6°N, 123.8°E January 6, 1994, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1984	Cyclone Caboto	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.3°S, 44.1°E January 6, 1984, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1975	Storm Blandine	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°S, 46.0°E January 6, 1975, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Storm Bertha	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.5°S, 125.2°E January 6, 1959, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1957	Unnamed tropical storm · 1957	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.7°N, 124.3°E January 6, 1957, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1957	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.8°S, 164.3°E January 6, 1957, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1957	Unnamed tropical storm · 1957	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.2°N, 125.8°E January 6, 1957, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1955	Typhoon Violet	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.2°N, 119.3°E January 6, 1955, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1920	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 22.0°S, 43.2°E January 6, 1920, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1916	Unnamed storm · 1916	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.4°S, 163.9°E January 6, 1916, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1897	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.2°S, 132.6°E January 6, 1897, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on January 6

34 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1958	Typhoon Ophelia	Western Pacific	3.1°N, 170.9°E	140 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1988–89	Cyclone Calasanjy	Southwest Indian	14.8°S, 44.1°E	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987	Typhoon Orchid	Western Pacific	5.8°N, 162.4°E	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2005–06	Cyclone Clare	Australian region	11.3°S, 129.1°E	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Coryna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	10.2°S, 99.6°E	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976–77	Cyclone Irene	Australian region	11.2°S, 121.0°E	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Iris	South Pacific	14.6°S, 164.1°E	80 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2016	Hurricane Pali	Central Pacific	1.9°N, 171.7°W	Category 2 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1991–92	Cyclone Mark	Australian region	13.0°S, 134.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1973–74	Cyclone Fiona	Australian region	14.5°S, 125.3°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2002–03	Cyclone Ebula	Southwest Indian	9.5°S, 71.8°E	63 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978	Tropical storm Nadine	Western Pacific → Central Pacific	5.5°N, 169.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2004–05	Cyclone Sally	Australian region	9.0°S, 99.0°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005–06	Cyclone Tam	South Pacific	15.0°S, 178.5°W	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1988–89	Cyclone Gina	South Pacific	13.0°S, 175.6°W	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1963–64	Storm Audrey	Australian region → South Pacific	13.1°S, 136.9°E	Not recorded
1986–87	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	Southwest Indian	5.7°S, 75.9°E	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1986	Unnamed tropical depression · 1986	North Indian	3.0°N, 87.0°E	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1974–75	Storm Blandine	Southwest Indian	14.0°S, 45.9°E	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Ginette	Southwest Indian	19.5°S, 39.3°E	Not recorded
1960–61	Storm Barbarine	South Pacific	11.4°S, 162.1°E	Not recorded
1993–94	Unnamed tropical depression · 1994	South Pacific	17.6°S, 178.5°W	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	14.0°S, 114.9°E	Not recorded
1975	Unnamed storm · 1975	North Indian	7.6°N, 92.4°E	Not recorded
1964–65	Unnamed storm · 1965	Southwest Indian	18.1°S, 41.0°E	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	17.1°S, 52.1°E	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	16.5°S, 40.6°E	Not recorded
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	North Indian	5.5°N, 92.3°E	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1908	Australian region	13.0°S, 140.0°E	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	12.0°S, 117.2°E	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region	10.4°S, 141.5°E	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	17.0°S, 118.5°E	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	15.6°S, 53.3°E	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	24.6°S, 144.0°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on January 6

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2000–01	Cyclone Ando	Southwest Indian	105 kt (121 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	925 hPa (Météo-France)
1992–93	Tropical depression Kina	South Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	997 hPa (MetService NZ)
1996–97	Cyclone Rachel	Australian region	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, BoM	965 hPa (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Gordon	South Pacific → Australian region	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	965 hPa (MetService NZ)
2025–26	Cyclone Jenna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	89 kt (102 mph), 1-minute, Real-time	968 hPa (Real-time)
2019–20	Cyclone Blake	Australian region	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	986 hPa (BoM)
1994–95	Cyclone Christelle	Southwest Indian	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	980 hPa (Météo-France)
1985	Tropical storm Fabian	Western Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, JMA	990 hPa (JMA)
1975	Unnamed subtropical storm · 1975	Atlantic	55 kt (63 mph), 1-minute, NHC	1001 hPa (NHC)
1951	Unnamed tropical storm · 1951	Atlantic	55 kt (63 mph), 1-minute, NHC	Not recorded
1999	Unnamed tropical storm · 1999	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
1993–94	Unnamed tropical depression · 1994	South Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded

Ended on January 6

30 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1952	Typhoon Hester	Western Pacific	26.0°N, 176.0°E	Dec 27, 1952 to Jan 6, 1953
2025–26	Cyclone Grant	Australian region → Southwest Indian	17.7°S, 51.1°E	Dec 18, 2025 to Jan 6, 2026
2001–02	Cyclone Waka	South Pacific	56.8°S, 155.3°W	Dec 28, 2001 to Jan 6, 2002
1954	Hurricane Alice	Atlantic	13.0°N, 65.0°W	Dec 30, 1954 to Jan 6, 1955
1992–93	Tropical depression Kina	South Pacific	25.0°S, 160.0°W	Dec 23, 1992 to Jan 6, 1993
1973–74	Cyclone Dalida	Australian region → Southwest Indian	31.0°S, 62.0°E	Dec 20, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974
2023–24	Cyclone Alvaro	Southwest Indian	30.1°S, 67.9°E	Dec 29, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024
2012–13	Cyclone Dumile	Southwest Indian	47.4°S, 69.9°E	Dec 27, 2012 to Jan 6, 2013
1970–71	Cyclone Rosie	South Pacific	36.3°S, 164.0°E	Dec 30, 1970 to Jan 6, 1971
2001–02	Cyclone Bernie	Australian region	18.8°S, 137.4°E	Dec 30, 2001 to Jan 6, 2002

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1979–80	Cyclone Peni	South Pacific	22.0°S, 170.5°W	Jan 1 to 6, 1980
1994–95	Cyclone Bentha	Southwest Indian	15.9°S, 54.5°E	Dec 30, 1994 to Jan 6, 1995
1938	Unnamed hurricane · 1938	Atlantic	15.8°N, 46.0°W	Jan 1 to 6, 1938
2003–04	Cyclone Ken	Australian region	21.3°S, 113.0°E	Jan 1 to 6, 2004
1979–80	Tropical depression Eglantine	Southwest Indian	11.2°S, 53.1°E	Jan 5 to 6, 1980
1994	Unnamed tropical depression · 1994	Western Pacific	14.7°N, 122.9°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1994
1973–74	Storm Esmeralda	Southwest Indian	25.4°S, 54.8°E	Dec 30, 1973 to Jan 6, 1974
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Australian region	24.5°S, 117.3°E	Jan 2 to 6, 1937
1960–61	Storm Clara	Southwest Indian	24.8°S, 42.2°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1961
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region	24.0°S, 121.5°E	Jan 3 to 6, 1942
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	23.8°S, 53.1°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1932
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region	20.5°S, 123.2°E	Jan 4 to 6, 1917
1998–99	Unnamed storm · 1999	Southwest Indian	30.1°S, 46.0°E	Jan 4 to 6, 1999
1986–87	Unnamed storm · 1987	Southwest Indian	28.2°S, 61.0°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1987
1963	Unnamed storm · 1963	North Indian	5.4°N, 85.0°E	Jan 2 to 6, 1963
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	21.3°S, 59.7°E	Jan 2 to 6, 1941
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	21.9°S, 42.6°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1938
1924–25	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	23.9°S, 65.1°E	Dec 30, 1924 to Jan 6, 1925
1881–82	Unnamed storm · 1882	Southwest Indian	30.3°S, 72.8°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1882
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1868	Southwest Indian	26.0°S, 66.2°E	Jan 1 to 6, 1868

Also active on January 6

130 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)
1969–70	Tropical depression Ada	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 19, 1970	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1965–66	Storm Denise	Southwest Indian	Jan 2 to 11, 1966	Not recorded
1987–88	Cyclone Anne	South Pacific	Jan 5 to 14, 1988	100 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
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)
1989–90	Cyclone Alibera	Southwest Indian	Dec 14, 1989 to Jan 7, 1990	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979–80	Cyclone Amy	Australian region	Jan 4 to 13, 1980	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Drena	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 1 to 13, 1997	90 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)
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)
1995–96	Cyclone Barry	Australian region	Jan 2 to 9, 1996	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1991–92	Cyclone Betsy	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 4 to 19, 1992	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1979	Typhoon Alice	Western Pacific	Dec 27, 1978 to Jan 15, 1979	95 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1977	Typhoon Mary	Western Pacific	Dec 18, 1977 to Jan 8, 1978	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2013–14	Cyclone Bejisa	Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2013 to Jan 7, 2014	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2017–18	Cyclone Ava	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2019–20	Cyclone Claudia	Australian region	Jan 4 to 19, 2020	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000–01	Cyclone Bindu	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 22, 2001	80 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)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22, 1996 to Jan 16, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Babiola	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 14, 2000	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2017–18	Cyclone Irving	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 4 to 11, 2018	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2011–12	Cyclone Benilde	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 27, 2011 to Jan 9, 2012	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1980–81	Cyclone Florine	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 11, 1981	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1987–88	Cyclone Agi	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 3 to 15, 1988	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Bob	South Pacific	Dec 31, 1977 to Jan 12, 1978	100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1996–97	Cyclone Fabriola	Southwest Indian	Dec 25, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979–80	Cyclone Paul	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 2 to 12, 1980	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1989–90	Cyclone Baomavo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1989 to Jan 8, 1990	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2018–19	Cyclone Penny	Australian region	Dec 28, 2018 to Jan 9, 2019	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992	Tropical storm Axel	Western Pacific	Jan 3 to 15, 1992	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2022–23	Cyclone Hale	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 4 to 11, 2023	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2004–05	Cyclone Raymond	Australian region	Dec 30, 2004 to Jan 10, 2005	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985–86	Cyclone Berobia	Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 10, 1986	44 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2013	Tropical storm Sonamu	Western Pacific	Jan 1 to 10, 2013	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2018	Tropical storm Pabuk	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 30, 2018 to Jan 7, 2019	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1983–84	Cyclone Tim	Australian region	Jan 2 to 11, 1984	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2002–03	Unnamed cyclone · 2003	Australian region	Jan 4 to 25, 2003	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Rosita	Australian region	Jan 4 to 17, 1990	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2011–12	Cyclone Chanda	Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 10, 2012	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1963–64	Storm Bessie	Australian region	Jan 3 to 13, 1964	Not recorded
1993–94	Cyclone Oscar	Australian region	Dec 28, 1993 to Jan 9, 1994	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Benandro	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1987 to Jan 8, 1988	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1985	Tropical storm Elsie	Western Pacific	Jan 5 to 11, 1985	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2000–01	Unnamed cyclone · 2001	Australian region	Jan 5 to 10, 2001	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1972–73	Storm Charlotte	Southwest Indian	Jan 2 to 12, 1973	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Edith	Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 10, 1971	Not recorded
1965–66	Storm Claude	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1965 to Jan 10, 1966	Not recorded
1966–67	Storm Edith	Australian region	Jan 5 to 9, 1967	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed cyclone · 1963	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 11, 1963	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2021	Australian region	Jan 5 to 10, 2021	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019	Unnamed tropical depression · 2019	Western Pacific	Jan 4 to 22, 2019	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1995	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Jan 4 to 9, 1995	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969–70	Storm Diane	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 17, 1970	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
1966–67	Storm Florence	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 7, 1967	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Amy	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1967 to Jan 9, 1968	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Freda	Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 10, 1965	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Chantal	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1961 to Jan 7, 1962	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	Jan 3 to 9, 1930	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1911	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1951 to Jan 9, 1952	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Southwest Indian	Jan 5 to 10, 1949	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 1 to 12, 1934	Not recorded
1931	Unnamed storm · 1931	Western Pacific	Jan 1 to 7, 1931	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 31, 1942 to Jan 12, 1943	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 5 to 8, 1912	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Jan 2 to 7, 1961	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 8, 1954	Not recorded
1972–73	Unnamed storm · 1972	South Pacific	Dec 31, 1972 to Jan 8, 1973	Not recorded
1969–70	Unnamed storm · 1970	South Pacific	Jan 4 to 7, 1970	Not recorded
1967	Unnamed storm · 1967	North Indian	Jan 1 to 7, 1967	Not recorded
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1964	South Pacific	Jan 4 to 8, 1964	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region	Jan 3 to 7, 1961	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 4 to 7, 1956	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
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
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 5 to 9, 1941	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 1 to 7, 1940	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Jan 5 to 8, 1940	Not recorded
1932	Unnamed storm · 1932	Western Pacific	Jan 3 to 8, 1932	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 7, 1931	Not recorded
1929	Unnamed storm · 1929	North Indian	Jan 3 to 7, 1929	Not recorded
1923–24	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1924	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 7, 1918	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1908	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1908	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
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 8, 1888	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
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
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
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 6

What is the strongest storm on record on January 6?

Of the storms active on January 6, 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 6?

Yes. 15 storms on record came ashore on January 6. The most recent was Cyclone Seth (2022): coast crossing (estimated) near 25.3°S, 152.8°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on January 6?

216 storms on record were active on January 6, in 107 different years from 1852 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.