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Hurricanes on January 8 in history (1842 to 2026)

215 storms on record were active on January 8 between 1852 and 2026. On this date 25 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 12 came ashore and 24 ended. The strongest storm active on January 8 was Cyclone Ron (1997–98), 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 Irene (1976–77)

Peak recorded wind: January 8, 1977, 18:00 UTC. Peak: 80 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Jan 6 to 13, 1977.

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Came ashore on January 8

12 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
2020	Cyclone Claudia	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.9°S, 134.2°E January 8, 2020, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Joyce	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.0°S, 127.9°E January 8, 2018, 00:00 UTC	20 kt (23 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2017	Unnamed tropical depression · 2017	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.0°N, 125.3°E January 8, 2017, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2001	Unnamed cyclone · 2001	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°S, 132.2°E January 8, 2001, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1995	Cyclone Christelle	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.2°S, 57.4°E January 8, 1995, 18:00 UTC	32 kt (37 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1974	Cyclone Fiona	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.4°S, 123.0°E January 8, 1974, 10:00 UTC	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1972	Typhoon Kit	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°N, 123.2°E January 8, 1972, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1972	Typhoon Kit	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.8°N, 124.2°E January 8, 1972, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.9°S, 43.2°E January 8, 1965, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Unnamed storm · 1949	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.2°S, 43.8°E January 8, 1949, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1937	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.8°S, 44.1°E January 8, 1937, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1934	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.1°S, 49.0°E January 8, 1934, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1921	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.5°S, 136.0°E January 8, 1921, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1921	Unnamed storm · 1921	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.1°S, 136.9°E January 8, 1921, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on January 8

25 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2014–15	Cyclone Bansi	Southwest Indian	18.9°S, 53.9°E	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Evan	South Pacific	15.5°S, 171.7°W	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2021–22	Cyclone Tiffany	Australian region	12.6°S, 147.7°E	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990	Tropical storm Koryn	Western Pacific	1.3°N, 172.0°E	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1978–79	Cyclone Greta	Australian region	13.9°S, 137.2°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2002	Tropical storm Tapah	Western Pacific	6.7°N, 140.5°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1990–91	Tropical depression Alison	Southwest Indian	8.8°S, 78.4°E	20 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1974	Tropical storm Wanda	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 132.0°E	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1971	Tropical storm Sarah	Western Pacific	8.2°N, 142.5°E	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2012–13	Cyclone Emang	Southwest Indian	10.9°S, 84.0°E	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979–80	Tropical depression Flore	Southwest Indian	13.6°S, 66.4°E	20 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2025	Australian region	13.0°S, 106.5°E	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region	15.8°S, 119.1°E	Not recorded
1966–67	Storm Gilberte	Southwest Indian	8.8°S, 71.0°E	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region	16.3°S, 140.1°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	14.0°S, 114.9°E	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Southwest Indian	11.6°S, 65.6°E	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	7.0°S, 74.1°E	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Australian region	18.8°S, 114.6°E	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region → South Pacific	13.6°S, 141.9°E	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Australian region	15.1°S, 131.7°E	Not recorded
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Southwest Indian	9.8°S, 74.4°E	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	12.0°S, 46.5°E	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	14.8°S, 60.9°E	Not recorded
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	13.6°S, 59.3°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on January 8

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1995–96	Cyclone Bonita	Southwest Indian	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	920 hPa (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Edzani	Australian region → Southwest Indian	120 kt (138 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	910 hPa (Météo-France)
1979	Typhoon Alice	Western Pacific	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, JMA	930 hPa (JMA)
2017–18	Cyclone Irving	Australian region → Southwest Indian	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	965 hPa (Météo-France)
1976–77	Cyclone Irene	Australian region	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	970 hPa (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Iris	South Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, FMS	964 hPa (FMS)
1973–74	Cyclone Fiona	Australian region	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, BoM	982 hPa (BoM)
1990–91	Tropical depression Alison	Southwest Indian	20 kt (23 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	1002 hPa (Météo-France)
2011–12	Cyclone Chanda	Southwest Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	992 hPa (Météo-France)
2017	Unnamed tropical depression · 2017	Western Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1000 hPa (JTWC)
1979–80	Tropical depression Flore	Southwest Indian	20 kt (23 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	1005 hPa (Météo-France)
2005	Unnamed tropical depression · 2005	North Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1000 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on January 8

24 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1977	Typhoon Mary	Western Pacific	3.1°N, 107.9°E	Dec 18, 1977 to Jan 8, 1978
1955	Typhoon Violet	Western Pacific	8.5°N, 115.0°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1955
1989–90	Cyclone Baomavo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	31.5°S, 88.4°E	Dec 29, 1989 to Jan 8, 1990
2022–23	Cyclone Ellie	Australian region	21.1°S, 131.0°E	Dec 21, 2022 to Jan 8, 2023
1988–89	Cyclone Delilah	Australian region → South Pacific	37.1°S, 168.3°E	Dec 28, 1988 to Jan 8, 1989
1988–89	Cyclone Fili	South Pacific	32.0°S, 151.0°W	Jan 2 to 8, 1989
1957–58	Unnamed cyclone · 1958	South Pacific	27.5°S, 175.3°W	Jan 1 to 8, 1958
1987–88	Cyclone Benandro	Southwest Indian	33.0°S, 56.0°E	Dec 24, 1987 to Jan 8, 1988
2014	Unnamed tropical depression · 2014	North Indian	8.0°N, 77.1°E	Jan 2 to 8, 2014
1964–65	Unnamed storm · 1965	Southwest Indian	22.2°S, 43.7°E	Jan 6 to 8, 1965

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1919–20	Unnamed storm · 1920	Southwest Indian	23.5°S, 44.9°E	Jan 4 to 8, 1920
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Australian region → South Pacific	26.6°S, 161.0°E	Jan 5 to 8, 1912
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	35.0°S, 159.0°E	Jan 2 to 8, 1954
1972–73	Unnamed storm · 1972	South Pacific	41.3°S, 160.9°W	Dec 31, 1972 to Jan 8, 1973
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1964	South Pacific	24.0°S, 168.1°W	Jan 4 to 8, 1964
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	22.0°S, 113.0°E	Jan 5 to 8, 1940
1932	Unnamed storm · 1932	Western Pacific	13.3°N, 139.9°E	Jan 3 to 8, 1932
1923–24	Unnamed storm · 1924	Southwest Indian	22.9°S, 65.0°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1924
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	21.0°S, 156.2°E	Jan 6 to 8, 1913
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1908	Southwest Indian	23.0°S, 62.1°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1908
1894–95	Unnamed storm · 1895	Southwest Indian	18.8°S, 53.9°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1895
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	19.6°S, 51.9°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1888
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Southwest Indian	21.7°S, 83.1°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1871
1851–52	Unnamed storm · 1852	Southwest Indian	28.6°S, 48.6°E	Jan 1 to 8, 1852

Also active on January 8

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)
1969–70	Tropical depression Ada	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 19, 1970	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2016	Hurricane Alex	Atlantic	Jan 7 to 17, 2016	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
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)
1997–98	Cyclone Susan	South Pacific	Dec 20, 1997 to Jan 10, 1998	125 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
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)
1958	Typhoon Ophelia	Western Pacific	Jan 6 to 18, 1958	140 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1988	Typhoon Roy	Western Pacific	Jan 5 to 19, 1988	85 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2013–14	Cyclone Ian	South Pacific	Jan 4 to 15, 2014	110 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2013–14	Cyclone Colin	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 16, 2014	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2000–01	Cyclone Ando	Southwest Indian	Dec 31, 2000 to Jan 13, 2001	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Narelle	Australian region	Jan 5 to 15, 2013	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015–16	Cyclone Ula	South Pacific	Dec 29, 2015 to Jan 16, 2016	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1993–94	Cyclone Daisy	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 17, 1994	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
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)
2017–18	Cyclone Ava	Southwest Indian	Dec 30, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Kerry	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 3 to 18, 2005	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2000–01	Cyclone Bindu	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 22, 2001	80 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1985–86	Cyclone Delifina	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 19, 1986	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Katrina	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 1 to Feb 2, 1998	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Calasanjy	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 17, 1989	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Phil	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 22, 1996 to Jan 16, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Rachel	Australian region	Dec 30, 1996 to Jan 11, 1997	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987	Typhoon Orchid	Western Pacific	Jan 6 to 14, 1987	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2005–06	Cyclone Clare	Australian region	Jan 6 to 10, 2006	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Babiola	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 14, 2000	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978–79	Cyclone Gordon	South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1979	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Carlotta	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 4 to 26, 1972	85 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1978–79	Cyclone Benjamine	Southwest Indian	Jan 3 to 14, 1979	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1995–96	Cyclone Coryna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 12, 1996	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2016	Hurricane Pali	Central Pacific	Jan 6 to 14, 2016	Category 2 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
2025–26	Cyclone Jenna	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 4 to 9, 2026	89 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
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)
1991–92	Cyclone Mark	Australian region	Jan 6 to 11, 1992	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2018–19	Cyclone Penny	Australian region	Dec 28, 2018 to Jan 9, 2019	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2021–22	Cyclone Cody	South Pacific	Jan 7 to 19, 2022	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2019–20	Cyclone Blake	Australian region	Jan 4 to 10, 2020	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985–86	Cyclone Costa	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 19, 1986	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992	Tropical storm Axel	Western Pacific	Jan 3 to 15, 1992	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002–03	Cyclone Ebula	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 15, 2003	63 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1978	Tropical storm Nadine	Western Pacific → Central Pacific	Jan 6 to 13, 1978	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Dongo	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 14, 2009	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2007–08	Cyclone Elisa	South Pacific	Jan 7 to 11, 2008	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1983–84	Cyclone Caboto	Southwest Indian	Jan 4 to 10, 1984	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1985	Tropical storm Fabian	Western Pacific	Jan 4 to 15, 1985	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2018–19	Cyclone Mona	South Pacific	Dec 31, 2018 to Jan 9, 2019	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2004–05	Cyclone Sally	Australian region	Jan 6 to 10, 2005	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Bronwyn	Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1972	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2005–06	Cyclone Tam	South Pacific	Jan 6 to 14, 2006	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1985–86	Cyclone Ophelia	Australian region	Jan 7 to 13, 1986	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2002–03	Unnamed cyclone · 2003	Australian region	Jan 4 to 25, 2003	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Gina	South Pacific	Jan 6 to 10, 1989	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1989–90	Cyclone Rosita	Australian region	Jan 4 to 17, 1990	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1985	Tropical storm Elsie	Western Pacific	Jan 5 to 11, 1985	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1996–97	Unnamed cyclone · 1997	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 13, 1997	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1975	Unnamed subtropical storm · 1975	Atlantic	Jan 4 to 9, 1975	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1958–59	Storm Bertha	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Jan 4 to 22, 1959	Not recorded
1951	Unnamed tropical storm · 1951	Atlantic	Jan 2 to 12, 1951	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1963–64	Storm Audrey	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 6 to 16, 1964	Not recorded
1986–87	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 12, 1987	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1986	Unnamed tropical depression · 1986	North Indian	Jan 6 to 11, 1986	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1975–76	Storm Clotilde	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 21, 1976	Not recorded
1974–75	Storm Blandine	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 12, 1975	Not recorded
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
1969–70	Storm Eliane	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 11, 1970	Not recorded
1965–66	Storm Claude	Southwest Indian	Dec 24, 1965 to Jan 10, 1966	Not recorded
1960–61	Storm Barbarine	South Pacific	Jan 6 to 24, 1961	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)
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Australian region	Jan 7 to 10, 1936	Not recorded
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
1967–68	Storm Flossie	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 14, 1968	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
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 2 to 12, 1957	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1962	Australian region	Jan 6 to 13, 1962	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 7 to 15, 1957	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	Jan 3 to 9, 1930	Not recorded
1975	Unnamed storm · 1975	North Indian	Jan 6 to 10, 1975	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 12, 1956	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 19, 1953	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Jan 2 to 12, 1911	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 9, 1951	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Dec 29, 1951 to Jan 9, 1952	Not recorded
1944	Unnamed storm · 1944	Western Pacific	Jan 7 to 17, 1944	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 10, 1943	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 18, 1940	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 14, 1938	Not recorded
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	Jan 1 to 15, 1934	Not recorded
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	North Indian	Jan 6 to 12, 1923	Not recorded
1907–08	Unnamed storm · 1908	Australian region	Jan 6 to 10, 1908	Not recorded
1915–16	Unnamed storm · 1916	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Jan 4 to 9, 1916	Not recorded
1896–97	Unnamed storm · 1897	Australian region	Jan 4 to 13, 1897	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region → South Pacific	Dec 31, 1942 to Jan 12, 1943	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	Jan 6 to 14, 1963	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Jan 6 to 9, 1940	Not recorded
1968–69	Unnamed storm · 1969	South Pacific	Jan 7 to 16, 1969	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific	Jan 7 to 9, 1961	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 5 to 9, 1941	Not recorded
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	North Indian	Jan 7 to 10, 1939	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	Jan 6 to 11, 1932	Not recorded
1915–16	Unnamed storm · 1916	Southwest Indian	Jan 7 to 13, 1916	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Australian region	Jan 7 to 10, 1913	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Australian region	Jan 7 to 9, 1912	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
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 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

Questions about January 8

What is the strongest storm on record on January 8?

Of the storms active on January 8, Cyclone Ron (1997–98) 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 8?

Yes. 12 storms on record came ashore on January 8. The most recent was Cyclone Claudia (2020): coast crossing (estimated) near 11.9°S, 134.2°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on January 8?

215 storms on record were active on January 8, in 109 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.