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Hurricanes on March 16 in history (1842 to 2026)

217 storms on record were active on March 16 between 1861 and 2025. On this date 20 formed, 15 reached their peak recorded wind, 13 came ashore and 35 ended. The strongest storm active on March 16 was Cyclone Marcus (2017–18), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 150 kt (173 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 Winnie (1977–78)

First recorded position: March 16, 1978, 00:00 UTC. Peak: 100 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian, Mar 16 to 29, 1978.

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Came ashore on March 16

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
2019	Cyclone Trevor	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.5°S, 149.8°E March 16, 2019, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Marcus	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.0°S, 131.4°E March 16, 2018, 21:00 UTC	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Eliakim	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.7°S, 49.7°E March 16, 2018, 18:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Marcus	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.1°S, 132.1°E March 16, 2018, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Eliakim	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.8°S, 50.4°E March 16, 2018, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2016	Unnamed tropical depression · 2016	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.7°S, 141.0°E March 16, 2016, 06:00 UTC	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2014	Cyclone Lusi	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 40.7°S, 171.9°E March 16, 2014, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2012	Unnamed tropical depression · 2012	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.7°S, 141.0°E March 16, 2012, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2005	Tropical storm Roke	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°N, 125.7°E March 16, 2005, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1999	Cyclone Vance	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.1°S, 131.8°E March 16, 1999, 18:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1999	Cyclone Vance	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.5°S, 131.6°E March 16, 1999, 00:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1955	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.2°S, 146.0°E March 16, 1955, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Unnamed storm · 1949	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.1°S, 165.5°E March 16, 1949, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 24.3°S, 43.7°E March 16, 1941, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1920	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.8°S, 120.4°E March 16, 1920, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1911	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.0°S, 145.6°E March 16, 1911, 16:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on March 16

20 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1983–84	Cyclone Kathy	Australian region	12.0°S, 148.5°E	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94	Cyclone Nadia	Southwest Indian	14.3°S, 78.0°E	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1977–78	Cyclone Winnie	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	13.6°S, 83.8°E	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Justine	Southwest Indian	12.2°S, 54.7°E	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1973–74	Cyclone Jessie	Australian region	11.8°S, 121.4°E	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Hely	Southwest Indian	13.5°S, 55.5°E	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2008–09	Cyclone Ken	South Pacific	17.7°S, 163.2°W	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1978–79	Cyclone Ivan	Australian region → Southwest Indian	13.0°S, 92.0°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1974–75	Cyclone Vida	Australian region	14.1°S, 95.5°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Cyril	South Pacific	13.5°S, 173.2°E	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980	Unnamed tropical depression · 1980	Western Pacific	6.0°N, 147.8°E	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969–70	Storm Katia	Southwest Indian	15.5°S, 61.2°E	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	13.4°S, 56.5°E	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	15.3°S, 43.4°E	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Australian region	18.3°S, 119.3°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region	14.0°S, 107.0°E	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	14.8°S, 122.2°E	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	10.0°S, 59.1°E	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	South Pacific	15.2°S, 177.3°W	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	South Pacific → Australian region	16.9°S, 161.7°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on March 16

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1984–85	Cyclone Hina	South Pacific	120 kt (138 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	910 hPa (MetService NZ)
2011–12	Cyclone Lua	Australian region	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	935 hPa (BoM)
2005	Tropical storm Roke	Western Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, JMA	980 hPa (JMA)
2017–18	Cyclone Eliakim	Southwest Indian	60 kt (69 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	980 hPa (Météo-France)
1996–97	Cyclone Hina	South Pacific	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, FMS	965 hPa (FMS)
1998–99	Cyclone Hali	South Pacific	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, FMS	970 hPa (FMS)
1976–77	Cyclone Pat	South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
2010–11	Arani cyclone · 2011	South Atlantic	45 kt (52 mph), 1-minute, NHC	989 hPa (NHC)
1975–76	Cyclone Linda	Australian region	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	995 hPa (BoM)
2015–16	Unnamed tropical depression · 2016	Australian region	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, BoM	998 hPa (BoM)
1979–80	Unnamed cyclone · 1980	Southwest Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
1966–67	Tropical depression Dulcie	Australian region → South Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	996 hPa (BoM)
1977–78	Tropical depression Lucie	Southwest Indian	28 kt (32 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	997 hPa (Météo-France)
1998–99	Unnamed tropical depression · 1999	Southwest Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	995 hPa (Météo-France)
1994–95	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	South Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded

Ended on March 16

35 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2018–19	Cyclone Idai	Southwest Indian	18.5°S, 31.4°E	Mar 4 to 16, 2019
2007–08	Cyclone Jokwe	Southwest Indian	26.5°S, 42.7°E	Mar 2 to 16, 2008
1982–83	Cyclone Rewa	South Pacific	27.5°S, 133.5°W	Mar 7 to 16, 1983
1979–80	Cyclone Sina	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	50.0°S, 173.0°W	Mar 9 to 16, 1980
1974–75	Cyclone Wilma	Australian region	19.8°S, 129.7°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1975
1991	Tropical storm Sharon	Western Pacific	11.0°N, 108.5°E	Mar 3 to 16, 1991
1979–80	Cyclone Kolia	Southwest Indian	32.5°S, 52.0°E	Feb 25 to Mar 16, 1980
2003–04	Cyclone Helma	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	33.0°S, 83.1°E	Mar 7 to 16, 2004
2016–17	Cyclone Fernando	Southwest Indian	40.0°S, 53.8°E	Mar 5 to 16, 2017
1989–90	Cyclone Felana	Southwest Indian	34.0°S, 70.0°E	Mar 5 to 16, 1990

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2010–11	Arani cyclone · 2011	South Atlantic	25.4°S, 30.5°W	Mar 9 to 16, 2011
1962–63	Unnamed tropical depression · 1963	Australian region	22.8°S, 151.7°E	Mar 14 to 16, 1963
2001–02	Unnamed cyclone · 2002	South Pacific	23.2°S, 177.1°E	Mar 13 to 16, 2002
1972–73	Storm Lydie	Southwest Indian	34.0°S, 59.0°E	Mar 4 to 16, 1973
1949–50	Unnamed storm · 1950	Australian region	29.5°S, 139.0°E	Mar 4 to 16, 1950
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	24.4°S, 52.3°E	Mar 13 to 16, 1957
1933–34	Unnamed storm · 1934	Southwest Indian	20.7°S, 43.7°E	Mar 12 to 16, 1934
1925	Unnamed storm · 1925	North Indian	11.5°N, 80.7°E	Mar 12 to 16, 1925
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	25.7°S, 46.4°E	Mar 11 to 16, 1910
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1907	Southwest Indian	23.5°S, 47.8°E	Mar 9 to 16, 1907
1900–01	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	16.3°S, 46.3°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1901
1932–33	Unnamed storm · 1933	Australian region → South Pacific	31.7°S, 165.0°E	Mar 9 to 16, 1933
1968–69	Unnamed storm · 1969	South Pacific	19.0°S, 166.0°E	Mar 15 to 16, 1969
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	26.7°S, 56.6°E	Mar 13 to 16, 1957
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	24.2°S, 153.3°E	Mar 14 to 16, 1947
1921–22	Unnamed storm · 1922	Australian region	14.0°S, 125.0°E	Mar 14 to 16, 1922
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	29.2°S, 64.6°E	Mar 11 to 16, 1918
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Southwest Indian	22.4°S, 63.2°E	Mar 12 to 16, 1917
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	23.7°S, 64.2°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1909
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	26.7°S, 61.6°E	Mar 11 to 16, 1909
1890–91	Unnamed storm · 1891	Southwest Indian	28.8°S, 65.7°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1891
1873–74	Unnamed storm · 1874	Southwest Indian	17.5°S, 39.8°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1874
1871–72	Unnamed storm · 1872	Southwest Indian	23.7°S, 68.5°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1872
1867–68	Unnamed storm · 1868	Southwest Indian	26.4°S, 56.6°E	Mar 10 to 16, 1868
1860–61	Unnamed storm · 1861	Australian region	13.9°S, 90.7°E	Mar 11 to 16, 1861

Also active on March 16

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2005–06	Cyclone Larry	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 14 to 21, 2006	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Gafilo	Southwest Indian	Mar 1 to 18, 2004	125 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2001–02	Cyclone Hary	Southwest Indian	Mar 3 to 17, 2002	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Ului	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 10 to 22, 2010	115 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2014–15	Cyclone Pam	South Pacific	Mar 7 to 20, 2015	135 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1991–92	Cyclone Fran	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 4 to 21, 1992	110 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2013–14	Cyclone Gillian	Australian region	Mar 7 to 28, 2014	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94	Cyclone Litanne	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 5 to 19, 1994	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Ingrid	Australian region	Mar 3 to 17, 2005	125 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2002–03	Cyclone Erica	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 1 to 17, 2003	115 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2003–04	Cyclone Fay	Australian region	Mar 12 to 28, 2004	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2002–03	Cyclone Kalunde	Southwest Indian	Mar 3 to 17, 2003	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07	Cyclone Indlala	Southwest Indian	Mar 7 to 19, 2007	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2020–21	Cyclone Habana	Southwest Indian	Mar 2 to 17, 2021	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1989–90	Cyclone Alex	Australian region	Mar 14 to 26, 1990	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Gasitao	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 25, 1988	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1985–86	Cyclone Honorinina	Southwest Indian	Mar 7 to 23, 1986	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2015–16	Cyclone Emeraude	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 23, 2016	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1984–85	Cyclone Kirsty	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 1 to 19, 1985	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2009–10	Cyclone Tomas	South Pacific	Mar 10 to 20, 2010	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1979–80	Cyclone Doris	Australian region	Mar 12 to 29, 1980	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998–99	Cyclone Elaine	Australian region	Mar 15 to 20, 1999	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Gregoara	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 3 to 27, 1990	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012–13	Cyclone Sandra	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 5 to 17, 2013	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1998–99	Cyclone Davina	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 1 to 19, 1999	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1993–94	Cyclone Sharon	Australian region	Mar 12 to 22, 1994	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2021–22	Cyclone Gombe	Southwest Indian	Mar 6 to 17, 2022	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2023–24	Cyclone Neville	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 7 to 25, 2024	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2014–15	Cyclone Nathan	Australian region	Mar 9 to 27, 2015	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2023–24	Cyclone Megan	Australian region	Mar 12 to 21, 2024	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1972–73	Cyclone Madge	South Pacific → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Feb 28 to Mar 18, 1973	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Justin	Australian region	Mar 3 to 29, 1997	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005–06	Cyclone Wati	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 15 to 28, 2006	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2018–19	Cyclone Savannah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 8 to 22, 2019	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Ivor	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 14 to 26, 1990	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981	Typhoon Freda	Western Pacific	Mar 11 to 18, 1981	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2019–20	Cyclone Herold	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 21, 2020	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2008–09	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 26, 2009	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1980–81	Cyclone Max	Australian region	Mar 9 to 19, 1981	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Daryl	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 6 to 20, 1984	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1973–74	Cyclone Zoe	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 5 to 20, 1974	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94	Cyclone Mariola	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 7 to 19, 1994	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2024–25	Cyclone Jude	Southwest Indian	Mar 4 to 18, 2025	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Cyclone Elsie	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 4 to 20, 1998	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979–80	Cyclone Laure	Southwest Indian	Mar 8 to 17, 1980	100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1986–87	Cyclone Daodo	Southwest Indian	Mar 2 to 18, 1987	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1972–73	Cyclone Nellie	Australian region	Mar 13 to 23, 1973	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1995–96	Cyclone Ethel	Australian region	Mar 7 to 17, 1996	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1992–93	Cyclone Roger	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 10 to 27, 1993	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982	Tropical storm Mamie	Western Pacific	Mar 14 to 25, 1982	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1976–77	Cyclone Norman	South Pacific	Mar 9 to 24, 1977	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1973–74	Cyclone Isobel	Australian region	Mar 9 to 17, 1974	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019–20	Cyclone Gretel	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 13 to 19, 2020	55 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2012–13	Cyclone Tim	Australian region	Mar 12 to 20, 2013	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1959	Tropical storm Sally	Western Pacific	Mar 4 to 17, 1959	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2015	Tropical storm Bavi	Western Pacific	Mar 10 to 21, 2015	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1963–64	Cyclone Hazel	Australian region	Mar 6 to 17, 1964	65 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2021–22	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Mar 12 to 17, 2022	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1991–92	Cyclone Gene	South Pacific	Mar 13 to 19, 1992	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1975–76	Cyclone Hope	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 9 to 19, 1976	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1970–71	Cyclone Lena	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 13 to 23, 1971	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1967	Tropical storm Therese	Western Pacific	Mar 15 to 26, 1967	60 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1993	Tropical storm Irma	Western Pacific	Mar 5 to 19, 1993	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1995–96	Cyclone Atu	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 4 to 18, 1996	45 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1974	Tropical storm Amy	Western Pacific	Mar 12 to 21, 1974	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1999–00	Cyclone Olga	Australian region	Mar 14 to 20, 2000	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2010–11	Cyclone Cherono	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 25, 2011	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1971	Tropical storm Thelma	Western Pacific	Mar 15 to 24, 1971	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969–70	Tropical depression Cindy	Australian region	Mar 11 to 22, 1970	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1965–66	Cyclone Kay	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 29, 1966	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1985–86	Cyclone Iarima	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 18, 1986	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1977–78	Cyclone Marylou	Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 19, 1978	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Tropical depression Fiona	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 21, 1998	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1994–95	Tropical depression Lidy	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 20, 1995	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2019	Unnamed tropical storm · 2019	Western Pacific	Mar 11 to 19, 2019	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1960–61	Storm Isis	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 15 to 24, 1961	Not recorded
1990–91	Unnamed tropical depression · 1991	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 14 to 21, 1991	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962–63	Unnamed cyclone · 1963	Australian region	Mar 14 to 24, 1963	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1966–67	Storm Cynthia	Australian region	Mar 13 to 19, 1967	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed cyclone · 1956	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 12 to 18, 1956	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1974–75	Storm Ines	Southwest Indian	Mar 9 to 19, 1975	Not recorded
1963–64	Storm Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 14 to 23, 1964	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Maggie	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 7 to 20, 1971	Not recorded
1963–64	Storm Harriet	Southwest Indian	Mar 4 to 17, 1964	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Australian region	Mar 13 to 17, 1958	Not recorded
1981–82	Unnamed cyclone · 1982	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 20, 1982	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2004	Unnamed tropical storm · 2004	Western Pacific	Mar 14 to 23, 2004	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Mar 14 to 27, 1960	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed cyclone · 1958	South Pacific	Mar 11 to 19, 1958	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Australian region	Mar 14 to 22, 1912	Not recorded
1966–67	Storm Elaine	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 13 to 19, 1967	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Nelly	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 26, 1971	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Mar 14 to 17, 1940	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 9 to 19, 1951	Not recorded
1970	Unnamed storm · 1970	Western Pacific	Mar 14 to 17, 1970	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific	Mar 12 to 20, 1961	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 24, 1959	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 17, 1957	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 24, 1952	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	Mar 10 to 19, 1948	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 18, 1939	Not recorded
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 23, 1937	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region	Mar 11 to 17, 1917	Not recorded
1912–13	Unnamed storm · 1913	Southwest Indian	Mar 9 to 18, 1913	Not recorded
1912	Unnamed storm · 1912	Western Pacific	Mar 15 to 18, 1912	Not recorded
1906–07	Unnamed storm · 1907	Australian region	Mar 11 to 19, 1907	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 5 to 17, 1959	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 14 to 17, 1918	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Mar 9 to 24, 1915	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Australian region	Mar 12 to 18, 1945	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	South Pacific	Mar 7 to 17, 1963	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific	Mar 11 to 19, 1961	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 22, 1958	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 20, 1952	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 20, 1946	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 17, 1944	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	South Pacific	Mar 15 to 23, 1944	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 23, 1940	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 17, 1939	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	Mar 9 to 20, 1938	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Australian region	Mar 11 to 19, 1935	Not recorded
1929–30	Unnamed storm · 1930	Australian region	Mar 11 to 18, 1930	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 17, 1928	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 18, 1928	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 18, 1921	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 21, 1921	Not recorded
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	Western Pacific	Mar 12 to 17, 1918	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Mar 11 to 27, 1915	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 11 to 19, 1912	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 19, 1911	Not recorded
1910	Unnamed storm · 1910	Western Pacific	Mar 15 to 22, 1910	Not recorded
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 17, 1909	Not recorded
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 18, 1909	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 24, 1903	Not recorded
1898	Unnamed storm · 1898	Atlantic	Mar 12 to 17, 1898	Not recorded
1890–91	Unnamed storm · 1891	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 17, 1891	Not recorded
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 20, 1879	Not recorded
1871–72	Unnamed storm · 1872	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 18, 1872	Not recorded

Questions about March 16

What is the strongest storm on record on March 16?

Of the storms active on March 16, Cyclone Marcus (2017–18) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 150 kt (173 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 March 16?

Yes. 13 storms on record came ashore on March 16. The most recent was Cyclone Trevor (2019): coast crossing (estimated) near 9.5°S, 149.8°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on March 16?

217 storms on record were active on March 16, in 107 different years from 1861 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.