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Hurricanes on March 17 in history (1842 to 2026)

201 storms on record were active on March 17 between 1872 and 2026. On this date 19 formed, 11 reached their peak recorded wind, 11 came ashore and 36 ended. The strongest storm active on March 17 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 Erica (2002–03)

Last recorded position: March 17, 2003, 00:00 UTC. Peak: 115 kt · 10-minute (FMS). Australian region → South Pacific, Mar 1 to 17, 2003.

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Came ashore on March 17

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
2022	Cyclone Charlotte	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.7°S, 125.3°E March 17, 2022, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2022	Cyclone Gombe	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.9°S, 37.3°E March 17, 2022, 00:00 UTC	28 kt (32 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
2018	Cyclone Eliakim	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 17.6°S, 49.6°E March 17, 2018, 18:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
2012	Cyclone Lua	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 19.8°S, 120.0°E March 17, 2012, 06:00 UTC	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1980	Cyclone Doris	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.4°S, 136.1°E March 17, 1980, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1980	Cyclone Doris	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.3°S, 136.7°E March 17, 1980, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1974	Cyclone Jenny	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.4°S, 137.0°E March 17, 1974, 09:00 UTC	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1970	Tropical depression Cindy	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.0°S, 135.6°E March 17, 1970, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1970	Unnamed storm · 1970	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.6°N, 125.4°E March 17, 1970, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1970	Tropical depression Cindy	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.2°S, 137.1°E March 17, 1970, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1959	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.9°S, 50.5°E March 17, 1959, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1952	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.8°S, 43.8°E March 17, 1952, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.0°S, 149.1°E March 17, 1940, 14:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on March 17

19 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2025–26	Cyclone Narelle	Australian region	12.3°S, 156.6°E	124 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1997–98	Cyclone Yali	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	11.1°S, 169.7°E	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2021–22	Cyclone Charlotte	Australian region	10.0°S, 126.4°E	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Yolande	South Pacific	15.2°S, 177.5°E	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1973–74	Cyclone Jenny	Australian region	12.6°S, 137.9°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Mike	South Pacific	11.3°S, 164.1°W	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1989–90	Cyclone Rae	South Pacific	12.0°S, 165.0°E	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980–81	Cyclone Fran	South Pacific	13.3°S, 161.8°W	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1995–96	Cyclone Guylianne	Southwest Indian	12.0°S, 71.9°E	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2025	Australian region	12.7°S, 106.8°E	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific → Australian region	13.4°S, 167.0°E	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Lucy	Southwest Indian	14.5°S, 72.4°E	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	15.6°S, 146.8°E	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	15.2°S, 122.9°E	Not recorded
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Australian region → South Pacific	13.7°S, 155.1°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	South Pacific	14.5°S, 169.0°W	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	12.9°S, 63.0°E	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	16.2°S, 62.6°E	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	10.6°S, 122.8°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on March 17

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2015–16	Cyclone Emeraude	Southwest Indian	110 kt (127 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	940 hPa (Météo-France)
1998–99	Cyclone Elaine	Australian region	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	945 hPa (BoM)
2023–24	Cyclone Megan	Australian region	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	950 hPa (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Justin	Australian region	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, BoM	955 hPa (BoM)
2018–19	Cyclone Savannah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	95 kt (109 mph), 10-minute, BoM	953 hPa (BoM)
2019–20	Cyclone Herold	Southwest Indian	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	955 hPa (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Gene	South Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	985 hPa (MetService NZ)
1999–00	Cyclone Olga	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	985 hPa (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Marylou	Southwest Indian	36 kt (41 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	991 hPa (Météo-France)
1997–98	Tropical depression Fiona	Southwest Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	995 hPa (Météo-France)
2019	Unnamed tropical storm · 2019	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1001 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on March 17

36 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2001–02	Cyclone Hary	Southwest Indian	40.3°S, 76.8°E	Mar 3 to 17, 2002
2004–05	Cyclone Ingrid	Australian region	17.5°S, 129.1°E	Mar 3 to 17, 2005
2002–03	Cyclone Erica	Australian region → South Pacific	31.4°S, 162.4°W	Mar 1 to 17, 2003
2002–03	Cyclone Kalunde	Southwest Indian	39.9°S, 72.4°E	Mar 3 to 17, 2003
2020–21	Cyclone Habana	Southwest Indian	22.3°S, 69.6°E	Mar 2 to 17, 2021
2012–13	Cyclone Sandra	Australian region → South Pacific	36.6°S, 171.9°E	Mar 5 to 17, 2013
2021–22	Cyclone Gombe	Southwest Indian	18.8°S, 35.1°E	Mar 6 to 17, 2022
2013–14	Cyclone Lusi	South Pacific	48.3°S, 177.5°W	Mar 8 to 17, 2014
1979–80	Cyclone Laure	Southwest Indian	33.0°S, 67.0°E	Mar 8 to 17, 1980
1995–96	Cyclone Ethel	Australian region	19.8°S, 152.0°E	Mar 7 to 17, 1996

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1973–74	Cyclone Isobel	Australian region	21.4°S, 91.7°E	Mar 9 to 17, 1974
1959	Tropical storm Sally	Western Pacific	12.2°N, 117.0°E	Mar 4 to 17, 1959
1963–64	Cyclone Hazel	Australian region	30.0°S, 95.0°E	Mar 6 to 17, 1964
2021–22	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	23.7°S, 93.9°E	Mar 12 to 17, 2022
1975–76	Cyclone Linda	Australian region	12.6°S, 130.6°E	Mar 14 to 17, 1976
2015–16	Unnamed tropical depression · 2016	Australian region	17.6°S, 142.3°E	Mar 14 to 17, 2016
1966–67	Tropical depression Dulcie	Australian region → South Pacific	28.0°S, 163.0°E	Mar 12 to 17, 1967
1963–64	Storm Harriet	Southwest Indian	36.7°S, 62.6°E	Mar 4 to 17, 1964
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Australian region	27.4°S, 126.5°E	Mar 13 to 17, 1958
1994–95	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	South Pacific	30.8°S, 167.4°W	Mar 15 to 17, 1995
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	22.4°S, 148.8°E	Mar 14 to 17, 1940
1970	Unnamed storm · 1970	Western Pacific	10.9°N, 125.0°E	Mar 14 to 17, 1970
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Southwest Indian	30.5°S, 61.2°E	Mar 13 to 17, 1957
1919–20	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	19.4°S, 118.0°E	Mar 13 to 17, 1920
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region	28.6°S, 113.7°E	Mar 11 to 17, 1917
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	15.8°S, 140.0°E	Mar 15 to 17, 1911
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	37.3°S, 172.0°E	Mar 5 to 17, 1959
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	26.9°S, 162.0°E	Mar 14 to 17, 1918
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	South Pacific	29.4°S, 150.9°W	Mar 7 to 17, 1963
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	23.6°S, 53.7°E	Mar 11 to 17, 1944
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	29.0°S, 54.5°E	Mar 11 to 17, 1939
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Southwest Indian	29.9°S, 64.1°E	Mar 10 to 17, 1928
1918	Unnamed storm · 1918	Western Pacific	45.8°N, 153.5°E	Mar 12 to 17, 1918
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	25.7°S, 60.1°E	Mar 10 to 17, 1909
1898	Unnamed storm · 1898	Atlantic	27.2°N, 51.5°W	Mar 12 to 17, 1898
1890–91	Unnamed storm · 1891	Southwest Indian	28.8°S, 65.7°E	Mar 10 to 17, 1891

Also active on March 17

129 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)
2017–18	Cyclone Marcus	Australian region	Mar 14 to 25, 2018	135 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Gafilo	Southwest Indian	Mar 1 to 18, 2004	125 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)
1998–99	Cyclone Vance	Australian region	Mar 14 to 23, 1999	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Fay	Australian region	Mar 12 to 28, 2004	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Kathy	Australian region	Mar 16 to 24, 1984	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Hina	South Pacific	Mar 11 to 20, 1985	120 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1993–94	Cyclone Nadia	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to Apr 2, 1994	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07	Cyclone Indlala	Southwest Indian	Mar 7 to 19, 2007	95 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)
2018–19	Cyclone Trevor	Australian region	Mar 14 to 27, 2019	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985–86	Cyclone Honorinina	Southwest Indian	Mar 7 to 23, 1986	82 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)
1989–90	Cyclone Gregoara	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 3 to 27, 1990	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1998–99	Cyclone Davina	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 1 to 19, 1999	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1993–94	Cyclone Sharon	Australian region	Mar 12 to 22, 1994	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1972–73	Cyclone Madge	South Pacific → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Feb 28 to Mar 18, 1973	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Winnie	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 29, 1978	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Justine	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 27, 1982	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005–06	Cyclone Wati	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 15 to 28, 2006	85 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)
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)
2005	Tropical storm Roke	Western Pacific	Mar 12 to 19, 2005	55 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
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)
1986–87	Cyclone Daodo	Southwest Indian	Mar 2 to 18, 1987	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1973–74	Cyclone Jessie	Australian region	Mar 16 to 25, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1972–73	Cyclone Nellie	Australian region	Mar 13 to 23, 1973	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Hina	South Pacific	Mar 12 to 21, 1997	65 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
1987–88	Cyclone Hely	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to Apr 2, 1988	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2019–20	Cyclone Gretel	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 13 to 19, 2020	55 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1998–99	Cyclone Hali	South Pacific	Mar 11 to 20, 1999	65 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2012–13	Cyclone Tim	Australian region	Mar 12 to 20, 2013	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2015	Tropical storm Bavi	Western Pacific	Mar 10 to 21, 2015	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2008–09	Cyclone Ken	South Pacific	Mar 16 to 20, 2009	50 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1978–79	Cyclone Ivan	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 21, 1979	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1976–77	Cyclone Pat	South Pacific	Mar 14 to 18, 1977	55 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)
1974–75	Cyclone Vida	Australian region	Mar 16 to 20, 1975	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1983–84	Cyclone Cyril	South Pacific	Mar 16 to 21, 1984	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
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)
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)
1979–80	Unnamed cyclone · 1980	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 20, 1980	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1994–95	Tropical depression Lidy	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 20, 1995	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2011–12	Unnamed tropical depression · 2012	Australian region	Mar 11 to 21, 2012	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Tropical depression Lucie	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 18, 1978	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1980	Unnamed tropical depression · 1980	Western Pacific	Mar 16 to 29, 1980	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
1969–70	Storm Katia	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 26, 1970	Not recorded
1981–82	Unnamed cyclone · 1982	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 20, 1982	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1998–99	Unnamed tropical depression · 1999	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 21, 1999	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region	Feb 24 to Mar 18, 1955	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
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 9 to 19, 1951	Not recorded
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific	Mar 12 to 20, 1961	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 24, 1956	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	South Pacific	Mar 13 to 18, 1949	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	Mar 10 to 19, 1948	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 20, 1948	Not recorded
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 20, 1941	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
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
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Australian region	Mar 16 to 25, 1899	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region	Mar 16 to 22, 1959	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Mar 9 to 24, 1915	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	Mar 16 to 19, 1947	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Australian region	Mar 12 to 18, 1945	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	South Pacific	Mar 15 to 23, 1944	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 21, 1944	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	South Pacific	Mar 16 to 20, 1943	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 23, 1940	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 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
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 16 to 18, 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 18, 1909	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 24, 1903	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 17

What is the strongest storm on record on March 17?

Of the storms active on March 17, 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 17?

Yes. 11 storms on record came ashore on March 17. The most recent was Cyclone Charlotte (2022): coast crossing (estimated) near 9.7°S, 125.3°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on March 17?

201 storms on record were active on March 17, in 100 different years from 1872 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.