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Hurricanes on March 20 in history (1842 to 2026)

185 storms on record were active on March 20 between 1851 and 2026. On this date 40 formed, 7 reached their peak recorded wind, 7 came ashore and 26 ended. The strongest storm active on March 20 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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Recorded trackCame ashore on March 20Tracks of the 77 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on March 20, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

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Cyclone Elaine (1998–99)

Last recorded position: March 20, 1999, 10:00 UTC. Peak: 90 kt · 10-minute (BoM). Australian region, Mar 15 to 20, 1999.

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Came ashore on March 20

7 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
2010	Cyclone Ului	South Pacific → Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.2°S, 149.0°E March 20, 2010, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1999	Cyclone Elaine	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 27.7°S, 113.9°E March 20, 1999, 00:00 UTC	30 kt (35 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1991	Unnamed tropical depression · 1991	Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.2°S, 164.2°E March 20, 1991, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1982	Tropical storm Mamie	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.4°N, 118.9°E March 20, 1982, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1980	Cyclone Doris	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.0°S, 127.7°E March 20, 1980, 06:00 UTC	25 kt (29 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1948	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.7°S, 36.6°E March 20, 1948, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.6°S, 144.8°E March 20, 1939, 23:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on March 20

40 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2021–22	Cyclone Halima	Southwest Indian	9.5°S, 87.3°E	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2017–18	Cyclone Nora	Australian region	7.6°S, 137.2°E	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Fatima	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	6.0°S, 92.1°E	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Imani	Southwest Indian	6.4°S, 88.5°E	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Grace	Australian region → South Pacific	15.3°S, 147.7°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982–83	Cyclone Saba	South Pacific	12.6°S, 136.2°W	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Belinda	Australian region → Southwest Indian	10.0°S, 105.0°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2022	Unnamed tropical depression · 2022	North Indian	9.8°N, 92.5°E	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1964–65	Storm Mavis	Australian region	10.8°S, 118.9°E	Not recorded
2007–08	Unnamed cyclone · 2008	South Pacific	17.4°S, 163.4°E	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2021	Australian region	12.1°S, 97.2°E	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	12.0°S, 146.0°E	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Louise	Southwest Indian	10.5°S, 70.9°E	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	23.5°S, 153.0°E	Not recorded
1903–04	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	13.3°S, 59.5°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	12.3°S, 57.4°E	Not recorded
1850–51	Unnamed storm · 1851	Southwest Indian	15.0°S, 62.4°E	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Australian region	20.2°S, 113.8°E	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	13.8°S, 149.1°E	Not recorded
1938	Unnamed storm · 1938	North Indian	7.7°N, 84.8°E	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	21.4°S, 38.6°E	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	16.0°S, 69.3°E	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	11.0°S, 75.5°E	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	6.8°S, 99.0°E	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	11.7°S, 62.1°E	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	15.3°S, 65.2°E	Not recorded
1892–93	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	9.8°S, 60.6°E	Not recorded
1887–88	Unnamed storm · 1888	Southwest Indian	18.2°S, 83.1°E	Not recorded
1886–87	Unnamed storm · 1887	Australian region → Southwest Indian	10.7°S, 91.8°E	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1884	Australian region → Southwest Indian	10.4°S, 91.3°E	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Australian region	10.4°S, 93.1°E	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	15.3°S, 53.5°E	Not recorded
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	10.5°S, 63.8°E	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Australian region	15.3°S, 108.2°E	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Southwest Indian	16.3°S, 68.0°E	Not recorded
1865–66	Unnamed storm · 1866	Southwest Indian	14.0°S, 80.2°E	Not recorded
1864–65	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	11.2°S, 85.2°E	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1862	Southwest Indian	9.3°S, 81.9°E	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	13.7°S, 68.7°E	Not recorded
1850–51	Unnamed storm · 1851	Southwest Indian	21.3°S, 59.5°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on March 20

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1998–99	Cyclone Vance	Australian region	120 kt (138 mph), 10-minute, BoM	910 hPa (BoM)
1987–88	Cyclone Gasitao	Southwest Indian	92 kt (106 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	927 hPa (Météo-France)
1977–78	Cyclone Winnie	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM	945 hPa (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Mike	South Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	986 hPa (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Belinda	Australian region → Southwest Indian	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	980 hPa (BoM)
2002	Unnamed tropical depression · 2002	Western Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1000 hPa (JTWC)
2007–08	Unnamed cyclone · 2008	South Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	996 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on March 20

26 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
2014–15	Cyclone Pam	South Pacific	45.2°S, 148.0°W	Mar 7 to 20, 2015
1984–85	Cyclone Hina	South Pacific	38.0°S, 155.0°W	Mar 11 to 20, 1985
2009–10	Cyclone Tomas	South Pacific	62.3°S, 119.5°W	Mar 10 to 20, 2010
1998–99	Cyclone Elaine	Australian region	28.9°S, 117.0°E	Mar 15 to 20, 1999
1983–84	Cyclone Daryl	Australian region → Southwest Indian	28.2°S, 88.9°E	Mar 6 to 20, 1984
1973–74	Cyclone Zoe	Australian region → South Pacific	46.1°S, 170.5°W	Mar 5 to 20, 1974
1997–98	Cyclone Elsie	Australian region → Southwest Indian	18.6°S, 77.1°E	Mar 4 to 20, 1998
1998–99	Cyclone Hali	South Pacific	28.0°S, 153.0°W	Mar 11 to 20, 1999
2012–13	Cyclone Tim	Australian region	18.2°S, 148.0°E	Mar 12 to 20, 2013
2008–09	Cyclone Ken	South Pacific	41.0°S, 147.0°W	Mar 16 to 20, 2009

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1974–75	Cyclone Vida	Australian region	36.8°S, 117.0°E	Mar 16 to 20, 1975
1999–00	Cyclone Olga	Australian region	24.0°S, 102.6°E	Mar 14 to 20, 2000
1947	Tropical storm Anna	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 124.4°E	Mar 19 to 20, 1947
1979–80	Unnamed cyclone · 1980	Southwest Indian	15.0°S, 50.0°E	Mar 14 to 20, 1980
1994–95	Tropical depression Lidy	Southwest Indian	19.0°S, 56.2°E	Mar 14 to 20, 1995
1970–71	Storm Maggie	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	40.0°S, 94.0°E	Mar 7 to 20, 1971
1981–82	Unnamed cyclone · 1982	Australian region → Southwest Indian	20.7°S, 89.1°E	Mar 15 to 20, 1982
1960–61	Unnamed storm · 1961	South Pacific	29.1°S, 160.0°W	Mar 12 to 20, 1961
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Southwest Indian	18.9°S, 36.3°E	Mar 16 to 20, 1948
1940–41	Unnamed storm · 1941	Southwest Indian	25.7°S, 56.6°E	Mar 15 to 20, 1941
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	25.9°S, 53.2°E	Mar 14 to 20, 1952
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	29.7°S, 78.3°E	Mar 11 to 20, 1946
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	South Pacific	30.0°S, 173.4°W	Mar 16 to 20, 1943
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Southwest Indian	31.0°S, 52.4°E	Mar 9 to 20, 1938
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	22.5°S, 66.0°E	Mar 17 to 20, 1932
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	31.4°S, 59.9°E	Mar 11 to 20, 1879

Other recorded events on March 20

Editor-reviewed, sourced events.

Year	Storm	Event	When
2006	Cyclone Larry	Crosses the coast near Innisfail, Queensland	March 20, 2006

Also active on March 20

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2017–18	Cyclone Marcus	Australian region	Mar 14 to 25, 2018	135 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2018–19	Cyclone Veronica	Australian region	Mar 18 to 30, 2019	115 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)
1993–94	Cyclone Nadia	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to Apr 2, 1994	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2025–26	Cyclone Narelle	Australian region	Mar 17 to 28, 2026	124 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1989–90	Cyclone Alex	Australian region	Mar 14 to 26, 1990	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Sandy	Australian region	Mar 19 to Apr 3, 1985	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1995–96	Cyclone Beti	South Pacific	Mar 19 to Apr 2, 1996	90 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2005–06	Cyclone Floyd	Australian region	Mar 18 to 27, 2006	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1982	Typhoon Nelson	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to Apr 1, 1982	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2015–16	Cyclone Emeraude	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 23, 2016	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2018–19	Cyclone Joaninha	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to Apr 1, 2019	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1989–90	Cyclone Gregoara	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 3 to 27, 1990	92 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)
1997–98	Cyclone Yali	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 17 to 31, 1998	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
2021–22	Cyclone Charlotte	Australian region	Mar 17 to 26, 2022	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1951	Typhoon Georgia	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 27, 1951	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1996–97	Cyclone Justin	Australian region	Mar 3 to 29, 1997	80 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)
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)
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)
1979	Typhoon Bess	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 25, 1979	70 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1993–94	Cyclone Thomas	South Pacific	Mar 19 to 27, 1994	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
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)
2017–18	Cyclone Eliakim	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 22, 2018	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
1971–72	Cyclone Yolande	South Pacific	Mar 17 to 24, 1972	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1991	Typhoon Tim	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 27, 1991	65 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)
2004–05	Cyclone Hennie	Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to Apr 1, 2005	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2015	Tropical storm Bavi	Western Pacific	Mar 10 to 21, 2015	45 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1973–74	Cyclone Jenny	Australian region	Mar 17 to 31, 1974	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98	Cyclone Nathan	Australian region	Mar 19 to 31, 1998	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1978–79	Cyclone Ivan	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 21, 1979	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
1977–78	Cyclone Nadine	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to 23, 1978	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1974	Tropical storm Amy	Western Pacific	Mar 12 to 21, 1974	55 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1972–73	Cyclone Bella	Australian region	Mar 19 to 25, 1973	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Rae	South Pacific	Mar 17 to 25, 1990	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980–81	Cyclone Fran	South Pacific	Mar 17 to 24, 1981	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2016–17	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	Australian region	Mar 19 to 23, 2017	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2010	Tropical storm Omais	Western Pacific	Mar 19 to 26, 2010	35 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2014–15	Cyclone Reuben	South Pacific	Mar 19 to 25, 2015	40 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
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)
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)
1995–96	Cyclone Guylianne	Southwest Indian	Mar 17 to 25, 1996	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2007–08	Cyclone Lola	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to 31, 2008	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1997–98	Tropical depression Fiona	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 21, 1998	30 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2011–12	Unnamed tropical depression · 2012	Australian region	Mar 11 to 21, 2012	30 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1960–61	Storm Isis	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 15 to 24, 1961	Not recorded
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)
1963–64	Storm Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 14 to 23, 1964	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Katia	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 26, 1970	Not recorded
2024–25	Unnamed cyclone · 2025	Australian region	Mar 17 to 25, 2025	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1994	Unnamed cyclone · 1994	North Indian	Mar 18 to 25, 1994	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
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	Mar 19 to 25, 1953	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Kathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to 30, 1970	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Australian region	Mar 14 to 22, 1912	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Nelly	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 26, 1971	Not recorded
1968–69	Storm Helene	Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to 28, 1969	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 17 to 25, 1946	Not recorded
1961–62	Storm Lucy	Southwest Indian	Mar 17 to 22, 1962	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to 27, 1960	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 24, 1959	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 24, 1956	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 24, 1952	Not recorded
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	Mar 10 to 23, 1937	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Australian region	Mar 16 to 25, 1899	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	Mar 17 to 26, 1949	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Australian region	Mar 16 to 22, 1959	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 19 to 27, 1948	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Mar 9 to 24, 1915	Not recorded
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 17 to 23, 1936	Not recorded
1998–99	Unnamed storm · 1999	Australian region	Mar 19 to 21, 1999	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	South Pacific	Mar 17 to 23, 1960	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1958	Southwest Indian	Mar 14 to 22, 1958	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
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 23, 1940	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Southwest Indian	Mar 17 to 21, 1939	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Mar 17 to 26, 1923	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1921	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 21, 1921	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to 22, 1918	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Mar 11 to 27, 1915	Not recorded
1910	Unnamed storm · 1910	Western Pacific	Mar 15 to 22, 1910	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 24, 1903	Not recorded

Questions about March 20

What is the strongest storm on record on March 20?

Of the storms active on March 20, 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 20?

Yes. 7 storms on record came ashore on March 20. The most recent was Cyclone Ului (2010): coast crossing (estimated) near 20.2°S, 149.0°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on March 20?

185 storms on record were active on March 20, in 105 different years from 1851 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.