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Hurricanes on March 23 in history (1842 to 2026)

201 storms on record were active on March 23 between 1851 and 2026. On this date 21 formed, 16 reached their peak recorded wind, 12 came ashore and 17 ended. The strongest storm active on March 23 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 Honorinina (1985–86)

Last recorded position: March 23, 1986, 06:00 UTC. Peak: 82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France). Southwest Indian, Mar 7 to 23, 1986.

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Came ashore on March 23

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
2026	Cyclone Narelle	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.6°S, 128.7°E March 23, 2026, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
2019	Cyclone Trevor	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.0°S, 137.6°E March 23, 2019, 00:00 UTC	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2017	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.3°S, 118.5°E March 23, 2017, 05:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2015	Cyclone Nathan	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.7°S, 133.7°E March 23, 2015, 18:00 UTC	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
2014	Unnamed tropical depression · 2014	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 9.5°N, 123.5°E March 23, 2014, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1994	Cyclone Nadia	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.1°S, 50.1°E March 23, 1994, 00:00 UTC	82 kt (94 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	Estimated from the track
1980	Cyclone Tia	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.3°S, 178.8°E March 23, 1980, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1980	Unnamed tropical depression · 1980	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.9°N, 125.8°E March 23, 1980, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1977	Cyclone Norman	South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 37.3°S, 174.2°E March 23, 1977, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1961	Storm Isis	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 43.6°S, 169.2°E March 23, 1961, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.0°S, 143.9°E March 23, 1940, 07:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1904	Unnamed storm · 1904	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.8°S, 55.6°E March 23, 1904, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on March 23

21 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2016–17	Cyclone Debbie	Australian region	14.2°S, 151.7°E	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2018	Typhoon Jelawat	Western Pacific	4.4°N, 147.4°E	105 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2006–07	Cyclone Kara	Australian region	16.2°S, 124.5°E	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Errol	Australian region	11.0°S, 99.6°E	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08	Cyclone Pancho	Australian region	12.0°S, 102.0°E	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1970–71	Cyclone Mavis	Australian region	17.0°S, 121.1°E	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1991–92	Cyclone Hettie	South Pacific	10.0°S, 148.1°W	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2008–09	Cyclone Jasper	Australian region → South Pacific	14.7°S, 154.2°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977	Tropical storm Patsy	Western Pacific	2.5°N, 164.5°E	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1963–64	Storm Katie	Australian region	13.0°S, 129.0°E	Not recorded
1978–79	Tropical depression Helios	Southwest Indian	10.1°S, 54.0°E	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region	19.3°S, 117.3°E	Not recorded
1983–84	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	South Pacific	16.0°S, 174.0°E	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2025–26	Unnamed cyclone · 2026	South Pacific	17.2°S, 162.5°E	45 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1964–65	Storm Ruth	Australian region → Southwest Indian	8.7°S, 130.0°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2003–04	Unnamed tropical depression · 2004	Southwest Indian	8.4°S, 55.8°E	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Australian region	12.3°S, 156.1°E	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region → South Pacific	7.5°S, 158.5°E	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1945	Australian region	19.1°S, 114.1°E	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region	16.7°S, 129.3°E	Not recorded
1919–20	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	5.7°S, 130.7°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on March 23

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

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2013–14	Cyclone Gillian	Australian region	120 kt (138 mph), 10-minute, BoM	927 hPa (BoM)
2017–18	Cyclone Nora	Australian region	85 kt (98 mph), 10-minute, BoM	960 hPa (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Agatha	South Pacific	70 kt (81 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	965 hPa (MetService NZ)
1991	Typhoon Tim	Western Pacific	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, JMA	970 hPa (JMA)
1965–66	Cyclone Nellie	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	70 kt (81 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	987 hPa (BoM)
1973–74	Cyclone Alice	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	55 kt (63 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	980 hPa (MetService NZ)
2008–09	Cyclone Jasper	Australian region → South Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	980 hPa (FMS)
1972–73	Cyclone Bella	Australian region	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, BoM	998 hPa (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Rae	South Pacific	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	985 hPa (MetService NZ)
2016–17	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	Australian region	50 kt (58 mph), 10-minute, BoM	985 hPa (BoM)
1965–66	Cyclone Kay	Australian region → Southwest Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	995 hPa (BoM)
1980	Unnamed tropical depression · 1980	Western Pacific	30 kt (35 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded
1983–84	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	South Pacific	40 kt (46 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	990 hPa (MetService NZ)
2025–26	Unnamed cyclone · 2026	South Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 1-minute, Real-time	990 hPa (Real-time)
1994	Unnamed cyclone · 1994	North Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2003–04	Unnamed tropical depression · 2004	Southwest Indian	25 kt (29 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	1002 hPa (JTWC)

Ended on March 23

17 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1998–99	Cyclone Vance	Australian region	35.2°S, 133.0°E	Mar 14 to 23, 1999
1985–86	Cyclone Honorinina	Southwest Indian	38.0°S, 45.1°E	Mar 7 to 23, 1986
2015–16	Cyclone Emeraude	Southwest Indian	11.6°S, 83.2°E	Mar 14 to 23, 2016
1972–73	Cyclone Nellie	Australian region	20.4°S, 94.4°E	Mar 13 to 23, 1973
1970–71	Cyclone Lena	Australian region → South Pacific	39.1°S, 159.3°W	Mar 13 to 23, 1971
1977–78	Cyclone Nadine	Southwest Indian	29.5°S, 82.5°E	Mar 18 to 23, 1978
2016–17	Unnamed cyclone · 2017	Australian region	22.5°S, 119.2°E	Mar 19 to 23, 2017
2022	Unnamed tropical depression · 2022	North Indian	19.0°N, 94.6°E	Mar 20 to 23, 2022
1963–64	Storm Gertie	Australian region → South Pacific	16.9°S, 171.0°E	Mar 14 to 23, 1964
2004	Unnamed tropical storm · 2004	Western Pacific	17.9°N, 126.1°E	Mar 14 to 23, 2004

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1936–37	Unnamed storm · 1937	Southwest Indian	20.9°S, 50.0°E	Mar 10 to 23, 1937
1935–36	Unnamed storm · 1936	Australian region → South Pacific	26.9°S, 161.9°E	Mar 17 to 23, 1936
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	South Pacific	30.9°S, 172.0°W	Mar 17 to 23, 1960
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	South Pacific	32.6°S, 177.1°E	Mar 15 to 23, 1944
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Southwest Indian	21.4°S, 62.9°E	Mar 15 to 23, 1940
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	25.9°S, 67.1°E	Mar 20 to 23, 1931
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	13.5°S, 55.1°E	Mar 20 to 23, 1918

Also active on March 23

142 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)
1999–00	Cyclone Hudah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to Apr 9, 2000	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2018–19	Cyclone Veronica	Australian region	Mar 18 to 30, 2019	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2005–06	Cyclone Glenda	Australian region	Mar 22 to 31, 2006	110 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)
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)
1974–75	Cyclone Beverley	Australian region	Mar 22 to Apr 3, 1975	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Sandy	Australian region	Mar 19 to Apr 3, 1985	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1961	Typhoon Tess	Western Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 2, 1961	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2021–22	Cyclone Halima	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 7, 2022	110 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)
2024–25	Cyclone Courtney	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to Apr 3, 2025	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Doris	Australian region	Mar 12 to 29, 1980	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
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)
2003–04	Cyclone Itsang	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 29, 2004	90 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)
1956	Typhoon Sarah	Western Pacific	Mar 21 to Apr 5, 1956	125 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2001–02	Cyclone Ikala	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 3, 2002	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2021–22	Cyclone Charlotte	Australian region	Mar 17 to 26, 2022	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1951	Typhoon Georgia	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 27, 1951	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1996–97	Cyclone Justin	Australian region	Mar 3 to 29, 1997	80 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)
2008–09	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 15 to 26, 2009	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2023–24	Cyclone Gamane	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 1, 2024	75 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83	Cyclone Sarah	South Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 3, 1983	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1990–91	Cyclone Fatima	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 20 to Apr 2, 1991	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2009–10	Cyclone Imani	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 29, 2010	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1973–74	Cyclone Jessie	Australian region	Mar 16 to 25, 1974	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2008–09	Cyclone Izilda	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 29, 2009	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2010–11	Cyclone Bune	South Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 2, 2011	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1955	Typhoon Wilda	Western Pacific	Mar 21 to 30, 1955	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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)
1982	Tropical storm Mamie	Western Pacific	Mar 14 to 25, 1982	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1987–88	Cyclone Hely	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to Apr 2, 1988	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1988–89	Cyclone Jinabo	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 1, 1989	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2004–05	Cyclone Hennie	Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to Apr 1, 2005	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
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)
2017–18	Cyclone Iris	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 22 to Apr 9, 2018	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1967	Tropical storm Therese	Western Pacific	Mar 15 to 26, 1967	60 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1993–94	Tropical depression Usha	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 4, 1994	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2003–04	Cyclone Grace	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 20 to 26, 2004	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2013–14	Cyclone Mike	South Pacific	Mar 17 to 26, 2014	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1982–83	Cyclone Saba	South Pacific	Mar 20 to 25, 1983	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1980–81	Cyclone Fran	South Pacific	Mar 17 to 24, 1981	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
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)
2016–17	Cyclone Caleb	Australian region	Mar 21 to 30, 2017	45 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)
1971–72	Cyclone Belinda	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 29, 1972	35 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)
1964–65	Storm Mavis	Australian region	Mar 20 to 26, 1965	Not recorded
2002	Unnamed tropical depression · 2002	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 25, 2002	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962–63	Unnamed cyclone · 1963	Australian region	Mar 14 to 24, 1963	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1951	Unnamed tropical depression · 1951	Central Pacific	Mar 21 to 30, 1951	26 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
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)
2007–08	Unnamed cyclone · 2008	South Pacific	Mar 20 to 26, 2008	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2021	Australian region	Mar 20 to 26, 2021	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Mar 14 to 27, 1960	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed tropical depression · 1963	Australian region	Mar 22 to 25, 1963	15 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Australian region	Mar 19 to 25, 1953	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Mar 20 to Apr 1, 1923	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Kathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to 30, 1970	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 21 to Apr 7, 1955	Not recorded
1970–71	Storm Nelly	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 26, 1971	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Louise	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 1, 1970	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
1965–66	Storm Sandra	Australian region	Mar 21 to 24, 1966	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
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to Apr 7, 1959	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 24, 1956	Not recorded
1952–53	Unnamed storm · 1953	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 27, 1953	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1952	Southwest Indian	Mar 12 to 24, 1952	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	Mar 21 to 26, 1949	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 25, 1944	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Mar 21 to 26, 1940	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region	Mar 18 to 28, 1939	Not recorded
1909–10	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 28, 1910	Not recorded
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 26, 1909	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 5, 1903	Not recorded
1898–99	Unnamed storm · 1899	Australian region	Mar 16 to 25, 1899	Not recorded
1850–51	Unnamed storm · 1851	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 26, 1851	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	Mar 17 to 26, 1949	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	Mar 22 to 29, 1957	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
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Australian region	Mar 22 to 31, 1938	Not recorded
1987–88	Unnamed storm · 1988	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 24, 1988	Not recorded
1982–83	Unnamed storm · 1983	South Pacific	Mar 22 to 27, 1983	Not recorded
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 21 to 25, 1926	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Mar 20 to 26, 1911	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 30, 1943	Not recorded
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 29, 1942	Not recorded
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 26, 1935	Not recorded
1931–32	Unnamed storm · 1932	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 25, 1932	Not recorded
1930–31	Unnamed storm · 1931	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 25, 1931	Not recorded
1928–29	Unnamed storm · 1929	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 24, 1929	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	Mar 20 to 25, 1928	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	Mar 21 to 25, 1928	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Australian region	Mar 21 to 28, 1927	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Mar 17 to 26, 1923	Not recorded
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 25, 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 21 to 31, 1912	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 21 to 29, 1912	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 27, 1911	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 31, 1911	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Mar 22 to 28, 1911	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Mar 11 to 24, 1903	Not recorded
1892–93	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 27, 1893	Not recorded
1886–87	Unnamed storm · 1887	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 25, 1887	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1884	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 25, 1884	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1884	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 27, 1884	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Australian region	Mar 20 to 24, 1883	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 25, 1883	Not recorded
1882–83	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 21 to 24, 1883	Not recorded
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 1, 1879	Not recorded
1873–74	Unnamed storm · 1874	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 1, 1874	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Australian region	Mar 20 to 25, 1871	Not recorded
1870–71	Unnamed storm · 1871	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 25, 1871	Not recorded
1865–66	Unnamed storm · 1866	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 24, 1866	Not recorded
1864–65	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 24, 1865	Not recorded
1864–65	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 26, 1865	Not recorded
1861–62	Unnamed storm · 1862	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 25, 1862	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 29, 1860	Not recorded

Questions about March 23

What is the strongest storm on record on March 23?

Of the storms active on March 23, 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 23?

Yes. 12 storms on record came ashore on March 23. The most recent was Cyclone Narelle (2026): coast crossing (estimated) near 14.6°S, 128.7°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on March 23?

201 storms on record were active on March 23, 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.