A REVIEW OF THE 2019-2020 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON

                         FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

     Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions, 
  tropical cyclones and warned systems which occurred in the Southern
  Hemisphere between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 as reported in the 
  Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries.  Dates include pre- and 
  post-warning but not extratropical stages. Pressure and wind data 
  reflect tropical and/or subtopical stages only.


 Basins - Tropical cyclone basins where the cyclone tracked during
          the majority of its life:

        SI   - Southwest Indian Ocean - West of 120E
        AU   - Northwest Australia/Southeast Indian Ocean - 120E to 150E
        SP   - South Pacific Ocean - East of 160E
        SA   - South Atlantic Ocean

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                                South Atlantic
  NUM             NAME             DATES               CENT PRS   MSW       BASIN
      Local                                             (mb)    (kts)
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  ---             KURUMI         JAN 22 - JAN 25        988      ---         SA (1)

(1) SUBTROPICAL STORM

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                             South Hemisphere (Excluding South Atlantic)
  NUM             NAME                  DATES           CENT PRS   MSW       BASIN
 JTWC  Local                                             (mb)    (kts)
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 96S   01          ---           JUL 20 - JUL 24        1002      25         SI (1)
 01P   01F         RITA          NOV 11 - NOV 29         977      65         SP
 02S   02          BELNA         NOV 28 - DEC 12         959     100         SI
 03S   03          AMBALI        DEC 02 - DEC 08         929     135         SI
 05S   04          CALVINIA      DEC 11 - JAN 01         973      70         SI
 97P   02F         ---           DEC 18 - DEC 23         998      25         SP (2)
 98P               ---           DEC 19 - DEC 21        1000      30         SP (2)
 04P   03F         SARAI         DEC 22 - JAN 02         973      70         SP
 06S   02U         BLAKE         JAN 02 - JAN 10         989      50         SI/AU
 07S   03U         CLAUDIA       JAN 04 - JAN 19         971      80         AU/SI
 08P   04F         TINO          JAN 11 - JAN 19         966      70         SP
 09S   05          ---           JAN 17 - JAN 23         999      35         SI
 10S   06          DIANE         JAN 19 - JAN 30         980      50         SI
 12P   05F         ---           JAN 20 - JAN 28        1000      35         SP
 11S   07          ESAMI         JAN 21 - JAN 27         993      45         SI
 98P               ---           JAN 26 - JAN 28         998      25         SP (2)
 13S   08          FRANCISCO     JAN 31 - FEB 15         994      45         SI
 15P   06U 06F     UESI          JAN 31 - FEB 15         971      75         SP
 14S   05U         DAMIEN        FEB 02 - FEB 10         955      95         AU/SI
 93P               ---           FEB 05 - FEB 18         992      35         SP (3)
 16S   09          GABEKILE      FEB 11 - FEB 23         978      75         SI
 96P   07F         ---           FEB 14 - FEB 22         998      25         SP (1)(4)
 ---   07F         ---           FEB 14 - FEB 20         999     ---         SP (4)
 ---   08F         ---           FEB 16 - FEB 21         992     ---         SP (4)
 17P   09F         VICKY         FEB 19 - FEB 24         988      45         SP
 18P   10F         WASI          FEB 19 - FEB 24         990      55         SP
 19S   07U         ESTHER        FEB 20 - MAR 01         992      50         AU
 20S   08U         FERDINAND     FEB 20 - MAR 01         960      95         SI/AU
 22S   10          HEROLD        MAR 01 - MAR 20         960     100         SI
 21S               TWENTYONE     MAR 08 - MAR 14        1003      35         SI
 23P   10U         GRETEL        MAR 08 - MAR 16         980      55         AU/SP
 98P               ---           MAR 24 - APR 03        1004      25         SP (2)
 25P   12U 12F     HAROLD        MAR 29 - APR 09         912     145         SP
 24S   11          IRONDRO       MAR 30 - APR 06         945      95         SI
 26S   12          JERUTO        APR 10 - APR 18        1000      40         SI
 96S               ---           MAY 01 - MAY 11        1002      30         SI (2)
 27S   17U         MANGGA        MAY 17 - MAY 24         995      35         SI

 (1) DESIGNATED BY LA REUNION ONLY
 (2) UNNUMBERED DEPRESSION BY JTWC
 (3) SUBTROPICAL STORM
 (4) DESIGNATION APPEARS TO APPLY TO MULTIPLE SYSTEMS
 (5) DESIGNATED BY NADI (FIJI) ONLY



 (1) Designated as an unnumbered depression by JTWC

 (2) Warned as a Sub-tropical Storm. 
 (3) Depression/Disturbance number issued by Fiji only
 (4) System did not meet local definitions for a Tropical Storm
 (5) Depression/Disturbance number issued by BOM only.
 
 



Prepared by Steven Young ([email protected])

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