1996–97 Australian region cyclone season
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The 1996–97 Australian region cyclone season was an above average tropical cyclone season. It ran from 1 November 1996 to 30 April 1997. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, and the "tropical cyclone year" ran from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.
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1996–97 Australian region cyclone season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | July 9, 1996 |
Last system dissipated | May 16, 1997 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Pancho-Helinda |
• Maximum winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 915 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Tropical lows | 17 |
Tropical cyclones | 15 |
Severe tropical cyclones | 5 |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
Related articles | |
Australian region tropical cyclone seasons 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 |
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Tropical cyclones in this area were monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.