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Southern Hemisphere 2014-2015 Tropical Cyclone Season Review [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Steve Young]

          A REVIEW OF THE 2014-2015 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 2013 and 30 June 2014 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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  ---  ---        ----        JAN 22 - JAN 25            1008      35        SA (1)
  ---  ---        BAPO        FEB 05 - FEB 05             992      35        SA (1)
  90Q  ---        CARI        MAR 09 - MAR 13             998      40        SA (1)

 (1) Subtropical system


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                             South Hemisphere (Excluding South Atlantic)
  NUM             NAME                  DATES           CENT PRS   MSW       BASIN
 JTWC  Local                                             (mb)    (kts)
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  ---  ---        ----       JUL 13 -  JUL 20            1004      35        SI (5)(7) 
  01S  01         ADJALI     NOV 13 -  NOV 25             974      65        SI
  ---  01F        ----       NOV 20 -  NOV 27            1004      25        SP (1)
  02S  02         ----       NOV 20 -  NOV 30             996      35        SI (5)
  ---  01U        ----       NOV 29 -  DEC 05            1000      25        SI (2)
  03s             BAKUNG     DEC 09 -  DEC 16             993      40        SI
  ---  02F        ----       DEC 16 -  DEC 17            ----     ---        SP (1)
  ---  03F        ----       DEC 19 -  DEC 27             998      30        SP (1)
  ---  04F        ----       DEC 21 -  DEC 24            1000      35        SP (1)(5)
  04S  04U 04     KATE       DEC 21 -  JAN 04 2015        944     105        SI
  ---  05F        ----       DEC 22 -  DEC 31            1000      30        SI (1)
  ---  05U        ----       JAN 04 -  JAN 09             996      20        AU
  ---  07U        ----       JAN 05 -  JAN 14             998      30        SP
  ---  06U        ----       JAN 07 -  JAN 12             999      20        SP
  05S  05         BANSI      JAN 07 -  JAN 19             918     140        SI
  06S  06         CHEDZA     JAN 11 -  JAN 20             988      45        SI
  07P  06F        NIKO       JAN 19 -  JAN 27             992      55        SP
  08S  07         DIAMONDRA  JAN 22 -  FEB 01             988      45        SI
  09S  08         EUNICE     JAN 24 -  FEB 02             918     140        SI
  10P  09F        OLA        JAN 26 -  FEB 03             955      75        SP
  ---  08F        ----       JAN 27 -  JAN 31            1000     ---        SP (1)
  ---  10F        ----       FEB 01 -  FEB 04            1001      20        SP (1)
  11S  09         FUNDI      FEB 04 -  FEB 08             989      45        SI
  ---  ---        BAPO       FEB 05 -  FEB 05             992      35        SA (6)
  12P  13U        LAM        FEB 11 -  FEB 20             943     100        AU
  13P  14U        MARCIA     FEB 13 -  FEB 22             929     115        SP (8)

  14S  10         GLENDA     FEB 14 -  MAR 01             979      55        SI
  15S  11         ---        MAR 03 -  MAR 08             996      35        SI
  17P  11F        PAM        MAR 04 -  MAR 15             899     145        SP
  16S  12         HALIBA     MAR 04 -  MAR 12             993      40        SI
  18P  17U        NATHAN     MAR 08 -  MAR 28             956      90        SP/AU/SI
  19S  16U        OLWYN      MAR 08 -  MAR 14             959      85        SI
  20P  12F        REUBEN     MAR 18 -  MAR 23             989      45        SP
  ---  13F        ----       MAR 19 -  MAR 22            1004     ---        SP
  ---  14F        ----       MAR 25 -  MAR 31             993      40        SP (6) (5)
  22S  13         JOALINE    MAR 26 -  APR 12             956      90        SI
  21S  14 19U     IKOLA      APR 01 -  APR 08             952     105        SI
  23P  15F        SOLO       APR 08 -  APR 13             982      55        SP
  ---  16F        ----       APR 12 -  APR 15            1005     ---        SP (1)
  24S  21U        QUANG      APR 26 -  MAY 01             937     115        SI
  ---  ---        KATIE      APR 28 -  MAY 04             ---      40        SP (9)
  25P  17F 24U    RAQUEL     JUN 24 -  JUL 05             990      45        SP
 

 (1) Depression/Disturbance number issued by Fiji only
 (2) Depression/Disturbance number issues by B.O.M. only
 (3) Depression/Disturbance number issued by La Reunion only
 (4) System "warned" by B.O.M.
 (5) System did not meet local requirements for naming
 (6) Subtropical system
 (7) Roger Edson feels this system has 35kt winds and should have been
     designated as a T.S.
 (8) Remenent low tracked until MAR 01
 (9) A system displaying a sub-tropical satillite signature was observed near Chilian waters.
     Chile issued a warning of 40 knot gales and staellite winds of 50-55 knots were reported. 
     Unofficially, this system was designated as "Katie"

Prepared by Steven Young ([email protected])