Years without a landfall of a <981mb cyclone (1941/2004): Source BOM

1944
1946
1949
1950
1951
1959
1962
1968
1969
1976
1981
1986
1990
2003

Total: 14 (21.2 %).

Since 1964( satellite era): 7 ( 15.2%).

Since 1978( geostationary): 4 (14.3 %).

Total of landfalls of <981mb cyclones (1941/2004): Source BOM

0VERALL: 79

Since 1964( satellite era): 67

Since 1978( geostationary): 39

Total of landfalls of cat 4 and 5 (<956mb/Australian scale/1941/2004): Source BOM

Since 1944: 37 ( TC QUENTON (1983) and TC CHLOE(1984) are included since they were analysed at 955mb just prior to landfall).

Since 1964( satellite era): 27

Since 1978( geostationary): 22 Since 1978 near 58% of landfalls were at least Cat 4 cyclones.

Remarks:(>980mb cyclones are discounted):

From March 1960 to March 1961: 4 TCs made landfall : one was a Cat 5 at landfall and another one a Cat 4 at landfall.

From February 1970 to December 1971: 4 TCs made landfall : one was a Cat 5 at landfall and another one a Cat 4 at landfall.

From March 1979 to February 1980 : 4 TCs made landfall : one was a Cat 5 at landfall; the other three were Cat 4 at landfall.

From December 1994 to April 1996 : 6 TCs made landfall : five were Cat 4 at landfall. Three TCs were very close to Cat 5 at landfall.

From March 1999 to December 2000 : 5 TCs made landfall. Only one TC was below Cat 4 at landfall.

CLIMATOLOGY: overall number of landfalls(<981mb) per month(1941/2004): Source BOM

November: 2 86% of landfalls : between December to March.
December : 14 Near 52% of landfalls : from February to March.
January: 13
February: 18
March: 23
April: 9

Total: 79

Earliest landfall: 21 November (1973 at 970mb).

Latest landfall: 22 April (1989 at 923mb).

LOWEST ESTIMATED CENTRE'S PRESSURES AT LANDFALL(1941/2004): SOURCE BOM

915mb: TC AMY in January 1980 20.3s and 119.6e.
917mb: TC JOAN in December 1975 20.5s and 118.1e
920mb: TC 295 in January 1961 21.7s and 114.9e
920mb: TC CHRIS in February 2002 20.1s and 120.6e
923mb: TC ORSON in April 1989 21.0s and 116.3e
925mb: TC TRIXIE in February 1975 21.4s and 115.5e
925mb: TC SHEILASOPHIE in February 1971 20.7s and 117.3e
930mb: TC VANCE in March 1999 22.7s and 114.4e
930mb: TC OLIVIA in April 1996 21.4s and 116.0e
930mb: TC DEAN in February 1980 19.9s and 118.9e
935mb: TC SAM in December 2000 18.9s and 121.6e
935mb: TC KIRSTY in March 1996 20.1s and 119.5e
935mb: TC ANNETTE in December 1994 19.8s and 120.9e
936mb: TC HAZEL in March 1979 26.1s and 113.6e
937mb: TC 153 in March 1942 20.2s and 118.6e
940mb: TC ROSITA in April 2000 18.5s and 122.5e
940mb: TC ENID in February 1980 20.3s and 120.3e
940mb: TC 318 in February 1963 21.5s and 115.3e
940mb: TC 144 in March 1941 20.0s and 119.2e
941mb: TC ELSIE in February 1987 20.3s and 121.0e
945mb: TC BOBBY in February 1995 21.7s and 115.2e
945mb: TC 239 in December 1954 20.6s and 116.9e
945mb: TC 169 in March 1945 20.8s and 116.6e
947mb: TC JANE in January 1983 20.1s and 119.8e
950mb: TC JOHN in December 1999 20.8s and 117.6e
950mb: TC CONNIE in January 1987 20.3s and 118.5e
950mb: TC TRACY in December 1974 12.4s and 130.8e
950mb: TC SALLY in December 1971 18.6s and 121.8e
950mb: TC BESSIE in January 1964 18.8s and 121.7e
950mb: TC 300 in March 1961 20.8s and 116.5e
950mb: TC 271 in March 1958 21.8s and 114.9e
950mb: TC 194 in February 1948 20.9s and 116.2e
950mb: TC 167 in February 1945 22.2s and 113.7e
955mb: TC CHLOE in April 1995 16.3s and 124.2e
957mb: TC QUENTON in November 1983 19.6s and 121.3e
958mb: TC CHLOE in February 1984 21.0s and 117.1e

LOWEST AND HIGHEST (in Latitude) LANDFALLS (1941/2004) : SOURCE BOM

1974 December TC TRACY 12.4s and 130.8e at 950mb.

1979 March TC HAZEL 26.1s and 113.6e at 936mb.