Tropical cyclones in 1977


During 1977, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 125 tropical cyclones had formed this year to date, while a record low of 64 tropical cyclones were named.
The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which, however, documented only 19 named systems, but had over 50 tropical depressions forming. Conversely, both the North Atlantic hurricane and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons experienced very highly below the long-term average number of cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity in recorded history, both numbering 6, respectively. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins—South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific—was just almost spread evenly, with each region recording an average total of 12 tropical cyclones.
The costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Anita in the Atlantic which struck Northern Mexico in very late August. Damages are still unknown to date, but most estimates say that Anita caused at least US$500 million in total damage. The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone in the North Indian Ocean, which killed at least 10 thousand people in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The cyclone became the most intense cyclone to hit the state since reliable records began in 1891. It was also the third recorded Super Cyclonic Storm in the satellite era of the basin which began in 1960.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions


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Systems

January

During January, a total of 9 tropical cyclones formed within the month with eight of those further intensifying to become official named systems. 1977 is one of only a few years to feature no storms forming in December of the previous year and dissipating in January of the listed year. Cyclone Clarence was the most intense of January, with pressure of 960 hPa, while Cyclone Irene was the strongest, with attained wind speeds of.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
[Cyclone Cyclone Clarence (1977)|Clarence (1977)|Clarence]January 1–13130 960St. Brandon, RéunionUnknown-
[Cyclone Cyclone Irene (1977)|Irene (1977)|Irene]January 6–13150 970AustraliaUnknown-
TD (Atring)January 10–1355 1004PhilippinesUnknown-
MarionJanuary 11–21110 980Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New CaledoniaUnknown-
[Cyclone Cyclone June (1977)|June (1977)|June]January 16–26120 965Vanuatu, New CaledoniaUnknown-
DomitileJanuary 18–2365 992Juan de Nova Island, MadagascarUnknown-
EmilieJanuary 28–February 5100 980Agaléga, Réunion, Madagascar, Mozambique, Northeastern South AfricaUnknown≥300
FifiJanuary 29–February 10120 985RéunionUnknown1
KeithJanuary 29–February 185 992AustraliaUnknown-

February

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
07FFebruary 3-975 990Fiji, TongaUnknown-
GildaFebruary 4-955 1000---
LilyFebruary 8-1265 996AustraliaUnknown-
MilesFebruary 9-1375 994---
HerveaFebruary 10-March 3110 970Agaléga, MadagascarUnknown-
NancyFebruary 12-1375 998AustraliaUnknown-
Jack-IoFebruary 13-Narch 2165 ≤935Cocos (Keeling) Islands, RodriguesUnknown-
11FFebruary 20-2475 990Cook IslandsUnknown-
KarenMarch 2-9150 970AustraliaUnknown-

March

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
OttoMarch 6-1085 984AustraliaUnknown-
NormanMarch 9-24100 980Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New CaledoniaUnknown-
PatMarch 17-18100 980TongaUnknown-
LeoMarch 24-28165 955AustraliaUnknown-
PatsyMarch 23-3195 990Marshall Islands--

April

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
RobertApril 16-23130 965French PolynesiaUnknown-
VernaApril 28-May 3130 973AustraliaUnknown-

May

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
01BMay 9-13100 Not specifiedIndia, BangladeshUnknown-
02W (Bining)May 26-2755 1000JapanMinimal-
AvaMay 26-3065 ≤997---
TwoMay 25-30UnknownUnknown---
TD (West Pacific)May 28-30Not specified1006Mariana Islands--
ThreeMay 30-June 1UnknownUnknown---

June

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
02AJune 9-13165 959OmanUnknown105
TDJune 12Not specified1008Philippines--
UnnumberedJune 13-1445 UnknownTexas--
Ruth (Kuring)June 14-17110 975Philippines, China, TaiwanUnknownUnknown
BerniceJune 25-2865 Unknown---
TDJune 26-27Not specified1007---

July

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
ClaudiaJuly 3-7150 Unknown---
04W (Daling)July 3-655 994South China--
TDJuly 4Not specified1008Philippines--
SixJuly 8-9UnknownUnknown---
SevenJuly 9-10UnknownUnknown---
Sarah (Elang)July 14-22130 970Palau, Philippines, South China, VietnamUnknownUnknown
TDJuly 14-15Not specified1006Philippines--
TDJuly 14-18Not specified1006Philippines--
UnnumberedJuly 18-1955 UnknownAlabama--
Thelma (Goring)July 19-27130 950Philippines, Taiwan, China$629 Million33
UnnumberedJuly 25-2645 Unknown---
EightJuly 25UnknownUnknown---
Vera (Huling)July 25-August 2205 925Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, ChinaUnknown25
WandaJuly 30-August 775 985---
TDJuly 30Not specified1002---
NineAugust 1-2UnknownUnknown---

August

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
UnnumberedAugust 1-455 Unknown---
TDAugust 10Not specified996---
TDAugust 12Not specified998Mariana Islands--
DoreenAugust 13-18120 979Mexico, CaliforniaUnknownUnknown
TDAugust 13-18Not specified996Japan--
TDAugust 14-18Not specified994---
TDAugust 14-15Not specified1004---
Amy (Ibiang)August 16-25110 980Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, JapanUnknownUnknown
TDAugust 17-20Not specified1004---
TDAugust 20-21Not specified996Ryukyu Islands--
08WAugust 21-2275 988Japan--
TDAugust 21Not specified996Japan--
TDAugust 27-28Not specified1000---
Anita (Eleven)August 29-September 4280 926Northeastern MexicoUnknown11
Carla (Luming)August 31-September 665 990Philippines, Vietnam, LaosUnknown-
Babe (Miling) (WPAC)August 31-September 12205 905Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, East China$23 Million23

September

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Babe (NATL)September 3-9120 995Southern United States$13 Million-
ThirteenSeptember 3-4UnknownUnknown---
ClaraSeptember 5-11120 993The Carolinas, Nova ScotiaMinimal-
TDSeptember 7-9Not specified996Japan--
TDSeptember 8Not specified1004Vietnam--
TDSeptember 10Not specified1002Caroline Islands--
Dinah (Openg)September 11-26130 965Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, CambodiaUnknown54
TDSeptember 11-12Not specified1004---
TDSeptember 11-12Not specified1002Caroline Islands--
EmmaSeptember 12-21110 965Mariana Islands, Japan--
NarsingSeptember 12-1345 1002Caroline Islands--
EmilySeptember 13-1465 Unknown---
UnnumberedSeptember 17-1945 Unknown---
FlorenceSeptember 20-24165 Unknown---
Freda (Pining)September 21-25100 980Philippines, South China-1
UnnumberedSeptember 22-2345 UnknownNorthern Mexico--
GlendaSeptember 24-2765 Unknown---
DorothySeptember 26-29140 980Bermuda, Newfoundland--
TDSeptember 26-29Not specified1008Ryukyu Islands--
TDSeptember 29Not specified1008---

October

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
UnnumberedOctober 1-355 UnknownWindward Islands--
UnnumberedOctober 3-555 Unknown---
GildaOctober 3-9120 965---
HeatherOctober 4-7140 978Northwest Mexico Southwest United States$15 Million-
TDOctober 8Not specified1008---
FifteenOctober 11-1375 990Japan--
RubingOctober 11-1555 1004Mariana Islands--
EvelynOctober 13-15130 994Bermuda, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland--
Harriet (Saling)October 14-20100 980---
FriedaOctober 16-1995 1005Cayman Islands, Belize--
IvyOctober 18-27150 950Mariana Islands--
03AOctober 19-2255 UnknownYemen, Somalia--
SeventeenOctober 22-23UnknownUnknown---
UnnumberedOctober 24-2555 UnknownLouisiana--
04BOctober 27-November 485 UnknownAndaman and Nicobar Islands, South IndiaUnknown-
JeanOctober 28-November 5120 970---
TDOctober 30-31Not specified1008---

November

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
TasingNovember 3-545 1008-UnknownUnknown
NineNovember 3-755 1006Eastern United States$203 Million53
Kim (Unding)November 4-17120 920Mariana Islands, Philippines$2.04 Million102
TomNovember 6-1195 990Papua New Guinea, Solomon IslandsUnknown-
058November 8-23165 UnknownSouth IndiaUnknownUnknown
068November 14-20230 943South India$19610000
TDNovember 15-17Not specified1006---
AuroreNovember 18-29175 927---
TDNovember 24Not specified1010Philippines--
SteveNovember 24-December 4110 965Tuvalu, Fiji--
Lucy (Walding)November 28-December 9205 920Caroline Islands--

December

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BabetteDecember 3-865 991---
TessaDecember 5-1175 990French PolynesiaUnknown-
SamDecember 13-1495 1003---
CelimeneDecember 14-2395 December 18, 1977-January, 1978155 945Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Malaysia, IndonesiaUnknownUnknown
AnneDecember 23-31100 980Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, TongaUnknownUnknown
DulcineeDecember 26-2850 997---
EstherDecember 28, 1977-January 2, 197880 984---
BobDecember 31, 1977-January 12, 1978155 945Tuvalu, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, North New ZealandUnknownUnknown