Portal:Tropical cyclones/Did you know
…that the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
considers that
Typhoon Vera
(pictured)
of
1986
is actually two distinct systems, formed from two separated low-level circulations?
…that
Cyclone Freddy
(track pictured)
in 2023 was the
longest-lasting tropical cyclone worldwide
?
…that
Cyclone Raquel
(track pictured)
travelled between the
Australian
and
South Pacific
basins between the
2014–15
and
2015–16
seasons, spanning both seasons in both basins?
…that
Hurricane Otis
(pictured)
in 2023 was the first Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category 5 intensity and surpassed
Hurricane Patricia
as the strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record?