2010–11 South Pacific cyclone season
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The 2010–11 South Pacific cyclone season was an average tropical cyclone season, with seven tropical cyclones and five severe tropical cyclones developing during the season. The season ran from November 1, 2010 until April 30, 2011, though if any tropical cyclones had developed between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the official tropical cyclone year, they would have been counted towards the season's total. Within the South Pacific basin tropical cyclones were officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service's Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Nadi, Fiji, north of 25°S, and to the south the Meteorological Service of New Zealand's Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Wellington, New Zealand. Any disturbances forming in the region were designated with a sequential number suffixed by the letter F. In addition, the United States Military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center unofficially monitored parts of the basin during the season, where any systems judged to have achieved tropical storm strength or greater received a number suffixed with the letter P. RSMC Nadi and TCWC Wellington both use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale, and measure wind speeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC measures sustained winds over a period of one minute which can be applied to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Seven named storms formed or moved into the South Pacific basin during the 2010–11 season, the strongest of which was Severe Tropical Cyclone Wilma in late January.
2010–11 South Pacific cyclone season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | November 24, 2010 |
Last system dissipated | May 11, 2011 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Wilma |
• Maximum winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 935 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total disturbances | 17 |
Total depressions | 14 |
Tropical cyclones | 7 |
Severe tropical cyclones | 5 |
Total fatalities | 3 direct, 1 indirect |
Total damage | $25 million (2010 USD) |
Related articles | |
South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 |