1982–83 Australian region cyclone season

The 1982–83 Australian region cyclone season was the third-latest starting season on record, only behind 1986-87 and 2019-20. It was a below average tropical cyclone season, though almost all of the storms became severe tropical cyclones. It officially started on 1 November 1982, and officially ended on 30 April 1983.

1982–83 Australian region cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	2 January 1983
Last system dissipated	2 May 1983
Strongest storm
Name	Elinor
• Maximum winds	205 km/h (125 mph) (10-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	935 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Tropical lows	7
Tropical cyclones	7
Severe tropical cyclones	6
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles
1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season
Australian region tropical cyclone seasons 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85

Seasonal summary

Systems

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jane

Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	2 January – 10 January
Peak intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min); 947 hPa (mbar)

Jane formed on January 2, 1983, near Indonesia. The storm moved southward where it reached Category 1 status on the same day. Jane did a small loop before continuing south-eastward. Jane reached Category 4 status before making landfall east of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Jane then dissipated after January 10.^[1]

Tropical Cyclone Des

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	14 January – 23 January
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min); 994 hPa (mbar)

A tropical depression developed within a monsoon trough east-northeast of Cairns, Queensland, on 14 January. Des moved east-southeastward and strengthened gradually. Later, the storm tracked generally northward, until curving eastward and dissipating on 23 January.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Elinor

Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	10 February – 4 March
Peak intensity	205 km/h (125 mph) (10-min); 935 hPa (mbar)

In March 1983, Cyclone Elinor made landfall in Queensland, wrecking two yachts.^[2]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ken

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	28 February – 6 March
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min); 970 hPa (mbar)

Ken formed on February 28, 1983, several hundred miles north of Australia. The storm briefly reached Category 3 status before making landfall in the sparsely populated area. The storm dissipated well inland by March 6.^[3]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Lena

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	2 April – 9 April
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Lena formed off the coast of Indonesia on April 3, 1983. The storm reached Category 2 status before making landfall at Port Hedland, Australia. The storm dissipated on April 9.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Naomi

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	21 April – 2 May
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min); 960 hPa (mbar)

A tropical low developed near the western edge of the Australia region basin on 21 April. After strengthening into Cyclone Naomi, the system headed southeastward for much of its duration. By 30 April, Naomi doubled-back and moved northwestward, but dissipated on 2 May.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	22 April – 29 April
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min); 975 hPa (mbar)

The final cyclone of the season, Monty, developed from a weak tropical low on 22 April. Moving generally southward, Monty dissipated on 29 April.

See also

• Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1982, 1983,
• Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1982, 1983
• Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1982, 1983
• North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1982, 1983