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| colspan=2|Average (1969-70 - 2019-20): || 11 ||&nbsp;— ||<ref name="Aus TC Outlook">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/australia/archive/20201012.archive.shtml|title=Australian Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2020 to 2021|date=12 October 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012005219/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/australia/|archivedate=12 October 2020|accessdate=12 October 2020}}</ref> | colspan=2|Average (1969-70 2019-20): || 11 ||&nbsp;— ||<ref name="Aus TC Outlook">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/australia/archive/20201012.archive.shtml|title=Australian Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2020 to 2021|date=12 October 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012005219/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/australia/|archivedate=12 October 2020|accessdate=31 October 2020}}</ref>
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| colspan=2|NIWA October <small>(135°E—120°W)</small> || 8-10 || >3 ||<ref name="NIWA">{{cite report|url=https://niwa.co.nz/climate/southwest-pacific-tropical-cyclone-outlook/southwest-pacific-tropical-cyclone-outlook-october-2020|title=Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook - October 2020|publisher=National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research |date=October 2020|accessdate=31 October 2020 }}</ref>
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!colspan="5"|<small>Source: BOM's Season Outlooks for Tropical Cyclones</small><ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/><ref name="SPOutlook">{{cite web|title=South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2020 to 2021|accessdate=31 October 2020|date=20 October 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/south-pacific/archive/20201020.archive.shtml}}</ref> !colspan="5"|<small>Source: BOM's Season Outlooks for Tropical Cyclones</small><ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/><!-- <ref name="SPOutlook">{{cite web|title=South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2019 to 2020|accessdate=11 October 2019|date=11 October 2019|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/south-pacific/archive/20191011.archive.shtml}}</ref> -->
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The Australian ] issued the tropical cyclone outlook for the 2020–21 Australian tropical cyclone season on 12 October.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/> An average to slightly above-average number of tropical cyclones was predicted for the Australian region with a 66% chance of more tropical cyclones than the long-term average of 11.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/> The outlook was influenced by the ] conditions in the tropical ] as well as average to warmer-than-average ocean temperatures to the north of Australia.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/> The outlook cited that the first cyclone typically occurs earlier than normal, around the middle of December, during La Niña years.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/>
Ahead of the cyclone season formally starting on 1 November, the BoM, Fiji Meteorological Service <small>(FMS)</small>, New Zealand's ] and ] <small>(NIWA)</small> and various other Pacific Meteorological services, all contributed towards the Island Climate Update tropical cyclone outlook that was released during October 2020.<ref name="NIWA"/> The outlook called for a near to a below-average number of tropical cyclones for the 2020–21 season, with eight to ten named tropical cyclones, predicted to occur between 135°E and 120°W, compared to an average of just over 10.<ref name="NIWA"/> At least three of the tropical cyclones were expected to intensify further and become severe tropical cyclones, while it was noted that a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone could occur during the season.<ref name="NIWA"/>


In addition to contributing towards the Island Climate Update outlook, the BoM issued five seasonal forecasts for various parts of the Australian region and South Pacific basin.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/><ref name="SPOutlook"/> For the entire Australian region between 90°E–160°E, the BoM predicted that the season would feature, an average to slightly above-average number of tropical cyclones with a 66% chance of more tropical cyclones.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/> The BoM also thought that their self defined Western and northwestern subregions, both had a 63% chance of experiencing more tropical cyclones than usual.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/> In addition, it was thought that the northern and eastern regions had a 57% and 67% chance of seeing more tropical cyclones then average.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/><!-- The BoM also issued two seasonal forecasts for their self-defined eastern and western regions of the South Pacific Ocean.<ref name="SPOutlook"/> They predicted that the Western region between 142.5°E and 165°E, had a 54% chance of seeing activity above its average of 4 tropical cyclones. The BoM also predicted that the Eastern Region between 165°E and 120°W, had a 41% chance of seeing activity above its average of 7 tropical cyclones.<ref name="SPOutlook"/> --> The BoM also predicted that the Western region, encompassing the region west of 125°E, had a 63% chance of experiencing more tropical cyclones than the average number of 7. The Northwestern sub-region, encompassing a smaller region limited to east of 105°E, west of 130°E, and north of 25°S, also had a 63% chance of more tropical cyclones than the average of 5 cyclones. The Northern region, comprising the area east of 125°E and west of 142.5°E, had a 57% chance of seeing more tropical cyclones than the average of 3 cyclones. The Eastern region, comprising the area east of 142.5°E, had a 67% chance of more tropical cyclones than the average of 4 cyclones.<ref name="Aus TC Outlook"/><!-- The BoM also issued two seasonal forecasts for their self-defined eastern and western regions of the South Pacific Ocean.<ref name="SPOutlook"/> They predicted that the Western region between 142.5°E and 165°E, had a 54% chance of seeing activity above its average of 4 tropical cyclones. The BoM also predicted that the Eastern Region between 165°E and 120°W, had a 41% chance of seeing activity above its average of 7 tropical cyclones.<ref name="SPOutlook"/> -->


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2020–21 Australian region cyclone season
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedSeason Not Started
Last system dissipatedSeason Not Started
Seasonal statistics
Total fatalitiesNone
Total damageNone
Related articles
Australian region tropical cyclone seasons
2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

The 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season is the period of the year when most tropical cyclones form in the Southern Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans between 90°E and 160°E. The season officially started on 1 November 2020 and will end on 30 April 2021, however, a tropical cyclone could form at any time between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021 and would count towards the season total. During the season, tropical cyclones will be officially monitored, by one of the three tropical cyclone warning centres (TCWCs) for the region which are operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, National Weather Service of Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics. The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and other national meteorological services including Météo-France will also monitor the basin during the season.

Seasonal forecasts

Source/Record Tropical
Cyclone
Severe
Tropical Cyclone
Ref
Record high: 21 12
Record low: 3 0
Average (1969-70 – 2019-20): 11  —
Region Average
number
Chance
of more
Chance
of less
Actual
activity
Overall
(90°E–160°E)
11 66% 34% 0
Western region
(90°E–125°E)
7 63% 37% 0
Northwestern sub-region
(105°E–130°E)
5 63% 37% 0
Northern region
(125°E–142.5°E)
3 57% 43% 0
Eastern region
(142.5°E–160°E)
4 67% 33% 0
Source: BOM's Season Outlooks for Tropical Cyclones

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued the tropical cyclone outlook for the 2020–21 Australian tropical cyclone season on 12 October. An average to slightly above-average number of tropical cyclones was predicted for the Australian region with a 66% chance of more tropical cyclones than the long-term average of 11. The outlook was influenced by the La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean as well as average to warmer-than-average ocean temperatures to the north of Australia. The outlook cited that the first cyclone typically occurs earlier than normal, around the middle of December, during La Niña years.

The BoM also predicted that the Western region, encompassing the region west of 125°E, had a 63% chance of experiencing more tropical cyclones than the average number of 7. The Northwestern sub-region, encompassing a smaller region limited to east of 105°E, west of 130°E, and north of 25°S, also had a 63% chance of more tropical cyclones than the average of 5 cyclones. The Northern region, comprising the area east of 125°E and west of 142.5°E, had a 57% chance of seeing more tropical cyclones than the average of 3 cyclones. The Eastern region, comprising the area east of 142.5°E, had a 67% chance of more tropical cyclones than the average of 4 cyclones.

Storm names

Bureau of Meteorology

Since the start of the 2008–09 season, there has only been one list that the Bureau of Meteorology have assigned names to tropical cyclones. These monitor all tropical cyclones that form within the Australian region, including any in either TCWC Jakarta's or Port Moresby's area of responsibility. The next 12 names on the naming list are listed here below.

Imogen (unused) Joshua (unused) Kimi (unused) Lucas (unused) Marian (unused) Niran (unused)
Odette (unused) Paddy (unused) Ruby (unused) Seth (unused) Tiffany (unused) Vernon (unused)

TCWC Jakarta

TCWC Jakarta monitors Tropical Cyclones from the Equator to 11°S and from 90°E to 145°E. Should a Tropical Depression reach Tropical Cyclone strength within TCWC Jakarta's Area of Responsibility then it will be assigned the next name from the following list.

Seroja (unused) Teratai (unused) Anggrek (unused) Bakung (unused) Cempaka (unused)
Dahlia (unused) Flamboyan (unused) Kenanga (unused) Lili (unused) Mangga (unused)

TCWC Port Moresby

Tropical cyclones that develop north of 11°S between 151°E and 160°E are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Tropical cyclone formation in this area is rare, with no cyclones being named in it since 2007. As names are assigned in a random order the whole list is shown below.

Alu (unused) Buri (unused) Dodo (unused) Emau (unused) Fere (unused)
Hibu (unused) Ila (unused) Kama (unused) Lobu (unused) Maila (unused)

Season effects

2020–21 Australian region cyclone season
Name Dates Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(US$)
Deaths
Category Wind speed
(km/h (mph))
Pressure
(hPa)
Season aggregates
0 systems Season not yet begun Unknown 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Australian Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2020 to 2021". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Tropical Cyclone Operational plan for the South Pacific & Southeast Indian Ocean, 2014 Edition" (PDF). WMO. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  3. Gary Padgett (2008). "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary October". Australian Severe Weather. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

External links

2010–2019 Australian region cyclone seasons
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