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Pre-1900 South Pacific cyclone seasons

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160Β°E and 140Β°W, two of which occurred during 1789 and 1819, while the rest occurred between 1830 and 1923. Visher also tried to estimate how many systems were occurring on an annual basis in each area, but overcompensated for his incomplete records and came up with a figure of 12 severe tropical cyclones per year. During Visher's time and until the start of World War II, there was insufficient information available to allow for an accurate deception of tropical cyclone tracks.
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During 1853, Thomas Dobson became the first person to collate information about these systems, in order to attempt to understand and explain the characteristics of 24 tropical cyclones. However, these descriptions were considered to be vague and of little value, because he only had a small amount of
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conducted three voyages within the Pacific Ocean and it is thought that he didn't collect any information about or experience any tropical cyclones. Europeans that followed Cook soon realised that the South Pacific was not free of hurricanes and were the first to publish accounts about the systems.
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and others who inhabited the tropical Pacific before the Europeans arrived, knew of and feared the hurricanes of the South Pacific. They were keen and accurate observers of nature and developed various myths and legends, which reflected their knowledge of these systems. For example, the people of
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to obtain information on potential systems. He also consulted various journals and reports as well as Dobson's and Knipping's work, before he authored a number of papers on tropical cyclones in the Pacific. These papers contained information about 259 tropical storms in the South Pacific between
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April 4–7, 1850 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa and American Samoa, with severe damage to houses, coconut and breadfruit trees was reported on the island of Tutuila. Two ships and a schooner were wrecked at Apia, while a landslide from a mountain buried and killed three
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January 21–26, 1880 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and southern New Caledonia. Within New Caledonia, the system was reported to have caused 16 deaths, while nine ships were either sunk or stranded, docks collapsed and major damage to buildings and plantations was
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data and no synoptic weather charts. Over the next 40 years various reports, journals and log books on the storms were published before E Knipping consolidated these reports and extended Dobson's list out to 120 tropical cyclones during 1893. During the 1920s
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December 21 β€“ 23, 1831 β€“ A tropical cyclone moved in between the Samoan Islands and the Southern Cook Islands, with significant damage occurring in Rarotonga while strong winds were also recorded in French Polynesia's Society
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January 18–19, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed in between French Polynesia's Society and Tuamotu Islands, however, no information is available about any impacts experienced within the island groups.
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February 1568 β€“ During February 1568, two ships which were sailing near the Solomon Islands, were driven southwards for six days by a tropical cyclone, after they avoided being shipwrecked on a reef.
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January 16–20, 1880 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Island of Savo, where a sailing vessel called the 'Meteor' broke up after being driven ashore during January 20, 1880.
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Basher, Reid; Collen, Bronwen; Fitzharris, Blair; Hay, John; Mullan, Brett; Salinger, Jim (April 1992). "Appendix 4: Tropical Cyclones affecting the Southwest Pacific 1830–1989".
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Islands had over 30 different names for the wind direction including Maoaketa, which indicated that a cyclonic storm existed to the west of the island. During the 1700s, Captain
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1765 β€“ During 1765, 20 people set sail from Tahiti and encountered a tropical cyclone, which guided four of them to the Cook Island of Atiu while the rest died at sea.
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January 7–8, 1866 β€“ A tropical cyclone caused widespread damage on the Fijian islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, as it passed in between the two islands on Ovalau.
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February 27, 1840 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Fijian island of Viti Levu, where heavy rain caused flooding which inundated several homes within the
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Gabites, John Fletcher (May 17, 1978). Information Sheet No. 27: Tropical cyclones affecting Fiji: 1840 β€“ 1923 (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service.
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March 10–12, 1866 β€“ A tropical cyclone passed in between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, where food gardens and coffee plantations were covered in silt.
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December 15–18, 1842 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa, where bananas and breadfruits were blown down, trees were uprooted and houses damaged.
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February 17, 1872 β€“ After a drought had been recorded in the island nation, a tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu including the island of Futuna.
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December 19–21, 1843 β€“ A weak tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, where it caused four deaths and severe damage on the islands of
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December 11–12, 1879 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the whole of Fiji, where it caused severe damage to Viti Levu and devastated Rotuma.
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1850 β€“ According to genealogical data collected by Hogbin in 1934, a tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands in or around 1850.
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March 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Fijian island of Viti Levu, where it caused several deaths and widespread devastation.
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December 24, 1890 β€“ January 6, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji, after moving south-southwest from the Samoan Islands.
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February 5–8, 1878 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands where it caused 117 deaths and severe damage.
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1788 β€“ A tropical cyclone destroyed two ships that had been sailing between Sydney and the Solomon Islands, under the command of
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Around 1590 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands, where it was estimated to have caused around 1000 to 2000 deaths.
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March 3–4, 1886 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the whole of Fiji, with severe damage on Taveuni and within the Lau Islands.
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March 1840 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Fijian province of Macuata, where crops were reported to have been damaged.
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May 1856 β€“ A ship experienced what they thought was a hurricane while sailing between New Zealand and Norfolk Island.
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February 28, 1854 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu, where it caused a lot of damage to the native's plantations.
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January 22–24, 1842 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji's Lau Islands, where bananas and breadfruits were blown down.
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March 16, 1876 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the northeastern coast of Viti Levu and passed to the south of Levuka.
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February 1, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the south of New Caledonia and to the west of Norfolk Island.
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March 4–12, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solmon Islands and Northern Vanuatu.
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November 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands, where it killed 14 people on a ship and two canoes.
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February 23 – 24, 1876 – A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia, where plantations were devastated by river floods.
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December 1842 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands, where one person was killed on a ship near Mangaia.
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December 1840 β€“ A tropical cyclone occurred to the west of the Solomon Islands near the east coast of New Guinea.
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April 1855 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan island of Upolu, where eight European vessels were wrecked.
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January 9, 1884 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted northwest Vanua Levu, with the center passing near or over Bua.
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February 24, 1864 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia, where the wind and rain caused severe damage.
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December 31, 1899 β€“ January 2, 1900 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji before it later impacted Tonga.
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December 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone caused severe damage to Palmerston Atoll in the Southern Cook Islands.
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January 17–18, 1862 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southeast of the island of Tanna in Vanuatu.
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April 10–11, 1887 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the south of French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
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March 16, 1889 β€“ A tropical cyclone generated a storm surge over French Polynesia's Windward Islands.
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January 25 β€“ February 3, 1865 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa and the Southern Cook Islands.
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1785 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands and caused around 300 people to shelter in caves.
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January 6–7, 1895 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the east coast of Fiji's Vanua Levu and Viti Levu.
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February 2–3, 1865 β€“ A tropical cyclone caused major damage to French Polynesia, including on the
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March 2–11, 1847 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted southern Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.
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Information Sheet No. 125: List of Floods Occuring [sic] in the Fiji Islands: 1840 β€“ 2000
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did some research into tropical cyclones in the Pacific and visited several island nations; including
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February 9–18, 1889 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Wallis and Futuna, Samoa and the Cook Islands.
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January 13–16, 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone caused a severe flood as it impacted Fiji's Vanua Levu.
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January 10–15, 1863 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga and possibly the island nation of Niue.
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February 18–24, 1852 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.
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December 24, 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands, Samoa and French Polynesia.
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February 17, 1893 β€“ A tropical cyclone moved westwards over the island of Futuna in Vanuatu.
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February 15–25, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia from the north.
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d'Aubert, AnaMaria; Nunn, Patrick D (March 2012). "Database 1: Tropical Cyclones (1558–1970)".
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December 6, 1881 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located between the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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December 24 – 25, 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed in between Samoa and French Polynesia.
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December 30, 1873 β€“ January 6, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and Fiji.
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March 24–25, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan Islands of Upolu and Savaii.
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January 10–15, 1863 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southeast of Apia in Samoa.
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March 13 or 18, 1882 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
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February 21, 1859 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southeast of Norfolk Island.
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January 22, 1856 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.
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February 15, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the west of Vanua Levu in Fiji.
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November 1835 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's Ha'apai and VavaΚ»u island groups.
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February 8, 1888 - A tropical cyclone generated a storm surge over French Polynesia.
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December 15, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
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January 4–9, 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands.
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March 16–17, 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southwest of Apia, Samoa.
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April 1850 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands of Mangaia and Rarotonga.
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December 26, 1821 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.
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January 12, 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southwest of Apia, Samoa.
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January 2, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone passed in between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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Febueray 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone generated a storm surge over French Polynesia.
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January 3–7, 1873 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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February 14–18, 1892 β€“ A tropical cyclone caused significant damage to Vanuatu.
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February 24, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the east of the Cook Islands.
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December 1861 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.
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February 7–10, 1839 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's Ha'apai island group.
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January 22, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the southwest of Apia, Samoa.
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January 31, 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the north of Apia, Samoa.
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December 16–17, 1840 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa and the Cook Islands.
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January 1825 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands.
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March 28–31, 1898 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the south of New Caledonia.
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February 10–11, 1897 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Southern Cook Islands.
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February 10–11, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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February 10–15, 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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February 22–25, 1840 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and the Cook Islands.
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January 15, 1885 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southwest of Samoa.
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March 3–9, 1879 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan and Tongan islands.
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March 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the south of the Austral Islands.
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March 6–7, 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the west of Apia, Samoa.
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March 7, 1867 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the islands of Futuna and Efate.
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November 18, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan island of Upolu.
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April 3, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the southwest of Apia, Samoa.
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November 15 – 21, 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
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March 16–17, 1846 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa and the Cook Islands.
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January 24, 1833 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's VavaΚ»u island group.
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February 18–19, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tuvalu, Fiji and Tonga.
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January 13, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan island of Upolu.
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February 7, 1884 β€“ A tropical cyclone recurved to the east of Bua in Fiji.
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February 2, 1882 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga and the Cook Islands.
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April 10, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the southeast of Tonga.
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February 27, 1867 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the west of Vanuatu.
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March 3, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the southern Solomon Islands.
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January 6, 1886 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan island of Upolu.
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March 1881 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the west of Viti Levu in Fiji.
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December 19, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone existed to the southwest of Tonga.
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November 13, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone passed just to the south of Tonga.
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March 27, 1866 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the southern Cook Island of
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March 9, 1833 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's Ha'apai island group.
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1820 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands in or around 1820.
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March 5–6, 1893 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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January 1870 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan island of Tutuila.
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January 1870 β€“ A tropical cyclone devastated the Samoan island of Upolu.
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January 1, 1854 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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January 26, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the west of Tonga.
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March 16, 1889 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the west of Vanuatu.
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January 5, 1887 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the south of Tonga.
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January 1886 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the west coast of Viti Levu.
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January 1, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the north of Tonga.
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June 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the island of Tanna in Vanuatu.
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January 4–7, 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Rotuma, Fiji and Tonga.
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March 14, 1860 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located to the west of Vanuatu.
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1819 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.
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March 1867 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the southern Cook Island of
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was sailing near Fiji and experienced either a hurricane or a severe gale.
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January 15, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the whole of Vanuatu.
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February 1839 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji's Windward Islands.
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March 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Southern Cook Islands.
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January 16–17, 1845 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands.
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February 7–10, 1839 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Cook Islands.
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June 2–9, 1864 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted ValparaΓ­so in Chile.
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June 3–15, 1783 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted ValparaΓ­so in Chile.
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February 2–3, 1881 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tuvalu and Fiji.
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January 9–10, 1879 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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September 2, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia.
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March 17–22, 1871 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and Vanuatu.
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March 11, 1856 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted ValparaΓ­so in Chile.
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February 12–15, 1849 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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March 1839 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji's Windward Islands.
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February 15, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Lau Islands.
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February 3–11, 1880 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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January 2–12, 1879 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Norfolk Island.
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March 14–20, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa and Tonga.
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February 23, 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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December 25, 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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1834 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's Ha'apai island group.
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June 23, 1827 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted ValparaΓ­so in Chile.
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March 12–13, 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and Tonga.
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January 11, 1869 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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January 30, 1868 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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October 5–6, 1847 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Norfolk Island.
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1840 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's VavaΚ»u island group.
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February 26, 1789 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Norfolk Island.
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January 12, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and Tonga.
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October 2, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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April 4 – 6, 1872 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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March 29, 1864 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga and Fiji's
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within the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of 160Β°E, before 1900.
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January 30, 1898 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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March 8–10, 1880 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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January 31, 1878 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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April 21, 1868 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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March 5–6, 1852 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Norfolk Island.
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April 5–8, 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and Tonga.
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January 16, 1847 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the island of
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March 4–5, 1890 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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January 6, 1887 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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March 31, 1877 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and Tonga.
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March 10, 1846 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Norfolk Island.
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March 11, 1885 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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May 17, 1868 β€“ A tropical cyclone was located near Vanuatu.
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December 23–24, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tuvalu.
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March 17, 1854 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Western Fiji.
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February 12–13, 1874 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga.
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December 27–28, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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January 7–9, 1878 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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February 16–20, 1875 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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March 1856 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji and Tonga.
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April 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted American Samoa.
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March 14–15, 1886 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tuvalu.
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January 21–26, 1880 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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January 10, 1861 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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January 29, 1858 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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January 3, 1861 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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April 12–15, 1848 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga.
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December 29, 1839 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa.
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1836 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted the Samoan Islands.
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December 18, 1892 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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December 24, 1891 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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March 12–20, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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February 24, 1883 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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December 31, 1881 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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March 15, 1861 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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March 16, 1849 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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January 3, 1896 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga.
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March 7–8, 1889 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Samoa.
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January 23, 1889 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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January 10, 1876 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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January 28, 1860 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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February 1849 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Vanuatu.
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March 30, 1887 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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March 13, 1844 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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February 1888 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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1830 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia.
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January 1882 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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March 21–22, 1831 – A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji.
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March 1830 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga.
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Meteo France. pp. 86–90. 1660: 1658: 1656: 1654: 1487: 1485: 1483: 1481: 1479: 1477: 1475: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1465: 1992: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1543: 1463: 1461: 1459: 1457: 1455: 1453: 1451: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1439: 1437: 1435: 1433: 1431: 1429: 1427: 1425: 1423: 1421: 1419: 1417: 1415: 1413: 1411: 1409: 1407: 1405: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1391: 1389: 1387: 1385: 1383: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1359: 1357: 1355: 1353: 1351: 1349: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1341: 1339: 1337: 1335: 1333: 1331: 1329: 1327: 1325: 1323: 1321: 1319: 1317: 1315: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1307: 1305: 1303: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1285: 1202: 1139: 1283: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1275: 1273: 1271: 1269: 1267: 1265: 1126:. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 37–38. 1881:Historique des Cyclones de Polynesie Francaise 1874: 1872: 1870: 1868: 1770: 1766: 1764: 1762: 1760: 1651: 1198: 1196: 1194: 981: 942:List of Australian region cyclones before 1900 86:List of Australian region cyclones before 1900 1540: 1534:Bulletin de la SociΓ©tΓ© des Γ‰tudes OcΓ©aniennes 1124:Bulletin 20: Tropical Cyclones of the Pacific 979: 977: 975: 973: 971: 969: 967: 965: 963: 961: 591:1871 β€“ A tropical cyclone impacted Fiji. 1262: 1017: 1015: 1879:Laurent, Victoire; Varney, Patrick (2014). 1865: 1757: 1727: 1725: 1723: 1721: 1719: 1717: 1715: 1713: 1711: 1527: 1191: 985: 213:Jean-FranΓ§ois de Galaup, comte de LapΓ©rouse 1733:Tropical cyclones in Vanuatu: 1847 to 1994 1709: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1697: 1695: 1693: 1691: 958: 1952: 1950: 1948: 1946: 1220: 1117: 1115: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1107: 1105: 1103: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1087: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1047: 1012: 2036:Tropical cyclones in the Solomon Islands 1966:South Pacific Journal of Natural Science 1166:Natural Disasters in the Solomon Islands 1077: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1059: 128:The following is a list of all reported 1923: 1921: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1885:History of Cyclones in French Polynesia 1688: 1523: 1521: 1519: 1517: 1515: 2046:Tropical cyclones in Wallis and Futuna 1993: 1943: 1632:(Report). Risk Frontiers. p. 41. 101:South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons 22:Pre-1900 South Pacific cyclone seasons 2031:Tropical cyclones in the Cook Islands 2026:Tropical cyclones in French Polynesia 1056: 1022:Visher, Stephen Sargent (June 1922). 1912: 1512: 2006:Tropical cyclones in American Samoa 1639:from the original on March 16, 2014 1000:from the original on April 13, 2014 13: 2041:Tropical cyclones in New Caledonia 1745:from the original on July 28, 2024 14: 2082: 1979: 2061:Tropical cyclones in New Zealand 1785:. NoumΓ©a Service MΓ©tΓ©orologique. 1901: 609:January 14–15, 1874 β€“ HMS 937:South Pacific tropical cyclone 1: 2001:South Pacific cyclone seasons 1771:Giovannelli, J (April 1952). 986:Kerr, Ian S (March 1, 1976). 952: 135: 2071:Tropical cyclones in Tokelau 2016:Tropical cyclones in Vanuatu 183: 7: 2056:Tropical cyclones in Tuvalu 1957:McLean, R.F.; Munro, Doug. 930: 834:March 13–19, 1889 β€“ A 10: 2087: 2051:Tropical cyclones in Tonga 2011:Tropical cyclones in Samoa 178: 2066:Tropical cyclones in Niue 2021:Tropical cyclones in Fiji 1203:De Scally, Fes A (2008). 99: 81: 76: 68: 60: 52: 47: 39: 31: 26: 21: 848: 713: 579: 452: 399: 287: 237: 195:February 6, 1643 β€“ 1134:2027/mdp.39015023271763 1028:Monthly Weather Review 160:Stephen Sargent Visher 40:Last system dissipated 1670:MΓ©tΓ©orologie Maritime 1498:. pp. 58–171. 1040:1922MWRv...50..288V 48:Seasonal statistics 32:First system formed 27:Seasonal boundaries 993:. pp. 23–28. 53:Total disturbances 1894:978-2-9522946-1-4 1601:on April 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Index

List of Australian region cyclones before 1900
List of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones before 1900
South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons
1900–1940
1940s
1950s
1960s
tropical cyclones
Polynesians
Cook Islands
James Cook
Stephen Sargent Visher
Fiji
Japan
Philippines
Abel Tasman
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
Rewa Province
Maupiti
Tahaa
Huahine
Bora-Bora
Tanna
Lau Islands
Leeward Islands
Tahiti
Austral Islands
Mangaia
Mangaia
tropical cyclone

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