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Tropical cyclones in 2006
Year summary map
Year boundaries
First system	07
Formed	December 29, 2005
Last system	Isobel
Dissipated	January 5, 2007
Strongest system
Name	Yagi & Glenda
Lowest pressure	910 mbar (hPa); 26.87 inHg
Longest lasting system
Name	Ioke
Duration	18 days
Year statistics
Total systems	130, 6 unofficial
Named systems	81
Total fatalities	4,549 total
Total damage	$16.36 billion (2006 USD)
Related articles 2006 Atlantic hurricane season 2006 Pacific hurricane season 2006 Pacific typhoon season 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2005–06 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2006–07 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2005–06 Australian region cyclone season 2006–07 Australian region cyclone season 2005–06 South Pacific cyclone season 2006–07 South Pacific cyclone season
Other years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Throughout 2006, 133 tropical cyclones formed in seven bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins. Of these, 80 have been named, including two tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean, and a tropical cyclone in the Mediterranean Sea, by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The strongest storms of the year were Typhoon Yagi in the Western Pacific, and Cyclone Glenda of the Australian region. The deadliest and costliest storms of the year were a series of five typhoons that struck the Philippines and China; Chanchu, Bilis, Saomai, Xangsane, and Durian, with most of the damage being caused by Durian of November. So far, 27 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including five Category 5 tropical cyclones in the year. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2006 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 761 units.

Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by a group of ten warning centres, which have been designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization. These are the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Central Pacific Hurricane Center, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France, Indonesia's Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service, the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) as well as New Zealand's MetService. Other notable warning centres include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.

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There is a strong El Niño in this year.

In the Northern Hemisphere, 10 tropical cyclones have developed or formed in the North Atlantic Ocean basin, 25 in the Eastern and Central Pacific (including one unofficial subtropical cyclone), 40 in the Western Pacific (including three unofficial tropical cyclones), and 12 in the North Indian (including one unofficial deep depression), totaling to 88 official and 6 unofficial tropical cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere, including one official and one unofficial tropical cyclones in the Mediterranean Sea.

In the Southern Hemisphere, 11 tropical cyclones have developed or formed in the South-West Indian Ocean basin, 19 in the South-Central Pacific/Fiji Region, 14 in the South-East Indian/Southwestern Pacific/Australian Region, and including 2 in the South Atlantic/Southeastern Pacific, thus totaling to 46 tropical cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere.

In the whole world combined, 134 tropical cyclones have developed throughout the whole world, including 6 unofficial systems, equaling 140 total tropical cyclones.

During January 2006, a total of 12 tropical cyclones have developed in tropical cyclone basins. Of those, 7 were named, with 6 of those named systems having tropical storm-equivalent force winds, in ten or three-minute sustained wind speeds. Tropical Storm Zeta from the extremely hyperactive 2005 Atlantic hurricane season became only the second of two tropical storms in the Atlantic to have spanned two different calendar years, with the other being Hurricane Alice of 1954–55. Speaking, Cyclones Tam and Clare were the only tropical cyclones in January 2006 to have known damage totals, even though Boloetse was the most severe and deadliest in the month. Boloetse was also the strongest and most intense tropical cyclone of the month, peaking with 10-minute sustained winds of 100 mph and pressure dropping to 950 hPa/mbar.

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Tam	January 6–14	85 (50)	987	American Samoa, Rotuma Niue, Tonga, Futuna	$26,000	None
Clare	January 6–10	140 (85)	960	Western Australia	$2.3 million	None
05F	January 10–13	55 (35)	996	None	None	None
ARB 01	January 13–14	55 (35)	1004	Kerala, Lakshadweep	None	None
Urmil	January 13–15	110 (70)	975	Tafahi, Niuatoputapu, Vavaʻu, Ha'apai	Minimal	None
07F	January 15–16	30 (15)	Unspecified	Fiji	None	None
Daryl	January 18–22	100 (65)	976	Coast of Western Australia	None	None
Agaton	January 20–27	55 (35)	1000	Philippines	None	None
Boloetse	January 20 – February 5	155 (100)	950	Madagascar, coast of Mozambique	Catastrophic	6
07U	January 24 – February 1	55 (35)	989	Northern Territory (Australia), portions of Western Australia	Moderate	None
Jim	January 25 – February 3	150 (90)	955	New Caledonia, southern Vanuatu	Minor	None
09F	January 30 – February 5	Unspecified	994	None	None	None

Tropical cyclones formed in February 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
10F	February 2–4	55 (35)	998	Niue, Tongatapu	None	None
11F	February 8–10	35 (25)	Unspecified	None	None	None
Vaianu	February 9–22	130 (80)	965	Tonga	None	None
09	February 18–23	95 (60)	992	Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar	Minimal	None
13F	February 19–26	35 (25)	Unspecified	None	None	None
Kate	February 22–24	95 (60)	985	Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia	None	None
01Q	February 22–23	105 (65)	Unspecified	None	None	None
Carina	February 22 – March 11	205 (125)	915	None	None	None
Emma	February 25 – March 1	75 (45)	988	Western Australia	$706,000	None
TL	February 28 – March 6	55 (35)	998	Papua New Guinea, Indonesia	Unknown	None

Tropical cyclones formed in March 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Diwa	March 2–8	110 (70)	980	Réunion, St. Brandon, Mauritius	Major	10
01W (Basyang)	March 3–7	55 (35)	1004	Caroline Islands	None	None	[1]
12	March 4	Unspecified	Unspecified	None	None	None
TD	March 7–10	Unspecified	1004	Philippines	None	None
TD	March 11–12	Unspecified	1006	Philippines, Vietnam	None	None
02Q	March 11–17	Unspecified	Unspecified	None	None	None
14F	March 13–16	Unspecified	Unspecified	None	None	None
Wati	March 17–28	155 (100)	950	Vanuatu	Minor	None
Larry	March 18–24	185 (115)	940	Queensland, Australia	$1.1 billion	1 indirect
Floyd	March 18–27	195 (120)	916	None	None	None
Glenda	March 22–31	205 (125)	910	Australia	$965,000	None
TL	March 26–29	55 (35)	994	None	None	None

April was relatively inactive in the year that 5 tropical cyclones formed throughout the month. 4 received names. Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica became the first Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone in 2006, according to the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (in 1-minute sustained winds). As being the strongest of the year 2006, it was the most intense of the month, peaking at 916 hPa/mbar. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala was the strongest of the 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, as well as the most serious. Moderate Tropical Storm/Tropical Cyclone Elia concluded the 2005–06 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season when it dissipated on April 17. Monica was the last tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere for the first half of 2006 (January–June).

Tropical cyclones formed in April 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Hubert	April 5–7	95 (60)	980	Western Australia	None	None
Elia	April 6–17	75 (45)	990	None	None	None
Monica	April 16–28	250 (155)	916	Papua New Guinea, Australia	$5.1 million	None
17F	April 20–21	Unspecified	Unspecified	None	None	None
Mala	April 25–29	185 (115)	954	Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Northern Thailand	$6.7 million	37

May was super inactive with only two tropical cyclones forming. Both received names. Typhoon Chanchu (Philippine name 'Caloy') was the stronger tropical cyclone of May 2006. Chanchu was the first tropical storm and typhoon of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season, and it was a very deadly and somewhat costly tropical cyclone. Tropical Storm Aletta started the 2006 Pacific hurricane season what it formed as Tropical Depression One-E on May 27.

Tropical cyclones formed in May 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Chanchu (Caloy)	May 8–18	175 (110)	930	Caroline Islands, Philippines, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea	$879 million	309
Aletta	May 27–30	75 (45)	1002	None	Minimal	None

June was a very inactive month in the year when only four tropical cyclones formed within the northern hemisphere, three of them received names. Tropical Storm Alberto started the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season when it formed on June 10, preceding a below average season later in the year. When Tropical Depression Two-E dissipated on June 5, the 2006 Pacific hurricane season experienced a slightly long lull in activity, not seeing Hurricane Bud form until mid-July. Super Typhoon Ewiniar (Philippine name 'Ester') became the first super typhoon of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season, also causing heavy damage and 150+ fatalities.

Tropical cyclones formed in June 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Two-E	June 3–5	55 (35)	1005	Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico	None	None
Alberto	June 10–14	110 (70)	995	Southeast United States, Atlantic Canada, Florida	$420 thousand	2
Jelawat (Domeng)	June 24–29	75 (40)	996	Caroline Islands, Philippines, China	Unknown	7
Ewiniar (Ester)	June 29 – July 10	185 (115)	930	Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Korea	$1.4 billion	181

Tropical cyclones formed in July 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
BOB 02	July 2–5	55 (35)	982	East India	Unknown	123
Bilis (Florita)	July 8–16	110 (70)	970	Caroline Islands, Taiwan, China	$4.4 billion	859
Bud	July 11–16	205 (125)	953	Hawaii	None	None
Carlotta	July 12–16	140 (85)	981	None	None	None
Daniel	July 16–26	240 (150)	933	Hawaii	None	None
Kaemi (Glenda)	July 17–27	150 (90)	950	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, China	$450 million	32
Unnamed	July 17–18	85 (50)	998	East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada	None	None
Beryl	July 18–21	95 (60)	1000	Long Island, Massachusetts, Atlantic Canada	Minimal	None
Emilia	July 21–28	100 (65)	990	Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Southwestern United States	Minimal	None
Prapiroon (Henry)	July 27– August 5	120 (75)	970	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, China	$984 million	94
Fabio	July 31 – August 3	85 (50)	1000	None	None	None

Tropical cyclones formed in August 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Chris	August 1–4	100 (65)	1001	Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos Islands, Hispaniola, Bahamas, Cuba	Minimal	None
Gilma	August 1–3	65 (40)	1004	None	None	None
BOB 03	August 2–5	55 (35)	986	East India	Unknown	251
Maria	August 3–10	130 (80)	975	Japan	None	1
Saomai (Juan)	August 5–11	195 (120)	925	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China	$2.5 billion	458
Bopha (Inday)	August 5–10	100 (65)	980	Taiwan, China	None	7
Wukong	August 12–21	95 (60)	980	Taiwan, China	None	2
BOB 04	August 12–13	45 (30)	992	East India	Unknown	78
Sonamu	August 13–16	65 (40)	992	None	None	None
Hector	August 15–23	175 (110)	966	None	None	None
BOB 05	August 16–18	45 (30)	988	East India	Unknown	49
Ioke	August 20– September 7	260 (160)	915	Johnston Atoll, Wake Island, Minamitorishima, Alaska	$88 million	None
Illeana	August 21–27	205 (125)	951	Socorro Island	Minimal	1
Debby	August 21–26	85 (50)	999	Cape Verde	None	None
13W	August 23–25	55 (35)	1000	China	None	None
Ernesto	August 24– September 1	120 (75)	985	Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, East Coast of the United States, Canada	$500 million	11
John	August 28– September 4	215 (130)	948	Guerrero, Michoacán, Baja California Sur, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas	$60.9 million	5
BOB 05	August 29– September 1	45 (30)	990	East India	Unknown	9
Kristy	August 30– September 8	130 (80)	985	None	None	None

Tropical cyclones formed in September 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Florence	September 3–13	150 (90)	974	Bermuda, Newfoundland, East Coast of the United States, Canada	$200 thousand	None
BOB 07	September 3–4	45 (30)	992	Odisha	Unknown	78
Shanshan (Luis)	September 9–18	205 (125)	919	Philippines, Taiwan, China, Korea	$2.5 billion	11
Gordon	September 10–20	195 (120)	955	Azores, Iberian Peninsula, British Isles	$3.8 million	None
Helene	September 12–24	195 (120)	955	British Isles	None	None
15W	September 12–15	55 (35)	1004	China	None	None
Lane	September 13–17	205 (125)	952	Mexico, Southwestern United States	$203 million	4
Miriam	September 16–18	75 (45)	999	None	None	None
Unnamed	September 16–18	95 (60)	Unspecified	None	None	None
Yagi	September 16–25	195 (120)	910	Japan	None	None
Two-C	September 19–20	55 (35)	1007	None	None	None
LAND 01	September 21–24	45 (30)	996	East India, Bangladesh	Unknown	98
Mukda	September 21–24	100 (65)	988	Gujarat	Unknown	None
17W	September 22–25	55 (35)	996	Vietnam, Laos	None	None
Querida	September 25–27	Unspecified	986	Atlas Mountains, Salento, Apulia	None	None
Xangsane (Milenyo)	September 25 – October 2	155 (100)	940	Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand	$750 million	318
Three-C	September 26–27	65 (35)	1008	None	None	None
Isaac	September 27 – October 2	140 (85)	985	Newfoundland	Minimal	None
BOB 08	September 28–30	45 (30)	1002	Odisha	Unknown	None
Bebinca	September 28 – October 6	95 (60)	980	Mariana Islands	None	33

Tropical cyclones formed in October 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Rumbia	October 3–6	85 (50)	980	None	None	None
Soulik	October 8–16	140 (85)	955	None	None	None
Norman	October 9–15	85 (50)	1000	Mexico	Minimal	None
Olivia	October 9–12	45 (75)	1000	None	None	None
Ompong	October 12–13	55 (35)	1000	None	None	None
01	October 19–23	45 (30)	1002	None	None	None
Xavier	October 21–28	175 (110)	930	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu	Minimal	None
Paul	October 21–26	165 (105)	970	Mexico	$3.2 million	4
TD	October 21–23	Unspecified	1008	None	None	None
TD	October 22	Unspecified	1010	None	None	None
TD	October 22	Unspecified	1004	None	None	None
02F	October 24–29	Unspecified	1004	None	None	None
Cimaron	October 25–November 6	185 (115)	920	Caroline Islands, Philippines	$31 million	35
Eighteen-E	October 26–27	55 (35)	1007	None	None	None
Ogni	October 29–30	65 (40)	998	South India, Sri Lanka	$353 million	35

Tropical cyclones formed in November 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
03F	November 1–3	Not specified	1004	None	None	None
Rosa	November 8–10	65 (40)	1002	None	None	None
Chebi (Queenie)	November 8–14	185 (115)	925	Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam	Unknown	1	[2]
Twenty-E	November 11	55 (35)	1007	None	None	None
Sergio	November 13–20	175 (110)	965	Guerrero	None	None
Yani	November 16–26	140 (85)	960	Solomon Islands	Unknown	Unknown
Durian (Reming)	November 25–December 9	195 (120)	915	Yap State, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands, India	$580 million	>1,500	[3][4]
Anita	November 26–December 4	65 (40)	996	Madagascar, Mozambique	Unknown	None
05F	November 29–December 4	55 (35)	997	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu	Unknown	Unknown

Tropical cyclones formed in December 2006

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Utor (Seniang)	December 7–15	155 (100)	945	Philippines, Paracel Islands, Malaysia	$15.8 million	38	[5]
Tomas	December 15–20	65 (40)	1000	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands	None	None
Bondo	December 15–28	205 (125)	930	Agaléga, Seychelles, Madagascar	Unknown	11	[6]
04	December 22–28	45 (30)	1000	None	None	None
Clovis	December 25–January 4	115 (70)	978	Madagascar	Unknown	4	[7]
Isobel	December 30–January 5	85 (50)	982	None	None	None

Season name	Areas affected	Systems formed	Named storms	Damage (USD)	Deaths
2006 Atlantic hurricane season	Southeast United States, Atlantic Canada, East Coast of the United States, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos Islands, Hispaniola, Bahamas, Eastern Cuba, Cape Verde, Lesser Antilles, Bermuda, Newfoundland, Iceland, Greenland, Azores, Iberian Peninsula, British Isles,	10	10	$504.42 million	14
2006 Pacific hurricane season	Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico, Hawaii, Baja California Peninsula, Southwestern United States, Johnston Atoll, Wake Island, Minamitorishima, Southern Alaska, Socorro Island, Northwestern Mexico	25	19	$355.1 million	14
2006 Pacific typhoon season	Philippines, Caroline Islands, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands, Mariana Islands, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia	39	22	$14.4 billion	3,886
2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season	Kerala, Lakshadweep, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Northern Thailand, East India, Bangladesh, Gujarat, South India, Sri Lanka	12	3	$6.7 million	623
2005–06 Australian region cyclone season	Western Australia, Far North Queensland, Northern Territory, Pilbara Coast	15	11	$1.1 billion	1
2006–07 Australian region cyclone season	None	1	1	None	None reported
2005–06 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season	Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar	6	5	None	Unknown
2006–07 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season	Agaléga, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique	5	4	None	11
2005–06 South Pacific cyclone season	American Samoa, Rotuma, Niue, Tonga, Futuna, Tafahi, Niuatoputapu, Vavaʻu, Ha'apai,	12	4	$26,000	None
2006–07 South Pacific cyclone season	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu	5	2	None	None
Worldwide	(See above)	130	81	$16,36 billion	4,549

• Tropical cyclones by year
• List of earthquakes in 2006
• Tornadoes of 2006

¹ Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2007 are counted in the seasonal totals.
² Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2007 are counted in the seasonal totals.
³ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
⁴ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
⁵The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France which uses gust winds.

Tropical cyclone year articles (2000–2009)
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers

• US National Hurricane Center – North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
• Central Pacific Hurricane Center – Central Pacific
• Japan Meteorological Agency – NW Pacific
• India Meteorological Department – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
• Météo-France – La Reunion – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
• Fiji Meteorological Service – South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S

Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers

• Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia – South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane) – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
• Papua New Guinea National Weather Service – South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
• Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited – South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S

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