Tropical cyclones in 2003

During 2003, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 129 systems formed with 85 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Cyclone Inigo, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) and was tied with Cyclone Gwenda for being the most intense recorded cyclone in the Australian region in terms of pressure, with the possible exception of Cyclone Mahina.[1] So far, 26 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including six Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in 2003, tying 2021. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2003 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 833 units.

Tropical cyclones in 2003
Year summary map
Year boundaries
First system01U
FormedJanuary 4, 2003
Last systemHeta
DissipatedJanuary 11, 2004
Strongest system
NameInigo
Lowest pressure900 mbar (hPa); 26.58 inHg
Longest lasting system
Name01U
Duration18 days
Year statistics
Total systems129
Named systems85
Total fatalities1,082 total
Total damage$11.89 billion (2003 USD)
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Other years
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Four tropical storms active on February 12; from left to right are Gerry, Hape, the system that would become Isha, and Fiona in the Australian region

Tropical cyclone activity in each basin is under the authority of an RSMC. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is responsible for tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and East Pacific. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) is responsible for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific. Both the NHC and CPHC are subdivisions of the National Weather Service. Activity in the West Pacific is monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Systems in the North Indian Ocean are monitored by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Météo-France located in Réunion (MFR) monitors tropical activity in the South-West Indian Ocean. The Australian region is monitored by five TCWCs that are under the coordination of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Similarly, the South Pacific is monitored by both the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) and the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited. Other, unofficial agencies that provide additional guidance in tropical cyclone monitoring include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

Global conditions and hydrological summary

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The ENSO in this year was mostly neutral.

Summary

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Cyclone HetaTropical Storm Odette (2003)Typhoon Lupit (2003)Typhoon Nepartak (2003)Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003)Hurricane Olaf (2003)Hurricane Nora (2003)Tropical Storm Larry (2003)Hurricane Kate (2003)Hurricane JuanHurricane Marty (2003)Hurricane IsabelTyphoon MaemiTropical Storm Henri (2003)Tropical Storm Grace (2003)Hurricane Jimena (2003)Typhoon Dujuan (2003)Hurricane FabianHurricane Ignacio (2003)Tropical Depression Nine (2003)Typhoon Krovanh (2003)Hurricane Erika (2003)Typhoon Etau (2003)Tropical Storm Morakot (2003)Typhoon ImbudoTropical Storm KoniHurricane Claudette (2003)Tropical Storm Bill (2003)Tropical Storm Carlos (2003)Typhoon Soudelor (2003)Tropical Storm Linfa (2003)2003 Sri Lanka cycloneCyclone ManouTropical Storm Ana (2003)Typhoon Kujira (2003)Cyclone InigoCyclone KalundeCyclone EricaCyclone JaphetCyclone GrahamCyclone CillaCyclone BeniCyclone AmiTropical Storm DelfinaCyclone Zoetropical cyclone basins

Systems

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January

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Cyclone Beni
Tropical cyclones formed in January 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
01U January 4–25 95 (60) 988 Northern Territory, Western Australia Unknown None [2]
Ebula January 7–12 115 (75) 972 None None None [2]
Ami January 9–15 150 (90) 950 Tuvalu, Fiji, Tonga $51.2 million 14 [3][4]
Yanyan January 15–20 65 (40) 1000 None None None [5]
Fari January 24–31 95 (60) 985 Madagascar Unknown None [2][6]
Beni January 19–February 5 205 (125) 920 Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Queensland $7 million 1 [7][8]
Cilla January 26–30 75 (45) 995 Fiji, Tonga, American Samoa Minimal None [9][10]
08F January 30–February 8 30 (20) 1002 None None None [11]

February

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Cyclone Dovi
Tropical cyclones formed in February 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Isha February 3–15 65 (40) 995 None None None [12]
Fiona February 3–13 175 (115) 935 None None None [13]
Gerry February 5–15 165 (105) 940 Mauritius, Réunion Unknown 1 [14][15][16]
Dovi February 5–11 205 (125) 920 Cook Islands Minimal None [17][18][19]
Hape February 7–16 150 (90) 960 None None None [20]
10F February 15–21 998 None None None [13]
Japhet February 25–March 6 175 (110) 935 Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe None 25 [21][22][23]
Graham February 27–March 1 75 (45) 985 Western Australia Minimal 1 [24][25]

March

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Cyclone Kalunde

March was the most inactive month of 2003, with 6 tropical cyclones forming around this month.

Tropical cyclones formed in March 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Harriet March 1–11 85 (50) 985 Western Australia None None [26]
Erica March 1–12 215 (130) 915 Queensland, Southeast Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia $15 million 2 [27][28]
Kalunde March 3–17 215 (130) 910 Rodrigues $3.15 million None [29]
10F March 6–8 998 None None None [30]
Craig March 8–13 100 (65) 976 Northern Territory, Queensland Unknown Unknown [31][32][33][34]
Eseta March 10–14 185 (115) 930 Fiji $876 thousand None [17]

April

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Cyclone Inigo
Tropical cyclones formed in April 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Inigo April 1–8 240 (150) 900 Indonesia, East Timor, Western Australia ~$6 million 58 [35][36]
14F April 6–8 998 None None None [37]
Luma April 8–11 130 (80) 980 None None None [37]
Kujira (Amang) April 9–30 165 (105) 930 Micronesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan 3 $230 thousand [38][39][40][41][42]
Fili April 13–15 95 (60) 987 Tonga None None [37]
15F April 15–16 None None None [37]
Ana April 20–27 95 (60) 994 Florida, Bermuda, Azores, British Isles Minimal 2 [43][44]
 
Typhoon Chan-hom
Tropical cyclones formed in May 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Manou May 2–23 155 (95) 950 Mauritius, Madagascar Unknown 89 [45][46]
BOB 01 May 10–20 140 (85) 980 Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar $135 million 260 [47][48]
TD May 17 1004 Philippines None None
03W (Batibot) May 18–21 55 (35) 1002 Philippines None None [49]
TD May 19 1004 None None None
Andres May 19–25 95 (60) 997 None None None [50]
Chan-hom May 19–27 155 (100) 940 Chuuk, Saipan $16 million None [51]
Linfa (Chedeng) May 25–June 2 100 (65) 980 Philippines, Japan $28.2 million 41 [42][49]
Nangka (Dodong) May 30–June 3 95 (60) 985 Philippines, Taiwan, Japan None None [52]

June

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Typhoon Soudelor
Tropical cyclones formed in June 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Gina June 4–9 150 (90) 950 Solomon Islands Minimal 2 [53][54][55]
Epi June 5–6 65 (40) 993 Papua New Guinea None None [56]
Soudelor (Egay) June 11–24 150 (90) 955 Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan >$15.3 million 14 [57][58][59]
Two June 11 55 (35) 1008 None None None [60]
Blanca June 17–22 95 (60) 997 None None None [61]
Carlos June 26–27 100 (65) 996 Southwestern Mexico $8 million 9 [62][63][64][65]
Bill June 29–July 3 95 (60) 997 Mexico, Gulf Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States $50.5 million 4 [66]

July

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Typhoon Imbudo
Tropical cyclones formed in July 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Dolores July 6–8 65 (40) 1005 None None None [67]
Claudette July 8–17 150 (90) 979 Windward Islands, Jamaica, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Texas $181 million 3 [68]
Falcon July 9–10 55 (35) 1004 None None None [69]
Enrique July 10–13 100 (65) 993 None None None [70]
Koni July 15–23 110 (70) 975 Philippines, China, Vietnam $16.9 million 7 [71][72]
Imbudo July 15–25 165 (105) 935 Philippines, China $383 million 85 [73][74][75]
Danny July 16–21 120 (75) 1000 None None None [76]
Felicia July 17–23 85 (50) 1000 None None None [77]
Six July 19–21 55 (35) 1010 None None None [78]
Seven July 25–27 55 (35) 1010 Georgia None None [79][80]
BOB 02 July 25–28 55 (35) 988 East India, Bangladesh None None [81][48]
Ineng July 30–31 45 (30) 1004 Philippines $145 thousand None [82]
Morakot (Ineng) July 31–August 4 85 (50) 992 Taiwan, China $31 million 3 [69][83]

August

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Hurricane Fabian
Tropical cyclones formed in August 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
TD August 2–6 Un­known 1008 None None None
Etau (Kabayan) August 2–9 155 (100) 945 Palau, Guam, Okinawa, Japan $295 million 20
Guillermo August 7–12 95 (60) 997 None None None
Hilda August 65 (40) 1004 None None None
Erika August 14–17 120 (75) 988 Florida, Mexico, Southern Texas $100 thousands 2
One-C August 15–17 55 (35) 1009 None None None
Krovanh (Niña) August 16–26 120 (75) 970 Philippines, China, Vietnam $253 million 4
TD August 17 Un­known 1004 Philippines None None
Vamco (Manang) August 18–20 65 (40) 996 Philippines, Taiwan, China $4.7 million None
Lakay August 18–20 55 (35) 996 Philippines, Taiwan, China None None
TD August 18–19 Un­known 1008 None None None
Nine August 21–22 55 (35) 1007 Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic $20 thousands None
Ignacio August 22–27 165 (105) 970 Baja California Peninsula, Sonora, California $21 million 4
TD August 26–27 Un­known 1008 None None None
Fabian August 27 – September 3 230 (145) 939 Leeward Islands, Bermuda, Eastern Canada $300 million 8
Dujuan (Onyok) August 27 – September 3 150 (90) 950 Philippines, Okinawa, Taiwan, China $392 million 44
BOB 03 August 27–29 45 (30) 996 Northeast India Minimal None
Jimena August 28 – September 5 165 (105) 970 Hawaii Minimal None
Grace August 30 – September 2 65 (40) 1007 Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic States $114 thousands None
TD August 31 – September 3 Un­known 1008 None None None

September

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Typhoon Maemi
Tropical cyclones formed in September 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Henri September 3–8 95 (60) 997 Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania $19.6 million None
Kevin September 3–6 65 (40) 1000 None None None
Maemi (Pogi) September 4–13 195 (120) 910 Japan, South Korea, North Korea $4.1 billion 120
Isabel September 6–19 270 (165) 915 Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, East coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada $3.6 billion 51
TD September 7–8 1002 Vietnam None None
Fourteen September 8–10 55 (35) 1007 None None None
TD September 11–13 1010 None None None
Linda September 13–17 120 (75) 987 None None None
TD September 14–15 1004 South China None None
Quiel September 15–19 Philippines None None
Choi-wan (Roskas) September 16–24 130 (80) 955 Japan $2.5 million None
Marty September 18–24 155 (100) 970 Baja California Peninsula, Sonora, Sinaloa, Arizona $100 million 12
Koppu (Sikat) September 23–30 130 (80) 960 None None None
Juan September 24–29 165 (105) 969 Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) $200 million 4
Kate September 25 – October 7 205 (125) 952 Newfoundland, Iceland, Europe None None
Abaimba September 28 – October 4 85 (50) 995 None None None

October

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Typhoon Parma
Tropical cyclones formed in October 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Larry October 1–6 100 (65) 993 Central America $53.6 million 5
Nora October 1–9 165 (105) 969 Mexico, Texas Minimal None
Olaf October 3–8 120 (75) 987 Mexico, Texas Minimal 1
TD October 5–6 1008 Taiwan None None
18W October 6–10 55 (35) 1004 South China None None
BOB 04 October 6–10 45 (30) 998 India None 21
Mindy October 10–14 75 (45) 1002 Hispaniola, Puerto Rico $50 thousands None
19W October 12–13 South China None 2
Nicholas October 13–23 110 (70) 990 None None None
TD October 16 1004 None None None
Ketsana (Tisoy) October 17–26 165 (105) 940 None None None
Parma October 19–31 175 (110) 930 None None None
Patricia October 20–26 130 (80) 984 None None None
23W October 21–29 55 (35) 1008 Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, India Minimal 1
Ursula October 21–23 55 (35) 1004 Philippines Minimal 1
Melor (Viring) October 29 – November 5 95 (60) 980 Philippines, Taiwan, Japan None 4

November

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Typhoon Lupit
Tropical cyclones formed in November 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Beni November 9–25 175 (110) 935 Mascarene Islands None None [84]
Nepartak (Weng) November 11–19 120 (75) 970 Philippines, China $197 million 13 [85][86]
ARB 06 November 12–16 100 (65) 990 Maldives, Somalia None None [81]
TD November 14–15 1004 None None None [87]
TD November 15 1004 None None None
Lupit (Yoyoy) November 18–December 4 185 (115) 915 Federated States of Micronesia, Japan $1.7 million None [88]

December

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Cyclone Heta
Tropical cyclones formed in December 2003
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph)
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
Odette December 4–9 100 (65) 993 Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico $8 million 10 [89][90]
Cela December 4–20 120 (75) 975 Madagascar None None [91]
01F December 4–6 Not specified 1005 None None None [92][93][94][95]
Jana December 6–12 155 (100) 950 None None None [96]
Peter December 7–11 95 (60) 990 None None None [97]
BOB 07 December 11–16 100 (65) 992 India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka $28 million 83 [81][98][46]
TD December 16–17 Not specified 1004 None None None [96]
02F December 16–20 Not specified 1000 Solomon Islands None None [99][100][101][102]
Debbie December 16–23 120 (75) 950 Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory None None [96]
27W (Zigzag) December 24–27 55 (35) 1000 Philippines None None [103]
Heta December 25, 2003 – January 8, 2004 215 (130) 915 Samoan Islands, Tonga, Niue $113 million 1 [104][105][106][107]
Darius December 27, 2003 – January 4, 2004 100 (65) 980 Mascarene Islands None None [108]
04F December 29 Not specified 1004 Samoan Islands None None [109]

Global effects

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Season name Areas affected Systems formed Named storms Damage (USD) Deaths
2003 Atlantic hurricane season Florida, Bermuda, Azores, British Isles, Gulf Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Yucatán Peninsula, Texas, Windward Islands, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Leeward Islands, Eastern Canada, Oklahoma, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic States, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, East coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland, Iceland, Europe, Central America, Hispaniola, Haiti 21 16 $4.42 billion 93
2003 Pacific hurricane season Southwestern Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Sonora, California, Hawaii, Sinaloa, Arizona 17 16 $129 million 23
2003 Pacific typhoon season 3 Caroline Islands, Philippines, Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Laos, Russian Far East, Alaska, Thailand, Cambodia, South Korea, North Korea 45 21 $6.44 billion 362
2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, East India, Bangladesh, Northeastern India, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Somalia, Indonesia 7 0 $163 million 364
2002–03 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2 Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rodrigues 10 8 $6.65 million 169
2003–04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 3 Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion 4 4 None None
2002–03 Australian region cyclone season 2 Western Australia, Eastern Indonesia, Top End, Kimberley, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Cocos (Keeling) Islands 8 8 $13 million 60
2003–04 Australian region cyclone season 3 Papua New Guinea, Queensland 2 2 None None
2002–03 South Pacific cyclone season 2 Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Tokelau, American Samoa 12 7 $16.876 million 20
2003–04 South Pacific cyclone season 3 Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga 3 0 None None
Worldwide (See above) 129[a] 85 $11.19 billion 1,082
  1. ^ The sum of the number of systems and fatalities in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems and fatalities.

See also

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Notes

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1 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2003 are counted in the seasonal totals.
2 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2003 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.

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