Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/December/31
December 31
- 1954 - A cyclone made landfall near Roebourne, Western Australia, damaging all buildings in the city.
- 2002 - Tropical Storm Delfina moved ashore northern Mozambique and later moved erratically over land; days of rainfall killed 54 people.
- 2002 - Cyclone Waka (pictured) passes over the island of Niuafo'ou, later reaching its peak intensity as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). Waka caused US$51.4 million worth of damages.