1972-73 Australian Reigon cyclone season (Doug)

the 1972-73 Australian Reigon cyclone season was a above average season that was more active than the previous season it officially began on November 1 and ended on May 1 these dates determine cyclone activity however storms that form in between June 30 and July 1 will count twords the season totals. The seasons notable systems were Garcia which caused moderate flooding, however it was quickly over shadow by Cyclones Harvey and Garfield which caused massive damage in Queensland and the Western Australia, respectively.

1972-73 Australian Reigon cyclone season (Doug)

First system formed	November 7
Last system dissipated	March 24
Strongest storm	Harvey – 922 hPa (mbar), 260 km/h (160 mph)
Tropical lows	9
Tropical cyclones	9
Severe tropical cyclones	5
Total fatalities	201
Total damage	$3.22 million (1972-73 USD)
Australian region tropical cyclone seasons	1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76

Storms

Tropical Cyclone Evan

Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 7 – November 13
Peak intensity	80 km/h (50 mph) (10-min)  1002 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Fernando

Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 18 – November 20
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)  1004 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Garcia

Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	November 30 – December 10
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Harvey

Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)
Category 5 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	December 15 – December 29
Peak intensity	260 km/h (160 mph) (10-min)  922 hPa (mbar)

Main Article:Cyclone Harvey

Severe Tropical Cyclone Fatima

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	January 4 – January 10
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min)  984 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Iris

Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	January 8 – January 10
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)  1005 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Garfield

Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	January 15 – January 24
Peak intensity	205 km/h (130 mph) (10-min)  946 hPa (mbar)

Main Article:Cyclone Garfield

 Tropical Cyclone Heather

Category 2 tropical cyclone (BoM)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	February 2 – February 9
Peak intensity	105 km/h (65 mph) (10-min)  993 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Lillian

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	March 16 – March 24
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min)  989 hPa (mbar)

Names

This was the list of named used to name cyclones during the 2 years the season spanned TCW Perth and Brisbane named storms the names Kody and Joe were not used to Jothy in the SWIO and Cody in the SPac. any unused names are marked in gray.

List of names

Perth Names

• Fernando
• Gloria
• Harvey
• Iris
• Joe (unused)
• Kody (unused)
• Lillian
• Mike (unused)
• Natasha (unused)

Brisbane Names

• Evan
• Fatima
• Garfield
• Heather
• Ian (unused)
• Jane (unused)

Retirement

The names Harvey and Garfield were retired after the season due there impacts to land the names Hamilton and Gene were chosen to replace them for future use