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:1976–77 South Pacific cyclone season

{{Short description|Tropical cyclone season}}

The 1976–77 South Pacific cyclone season began with a system began with the formation of Cyclone Kim on December 9, 1976, and ended with the dissipation of Cyclone Robert on April 23, 1977. The majority of systems were Category 2 strength, with two each falling into Categories 1 and 3. There were no storms of Category 4 or higher.{{Infobox hurricane season

| Basin=SPac

| Year=1977

| Track=1976-1977 South Pacific cyclone season summary.jpg

| First storm formed=December 9, 1976

| Last storm dissipated=April 23, 1977

| Strongest storm name=Robert

| Strongest storm pressure=965

| Strongest storm winds=70

| Average wind speed=11

| Total disturbances=9

| Total hurricanes=9

| Total intense=2

| Fatalities=

| Damages=

| Inflated=

| five seasons=1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79

| South Indian season=1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

| South Pacific season=1976–77 Australian region cyclone season

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Systems

=Tropical Cyclone Kim=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=December 9

|Dissipated=December 13

|Pressure=980

|10-min winds=55

|1-min winds=50

|Track=Kim 1976 track.png

}}

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=Tropical Cyclone Laurie=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=December 11

|Dissipated=December 12

|Pressure=980

|10-min winds=55

|1-min winds=50

|Track=Laurie 1976 track.png

}}

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=Tropical Cyclone Marion=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=January 11

|Dissipated=January 21

|Pressure=980

|10-min winds=55

|1-min winds=70

|Track=Marion 1977 track.png

}}

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=Severe Tropical Cyclone June=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=January 19

|Dissipated=January 26

|Pressure=965

|10-min winds=70

|1-min winds=75

|Track=June 1977 track.png

}}

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=Unnamed Tropical Cyclone=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=February 3

|Dissipated=February 9

|Pressure=990

|10-min winds=40

|1-min winds=40

|Track=15P 1977 track.png

}}

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=Unnamed Tropical Cyclone=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=February 20

|Dissipated=February 24

|Pressure=990

|10-min winds=40

|1-min winds=40

|Track=22P 1977 track.png

}}

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=Tropical Cyclone Norman=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=March 9

|Dissipated=March 24

|Pressure=980

|10-min winds=55

|1-min winds=45

|Track=Norman 1977 track.png

}}

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=Tropical Cyclone Pat=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=March 17

|Dissipated=March 18

|Pressure=980

|10-min winds=55

|1-min winds=50

|Track=Pat 1977 track.png

}}

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=Severe Tropical Cyclone Robert=

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=SPac

|Formed=April 16

|Dissipated=April 23

|Pressure=965

|10-min winds=70

|1-min winds=80

|Track=Robert 1977 track.png

}}

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Season effects

{{Pacific areas affected (Top)}}

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| Kim || {{sort|19761209|December 9 – 13}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|2|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|55|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||{{cite report|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1976345S13179}}|title=1976 Tropical Cyclone Kim (1976345S13179)|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

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| Laurie || {{sort|19761211|December 11 – 12}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|2|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|55|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||{{cite report|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1976346S11182}}|title=1976 Tropical Cyclone Laurie (1976346S11182)|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

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| Marion || {{Sort|19760130|January 11 – 21}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|2|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|55|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sortable=on|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} || Vanuatu || Unknown || {{sort|0|None}} ||{{cite report|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1977011S12167}}|title=1977 Tropical Cyclone Marion (1977011S12167)|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

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| June || {{Sort|19750124|January 24 – February 5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|4|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{convert|70|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{convert|965|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||

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| Unnamed || {{Sort|19750203|February 3 – 9}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|2|Category 1 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{convert|35|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||

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| Unnamed || {{Sort|19750203|February 20 – 24}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{Sort|2|Category 1 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{convert|35|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A1}}|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||

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| Norman || {{Sort|19760317|March 9 – 24}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|2|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|55|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||{{cite report|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1977068S11168}}|title=1977 Tropical Cyclone Norman (1977068S11168)|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

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| Pat || {{Sort|19760416|March 17 – 18}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{Sort|2|Category 2 tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|55|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A2}}|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||{{cite report|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1977074S19184}}|title=1977 Tropical Cyclone Pat (1977074S19184)|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

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| Robert || {{Sort|19760427|April 16 – 23}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{Sort|4|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{convert|70|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|A3}}|{{convert|965|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || || || ||{{cite report|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1977106S12202}}|title=1977 Tropical Cyclone Robert (1977106S12202)|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

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See also

{{portal|Tropical cyclones}}

  • Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1976, 1977
  • Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1976, 1977
  • Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1976, 1977
  • North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1976, 1977

References

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External links

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{{TC Decades|Year=1970|basin=South Pacific|type=cyclone|shem=yes}}

{{Tropical cyclone season|1976|split-year=y}}

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