1960s Australian region cyclone seasons#1965–66

{{Infobox hurricane season

| Basin=Aus

| Year=1960–1970

| First storm formed=July 15, 1960

| Last storm dissipated=May 4, 1970

| Total disturbances=145

| Fatalities=Unknown

| five seasons=1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970–71, 1971–72

| South Pacific season=1960s South Pacific cyclone seasons

}}

The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the Australian region between 90°E and 160°E in the 1960s. During the decade, tropical cyclones were named by the New Caledonia Meteorological Service, while the Australian Bureau of Meteorology started to name them during the 1963–64 season.

Systems

= 1960–61 =

July 15–21, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.{{Cite journal|volume=26|year=1961|url-status=live|title=Tropical cyclones in the north-western Australian region during the 1960/61 season|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/nwcyclone1.pdf|journal=Australian Meteorological Magazine |access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804155444/http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/nwcyclone1.pdf|archive-date=August 4, 2019|pages=26–40}}
November 29–30, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.
December 15–24, 1960 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Arafura Sea and moved towards north-western Australia.
December 29, 1960 – January 3, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.
January 2–6, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted the Cape York Peninsular.{{Cite report|url=http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/nzmsmp148.pdf |title=Tropical Storms and Hurricanes in the Southwest Pacific: November 1939 to May 1969 |author=Kerr, Ian S |date=March 1, 1976 |url-status=live |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142735/http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/nzmsmp148.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |pages=23–28 }}{{Cite journal|volume=24|title=Tropical cyclones in the northeastern Australian region – 1960/61 season|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1961/necyclone.pdf|journal=Australian Meteorological Magazine|year=1959 |url-status=live |access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804155749/http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1961/necyclone.pdf|archive-date=August 4, 2019|pages=50–75}}
January 7–14, 1961 – Tropical Cyclone Barberine.{{Cite book|url={{Google Books URL|id=FThPAAAAQBAJ}}|title=Furious Winds and Parched Islands: Tropical Cyclones (1558–1970) and Droughts (1722–1987) in the Pacific |author1=d'Aubert, AnaMaria |author2=Nunn, Patrick D |isbn=978-1-4691-7008-4|chapter=Database 1: Tropical Cyclones (1558 – 1970)|date=March 2012 |pages=58–171}}
January 8–11, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed near the Cocos Islands.
January 15–27, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Arafura Sea and moved towards north-western Australia.
January 26 – February 4, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea.
February 3–11, 1961 – Tropical Cyclone Catherine.
February 8–13, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Timor Sea and moved towards north-western Australia.
February 12–17, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed near the Cocos Islands.
February 20 – March 3, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Timor Sea and moved towards the Indian Ocean.
February 20 – March 3, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Arafura Sea and moved towards north-western Australia.
February 21 – March 2, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed near Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.
March 2–8, 1961 – A tropical cyclone moved across the Gulf of Carpentria and the Cape York Peninsular, before impacting the Solomon Islands.{{Cite report|title=Known Tropical Cyclone Impacts in the Gulf of Carpentaria|website=Australian Severe Weather |author=Callaghan, Jeff |url=http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/impacts-gulf.pdf|access-date=April 23, 2020|date=12 August 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405102413/http://australiasevereweather.com.au/cyclones/impacts-eastcoast.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2011 |url-status=live}}
March 15–21, 1961 - Tropical Cyclone Isis.

= 1961–62 =

November 29 – December 8, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Solomon Sea and moved towards New Caledonia.{{Cite journal|volume=24|title=Tropical cyclones in the northeastern Australian region 1961–62 season|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/necyclone.pdf|journal=Australian Meteorological Magazine|year=1962|url-status=live |access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804155749/http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/necyclone.pdf|archive-date=August 4, 2019|pages=50–75}}
December 22–25, 1961 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea near Queensland, Australia.
January 7–14, 1962 – A tropical cyclone impacted Western Australia and made landfall on the Kimberley.{{Cite journal|volume=26|year=1962|url-status=live|title=Tropical cyclones in the north-western Australian region during the 1961/62 season|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/nwcyclone2.pdf|journal=Australian Meteorological Magazine |access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804155444/http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/nwcyclone2.pdf|archive-date=August 4, 2019|pages=26–40}}
January 20–31, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed off the coast of Northwestern Australia.{{Cite report|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/onslow.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclones Affecting Onslow|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401165135/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/onslow.shtml|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}
January 27 – February 12, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed in the Timor Sea and made landfall on the Kimberley before moving out into the Indian Ocean.
February 9–22, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Kimberley, before moving out into the Indian Ocean.
February 16–19, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
March 2–6, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed near the Cocos Islands.

= 1962–63 =

October 6–16, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean and went on to impact Madagascar.{{Cite journal|volume=26|year=1962|url-status=live|title=Tropical cyclones in the northeastern and northwestern Australian regions, 1962–63 season|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1963/cyclone.pdf|journal=Australian Meteorological Magazine |access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804155444/http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/1962/nwcyclone2.pdf|archive-date=August 4, 2019|pages=26–40}}
December 16–29, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.
December 24–27, 1962 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea to the east of Willis Island.
December 31, 1962 – January 1, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Double Island Point in Queensland.
January 1–11, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.
January 1, 1963 – Tropical Cyclone Annie.{{Cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Impacts along the Australian east coast from November to April 1858 to 2000 |website=Australian Severe Weather |author=Callaghan, Jeff |url=http://australiasevereweather.com.au/cyclones/impacts-eastcoast.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2020|date=12 August 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405102413/http://australiasevereweather.com.au/cyclones/impacts-eastcoast.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2011 |url-status=live}}
January 7–15, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed in the Timor Sea and moved towards north-western Australia.
January 9–17, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean and went on to impact Madagascar.
January 13–14, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea.
January 19–30, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed in the Timor Sea and moved towards north-western Australia.
January 20–23, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea.
January 21–24, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.
January 25–27, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea.
January 29 – February 4, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Indian Ocean.
January 29 – February 2, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea.
February 3–10, 1963 – A tropical cyclone made landfall on Western Australia.
February 3–8, 1963 – A tropical cyclone moved from Willis Island towards New Zealand.
February 12–17, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Kimberley.
February 16–19, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed in the Timor Sea.
February 15–20, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and moved towards New Zealand.
March 1–8, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
March 14–16, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Southern Queensland.
March 22–25, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Townsville.
March 25–26, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Gulf of Carpentaria.
March 26–30, 1963 – A tropical cyclone moved from the Gulf of Carpentaria into central Queensland.
March 30 – April 6, 1963 – A tropical cyclone moved from Queensland to the Kermaderic Islands.
April 10–14, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Arnhem Land.
April 10–14, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Arnhem Land.
April 20–26, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea, to the southeast of New Guinea.
May 2–9, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted Southern Queensland.
May 6–8, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Queensland and New South Wales.
May 7–8, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Queensland.
May 8–14, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea.
May 10–12, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted New Caledonia.
June 22–25, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and impacted New Caledonia.
June 23 – July 4, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Queensland and New South Wales.
June 25–29, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted Queensland and New South Wales.

= 1963–64 =

December 15–23, 1963 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands.
January 4 –11, 1964 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Bessie.{{Cite web|title=1964 Severe Tropical Cyclone BESSIE (1964004S14125)|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-1964004S14125|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-13|website=ibtracs.unca.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202215828/http://ibtracs.unca.edu:80/index.php?name=v04r00-1964004S14125 |archive-date=2020-02-02 }}{{Cite web|last=Wardle|first=Richard|title=I've always wondered: how do cyclones get their names?|url=http://theconversation.com/ive-always-wondered-how-do-cyclones-get-their-names-116885|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Conversation|language=en}}
January 11, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Audrey.
January 28 – February 9, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Dora.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Dora – 28 Jan – 9 Feb 1964 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Dora.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
January 27 – February 2, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Bertha.
February 2–9, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Dolly.
March 6–10, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Carmen.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Carmen – 6 – 10 Mar 1964 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Carmen.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
March 24 – April 2, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Katie.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Katie – 24 Mar – 2 Apr 1964 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Katie.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}{{Cite report|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/exmouth.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclones Affecting Exmouth|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217144406/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/exmouth.shtml|archive-date=February 17, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=April 23, 2020}}
April 2–6, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Norma.
April 15–16, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Gertie.

= 1964–65 =

December 5–6, 1964 – Tropical Cyclone Flora.
January 14, 1965 – A tropical cyclone made landfall to the south of Thursday Island.
January 28–29, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Judy.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Judy – 25 Jan – 5 Feb 1965 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Judy.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
February 22 – March 1, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Marie.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Marie – 22 Feb – 1 Mar 1965 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Marie.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
February 25 – March 7, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Gay-Olive.
March 7–12, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Joan.
March 15–18, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Cynthia.
March 24-April 4, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Ruth.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Ruth – 24 March – 2 April 1965 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Ruth.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}

= 1965–66 =

December 25 – January 2, 1965 – Tropical Cyclone Amanda.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Amanda – 25 Dec 1965 – 2 Jan 1966 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Amanda.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
January 16–19, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Joy.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Joy – 16 Jan – 19 Jan 1966 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Joy.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
February 5–10, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Lisa.
February 10–13, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Betty.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Betty – 10 – 13 Feb 1966 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/nt/Betty.shtml |website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}
February 23 – March 2, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Connie.
Dolly
March 22–24, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Sandra.{{cite book|year=1968|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|title=Tropical Cyclones in the Northern Australian Regions for 1965-66 season|hdl=2027/uc1.b4199761}}
April 2, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Shirley.{{Cite report|access-date=April 23, 2020|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/roebourne.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclones Affecting the Karratha/Dampier/Roebourne region|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012083630/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/roebourne.shtml|archive-date=October 12, 2019|url-status=dead}}

= 1966–67 =

November 13–16, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Angela.
November 22–30, 1966 – Tropical Cyclone Beryl.
December 2–5, 1967 – A tropical cyclone existed near the Santa Cruz Islands.
Clara
Delilah
Edith
January 28–30, 1967 – Tropical Cyclone Dinah.{{Cite report|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/eastern.shtml|title=Historical Impacts Along The East Coast|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716194355/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/eastern.shtml|archive-date=July 16, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=April 23, 2020}}
February 18–22, 1967 – Tropical Cyclone Barbara.{{Cite report|access-date=April 23, 2020|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/nsw.shtml|title=Historical Tropical Cyclone Impacts in New South Wales|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|archive-date=October 31, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031042312/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/nsw.shtml}}
March 13–19, 1967 – Tropical Cyclone Cynthia.
March 18, 1967 – Tropical Cyclone Elaine.
March 16–19, 1967 – Tropical Cyclone Glenda.

= 1967–68 =

November 10–16, 1967 – Tropical Cyclone Annie.
December 6–10, 1967 – A tropical cyclone existed off the east coast of Australia.
December 9–12, 1967 – A tropical low existed off the east coast of Australia.
December 29, 1967 – January 9, 1968 - Tropical Cyclone Elspeth.
December 30, 1967 – January 5, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Amy existed over the central Indian Ocean.
January 11–17, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Betsy.
January 14–24, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Brenda.
January 19–20, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Bertha.
January 19–24, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Doreen.{{Cite report|title=Tropical Cyclones Affecting the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/cocos.shtml|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419035904/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/cocos.shtml}}
January 27–30, 1968 – A possible tropical storm existed over the Coral Sea near Vanuatu.
January 28, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Dixie.
February 2–5, 1968 – A tropical low existed in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
February 5–7, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Ella.
February 12–16, 1968 – A tropical low existed in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
February 13–20, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Gina-Janine.
February 20–27, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Bonnie.
February 25–28, 1968 – A tropical low existed off the east coast of Australia.
March 1–7, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Florence.
April 5–9, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Giselle.

= 1968–69 =

1968–69 Australian region cyclone season

November 23–29, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Adele.
December 11–15, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Becky.
December 16–23, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Amber.
December 19–25, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Beatie.
December 27–30, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Bettina.
December 27–30, 1968 – Tropical Cyclone Cheri.
January 24–27, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Bridget.
January 28 – February 5, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Colleen.
February 4–15, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Enid-Fanny.
February 15–20, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Gladys.
February 21–24, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Irene.
February 26 – March 2, 1969 – A possible tropical storm existed near the Solomon Islands.
March 1–5, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Audrey.
April 1969 – Two tropical cyclones existed of the coast of Western Australia.
March 29 – April 7, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Leonie.
April 25 – May 4, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Esther.

= 1969–70 =

1969–70 Australian region cyclone season

November 8–9, 1969 – Tropical Cyclone Blossom.
January 3–9, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Diane-Françoise.
January 3–19, 1970 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Ada.
January 27 – February 6, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Glynis.
February 1–15, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Harriet-Iseult.
February 9–17 – Tropical Cyclone Ingrid.
February 9–27 – Tropical Cyclone Judy.
February 10–19 – Tropical Cyclone Dawn.{{Cite web |last1=Callaghan |first1=Jeff |title=Archive: Known Impacts of Tropical Cyclones, Gulf of Carpentaria, 1885 {{endash}} 2007 |url=http://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/1155_Gulf_GulfImpactsTropicalCyclones_%201885-2007.pdf |website=Harden Up Queensland |publisher=Green Cross Australia}}
February 10–12, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Florence.
March 11–21, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Cindy.
March 19 – March 25, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Kathy-Michelle.
April 14–19, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Isa.
May 4–9, 1970 – Tropical Cyclone Lulu.

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