1976–77 Australian region cyclone season

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=15 December

|Dissipated=21 December

|Track=Harry 1976 track.png

|Image=HarryDecember181976.gif

|Pressure=985

|10-min winds=55

|1-min winds=50

}}

Harry formed on 15 December near the Sunda Strait, and moved west-southwest through its existence. Its maximum intensity was reached as the cyclone passed north of the Cocos-Keeling Islands. The system then weakened and dissipated well east of Madagascar.{{cite journal|page=92|journal=Mariners Weather Log|title=Hurricane Alley|author=Dick DeAngelis|volume=21|number=2|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=March 1977}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=15 December

|Dissipated=20 December

|Track=Ted 1976 track.png

|Image=TedDecember191976.gif

|Pressure=945

|10-min winds=100

|1-min winds=100

}}

Ted made landfall in Queensland on 19 December 1976. The storm killed 2 people and left $49 million in damage.{{cite web |url=http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/6f607788bb439cbfca256d3300057bbc?OpenDocument |title=Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD/NT: Cyclone (Incl Storm Surge) |website=www.ema.gov.au |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015185237/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/6f607788bb439cbfca256d3300057bbc?OpenDocument |archive-date=15 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=6 January

|Dissipated=13 January

|Track=Irene 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=970

|10-min winds=80

|1-min winds=85

}}

Irene was the second storm of the season, and remained over the open waters, too far away to affect the coast. Its track was abnormal in its early stages, moving in a southeast direction. It eventually recurved and moved parallel to the northwest coast.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Irene |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/irene.shtml#:~:text=It%20was%20a%20severe%20storm,of%20about%20150%20km/h. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240920205421/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/irene.shtml |archive-date=2024-09-20 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.bom.gov.au |language=en}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=16 January

|Dissipated=19 January (Crossed 160°E)

|Track=June 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=994

|10-min winds=35

|1-min winds=50

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=29 January

|Dissipated=1 February

|Track=Keith 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=992

|10-min winds=40

|1-min winds=50

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=8 February

|Dissipated=12 February

|Track=Lily 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=996

|Prepressure=

|10-min winds=35

|1-min winds=40

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=9 February

|Dissipated=13 February

|Track=Miles 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=994

|Prepressure=

|10-min winds=40

|1-min winds=45

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=12 February

|Dissipated=13 February

|Track=Nancy 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=998

|Prepressure=

|10-min winds=40

|1-min winds=35

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=13 February

|Dissipated=20 February (Crossed 80°E)

|Track=Jack-Io 1977 track.png

|Image=JackIoFebruary221977.gif

|Pressure=975

|10-min winds=70

|1-min winds=65

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=2 March

|Dissipated=9 March

|Track=Karen 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=970

|10-min winds=80

|1-min winds=85

}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=6 March

|Dissipated=10 March

|Track=Otto 1977 track.png

|Image=

|Pressure=984

|Prepressure=

|10-min winds=45

|1-min winds=55

}}

Otto made landfall near Bowen, Queensland in March 1977. The storm caused minimal wind damage but caused extensive beach erosion.{{cite web |url=http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/d77e2c313a5f5ba0ca256d33000580cf?OpenDocument |title=Cairns – Ingham, QLD: Cyclone (Incl Floods) |website=www.ema.gov.au |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909075352/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/d77e2c313a5f5ba0ca256d33000580cf?OpenDocument |archive-date=9 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=24 March

|Dissipated=28 March

|Track=Leo 1977 track.png

|Image=LeoMarch271977.gif

|Pressure=955

|Prepressure=

|10-min winds=90

|1-min winds=90

}}

Leo affected Port Hedland around March 1977.

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Aus

|Formed=28 April

|Dissipated=3 May

|Track=Verna 1977 track.png

|Image=VernaMarch291977.gif

|Pressure=973

|10-min winds=70

|1-min winds=70

}}

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{{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

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{{TC Decades|Year=1970|basin=Australian region|type=cyclone|shem=yes}}

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

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