1988–89 Australian region cyclone season
Season effects

1988–89 Australian region cyclone season

Section Title: Season effects
Table Section Text: None

Name	Dates active	Peak classification	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damages (AUD)	Damages (USD)	Deaths	Refs

Barisona	5 – 11 November	Category 2 tropical cyclone	95 km/h (60 mph)	N/A	None	None	None	None

Ilona	12 – 19 December	Category 3 severe tropical cyclone	130 km/h (80 mph)	960 hPa (28.35 inHg)	Western Australia	Unknown	Unknown	None

Delilah	28 December – 1 January	Category 1 tropical cyclone	85 km/h (50 mph)	988 hPa (29.18 inHg)	Queensland	None	None	None

John	23 January – 2 February	Category 1 tropical cyclone	75 km/h (45 mph)	990 hPa (29.34 inHg)	Christmas Island, Cocos Islands	None	None	None

Kirrily	3 – 11 February	Category 3 severe tropical cyclone	140 km/h (85 mph)	955 hPa (29.20 inHg)	None	None	None	None

Leon–Hanitra	13 – 19 February	Category 1 tropical cyclone	85 km/h (50 mph)	988 hPa (29.18 inHg)	None	None	None	None

Harry	13 – 17 February	Category 5 severe tropical cyclone	205 km/h (125 mph)	925 hPa (27.32 inHg)	None	None	None	None

16S	23 – 25 February	Tropical low	Not Specified	Not Specified	None	None	None	None

Marcia	2 – 5 March	Category 1 tropical cyclone	65 km/h (40 mph)	995 hPa (29.39 inHg)	None	None	None	None

Ned	25 March – 1 April	Category 4 severe tropical cyclone	165 km/h (105 mph)	941 hPa (27.79 inHg)	Western Australia	Minor	Minor	None

Aivu	1 – 5 April	Category 4 severe tropical cyclone	175 km/h (115 mph)	935 hPa (27.63 inHg)	Queensland	Unknown	Unknown	1

Orson	17 – 25 April	Category 5 severe tropical cyclone	250 km/h (155 mph)	904 hPa (26.70 inHg)	Western Australia, South Australia	$20 million	$16.8 million	5

Meena	5 – 10 May	Category 1 tropical cyclone	85 km/h (50 mph)	990 hPa (29.24 inHg)	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Northern Territory	None	None	None

Ernie	9 – 12 May	Category 1 tropical cyclone	85 km/h (50 mph)	998 hPa (29.47 inHg)	None	None	None	None

Season Aggregates

14 systems	5 November – 12 May	250 km/h (155 mph)	904 hPa (26.70 inHg)	>$20 million	>$16.8 million	6

Sentence(s)

The cyclone John reached its peak with winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a pressure of 990 mbar (hPa).

final_sentence: The cyclone John reached its peak with winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a pressure of 990 mbar (hPa).