Question: What is the characteristic of the cyclone whose location is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia ?

text: List of tropical cyclone records
Major records

This is a condensed list of worldwide tropical cyclone records set by different storms and seasons.
Characteristic Record Date Location
Highest overall rainfall 6,083 mm ( 239.5 in ) January 14 - 28 , 1980 Cyclone Hyacinthe in Reunion Island
Highest storm surge 14.5 m ( 47.6 ft ) March 5 , 1899 Cyclone Mahina in Bathurst Bay , Queensland , Australia
Highest confirmed wave height 30 m ( 98.4 ft ) September 11 , 1995 Hurricane Luis on Queen Elizabeth 2 in the north Atlantic Ocean
Costliest tropical cyclone $ 125 billion ( 2017 USD ) in damages August 29 , 2005 August 25 , 2017 Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey in the northern Gulf Coast of the United States
Costliest tropical cyclone season ≥ $ 294.92 billion ( 2017 USD ) in damages during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season April 19 - November 9 , 2017 North Atlantic Ocean
Deadliest tropical cyclone c. 500,000+ fatalities November 12 , 1970 Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan
Deadliest tropical cyclone season c. 500,805+ fatalities during the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season May 2 - November 29 , 1970 North Indian Ocean
Most tornadoes spawned 120 confirmed tornadoes September 15 - 18 , 2004 Hurricane Ivan in the southern and eastern United States
Highest wind gusts 113.3 m/s ( 255 mph ; 220 kn ; 410 km/h ) April 10 , 1996 Cyclone Olivia in Barrow Island , Western Australia
Highest Accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) index for a tropical cyclone 82 August 20 - September 7 , 2006 Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean
Highest Accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) index for a season 571 during the 1997 Pacific typhoon season January 19 - December 23 , 1997 Northwest Pacific Ocean
Most intense ( 1-minute maximum sustained surface winds ) 96.2 m/s ( 215 mph ; 185 kn ; 345 km/h ) October 23 , 2015 Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean
Most intense ( 10-minute maximum sustained winds ) 78.2 m/s ( 175 mph ; 150 kn ; 280 km/h ) February 20 , 2016 Cyclone Winston in the south Pacific Ocean
Most intense ( lowest central pressure ) 870 mb ( 870.0 hPa ; 25.7 inHg ) October 12 , 1979 Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific Ocean
Most intense at landfall ( 1-minute maximum sustained winds ) 86 m/s ( 190 mph ; 165 kn ; 310 km/h ) November 7 , 2013 September 13 , 2016 Typhoon Haiyan in Samar , Philippines Typhoon Meranti in Itbayat , Philippines
Most intense at landfall ( 10-minute maximum sustained winds ) 78.2 m/s ( 175 mph ; 150 kn ; 280 km/h ) February 20 , 2016 Cyclone Winston in Viti Levu , Fiji
Most intense at landfall ( pressure ) 884 mb ( 884.0 hPa ; 26.1 inHg ) February 20 , 2016 Cyclone Winston in Viti Levu , Fiji
Longest lasting tropical cyclone 31 days August 11 - September 10 , 1994 Hurricane/Typhoon John in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean
Longest distance traveled by tropical cyclone 13,180 km ( 8,190 mi ) August 11 - September 10 , 1994 Hurricane/Typhoon John in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean
Longest lasting Category 4 or 5 winds 8.25 consecutive days August 24 - September 2 , 2006 Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean