page_title: Australian east coast low
hierarchical_section_title: Australian east coast low
caption_attribution_description: English: East Coast Low, Australia
context_page_description: Australian east coast lows are extratropical cyclones. The most intense of these systems have many of the characteristics of subtropical cyclones. They develop between 25˚ south and 40˚ south and within 5˚ of the Australian coastline, typically during the winter months, but may occur in autumn and spring as well. Each year there are about ten "significant impact" maritime lows.
  Prior to the introduction of satellite imagery in the early 1960s, many east coast lows were classified as tropical cyclones. These storms which mostly affect the south east coast should not be confused with Australian region tropical cyclones which typically affect the northern half of the continent.
context_section_description: Australian east coast lows (known locally as east coast lows and sometimes as east coast cyclones) are  extratropical cyclones. The most intense of these systems have many of the characteristics of subtropical cyclones. They develop between 25˚ south and 40˚ south and within 5˚ of the Australian coastline, typically during the winter months, but may occur in autumn and spring as well. Each year there are about ten "significant impact" maritime lows.
  Prior to the introduction of satellite imagery in the early 1960s, many east coast lows were classified as tropical cyclones. These storms which mostly affect the south east coast should not be confused with Australian region tropical cyclones which typically affect the northern half of the continent.
caption: An East Coast Low on 25 June 2013
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