User:Andrew444/2012-13 South Pacific cyclone season

The 2012-13 South Pacific cyclone season was tied with the 2003-04 and the 2011-12 seasons for the least active South Pacific Ocean cyclone season record in terms of total storms. The season began on November 15, 2012, and ended on May 15, 2013, dates that delimit the conventional time frame of South Pacific tropical cyclone formation. The first storm, Tropical Depression 01F, formed on December 24, 2012, and the last storm, Tropical Disturbance 14F, dissipated March 31, 2012.

Despite the lack of storms, damage and deaths this year was exceptional. Cyclones Evan and Freda anahilated Vanatu, American Samoa, and Fiji, with Evan causing further damage in Australia. The two cyclones respectively caused $1 billion (2013 USD) in damage/100 deaths and $600 million (2013 USD) in damage/400 deaths. After the season, the names Evan and Freda were retired from usage in the South Pacific basin.

Within the South Pacific, tropical cyclones are monitored by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji, and the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) in Wellington, New Zealand. RSMC Nadi attaches a number and an F suffix to tropical disturbances that form in or move into the South Pacific. The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issues unofficial warnings within the South Pacific, designating tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix. RSMC Nadi and TCWC Wellington both use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale, and measure windspeeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC measures sustained winds over a period of one minute and uses the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.

Tropical Depression 03F
Existed between January 12 and January 14.

Tropical Disturbance 05F
Existed between February 4 and February 5.

Tropical Depression 07F
Existed between February 17 and February 20.

Tropical Depression 08F
Existed between February 24 and February 26.

Tropical Disturbance 09F
Existed on March 1.

Tropical Depression 12F
Existed between March 17 and March 19.

Tropical Depression 13F
Existed between March 21 and March 23.

Tropical Disturbance 14F
Existed between March 30 and March 31.