1979Global Tropical Cyclones (Northwest Pacific以外)

Total records in this database for 1979 11 Tropical cyclones outside the Northwest Pacific: South Pacific, 11. Strongest of the year: Tropical Cyclone Meli (about 59.2 m/s). For Northwest Pacific typhoons, see 1979 Typhoon .

Data reliability:
● ReliableWeather satellites monitored these systems throughout, resulting in relatively accurate tracks and intensities (Atlantic and Eastern Pacific from 1966; other basins from 1980)
● Generally reliableAircraft entered typhoons for direct measurements, but satellites were not yet widespread: tracks are generally accurate, while intensities may be biased and weaker cyclones may be missing (from 1950 until satellite coverage became widespread)
● Inferred dataWith no satellites or aircraft that year, intensities were retrospectively estimated from records from ships and coastal weather stations (before 1950)
● Track onlyOnly approximate positions are available, with no wind speed or pressure records, so they are excluded from intensity rankings (mostly early records from the Indian Ocean and Southern Hemisphere)

The name	English Name	ocean area	Peak Category	Max Wind(m/s)	Minimum Pressure (hPa)	Formation Date	数据可信度 ⓘ
Gordon	Gordon	South Pacific	3级Tropical Cyclone	38.6	965	1979-01-02	较可靠
Greta	Greta	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	25.7	992	1979-01-08	较可靠
Henry	Henry	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	25.7	980	1979-01-27	较可靠
-	-	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	20.6	-	1979-02-01	较可靠
Kerry	Kerry	South Pacific	4级Tropical Cyclone	54	980	1979-02-11	较可靠
Rosa	Rosa	South Pacific	4级Tropical Cyclone	48.9	975	1979-02-12	较可靠
Leslie	Leslie	South Pacific	2级Tropical Cyclone	30.4	980	1979-02-20	较可靠
Meli	Meli	South Pacific	4级Tropical Cyclone	59.2	945	1979-03-24	较可靠
-	-	South Pacific	-	-	-	1979-03-30	仅路径
Stan	Stan	South Pacific	-	-	-	1979-04-03	仅路径
Ofa	Ofa	South Pacific	2级Tropical Cyclone	30.4	980	1979-12-09	较可靠

Data sources: NOAA IBTrACS v04r01; 等级按各ocean area当地机构分级换算, for reference only.