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1966 - Cyclone Denise struck Réunion, producing 1,825 mm (71.9 in) of rainfall at Foc-Foc. This is the highest 24 hour rainfall total worldwide.
1998 - Three cyclones (pictured) – Ron (right), Susan (center), and Katrina (left) – are active over the southern Pacific Ocean. The former two were among the strongest on record for the region, while the latter lasted 24 days while moving erratically around Australia.
January 6
2001 - With winds of 10-minute sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph), Cyclone Ando reaches peak intensity just to the east of Madagascar.
2005 - Cyclone Heta(pictured) reached its lowest pressure of 915 hPa (mbar). Heta caused $150 million in damage, mostly on American Samoa.
2013 - Tropical Storm Sonamu reached peak intensity north of Borneo. The name was retired thereafter due to its pronunciation as it sounded like tsunami.
2018 - Cyclone Ava struck eastern Madagascar, resulting in 51 deaths from its widespread floods.
2019 – Tropical Storm Pabuk(pictured) made landfall in Southern Thailand, killing 10 people, with damages of about US$157 million. Pabuk was the earliest-forming storm in both the Northwest Pacific and North Indian Ocean basins on record.
January 3
2000 - Typhoon Soulik(pictured) reached peak intensity as a Category 3 typhoon in the Philippine Sea. It was one of the few West Pacific storms to span two calendar years.
2021 - The remnant low of Cyclone Chalane, which developed over the South-West Indian Ocean basin, emerged into the South Atlantic waters after crossing the African continent.
January 2
1994 - Cyclone Rewa(pictured) reached its peak intensity east of Australia during its 28 day trek.
2014 - Cyclone Bejisa passed near Réunion island in the south-west Indian Ocean, causing one death and heavy agriculture damage.