Six storms have been named June since 1981: three in the Southern Hemisphere (1986, 1997 and 2014) and three in the West Pacific (1981, 1984 and 1987). The strongest, in 1981, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
June formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2014 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It made landfall near Whangarei, New Zealand. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm June (2014): track and historyJune formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 1997 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Cyclone June (1997): track and historyJune formed in the West Pacific in September 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm June (1987): track and historyJune formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1986 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm June (1986): track and historyJune formed in the West Pacific in August 1984 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Gonzaga, Philippines and last near Puning, China. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm June (1984): track and historyJune formed in the West Pacific in June 1981 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It made landfall near Yilan, Taiwan. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Typhoon June (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Whangarei, New Zealand | 2014-01-20 18:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| June 1984 | Gonzaga, Philippines | 1984-08-28 18:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| June 1984 | Puning, China | 1984-08-30 21:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| June 1981 | Yilan, Taiwan | 1981-06-20 12:00 | 80 mph / 130 km/h |
Storms named June appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm June in 2014, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on January 16, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It made landfall near Whangarei, New Zealand. Before that, the name was used in 1997, 1987, 1986, 1984 and 1981.
Typhoon June in 1981 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in June and made landfall near Yilan, Taiwan. The weakest of the six, in 1987, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).