South Atlantic Ocean
Due to the fact that tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic are rare, there is no official tropical cyclone season for this region. Despite this, there have been several significant tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic region, notably Cyclone Catarina in March 2004. Tropical and subtropical cyclones with an intensity of below 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) are listed.
| Cyclone | Year | Pressure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hPa | inHg | |||||||
| 1 | Catarina | 2004 | 972 | 28.7 | ||||
| 2 | Subtropical Cyclone of March 1974 | 1974 | 988 | 29.18 | ||||
| 3 | Anita | 2010 | 995 | 29.38 | ||||
| 4 | Arani | 2011 | 998 | 29.47 | ||||
Read more about this topic: List Of The Most Intense Tropical Cyclones
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