While the TC season in the region is between November and April, occasionally cyclones have formed in October and May and rarely in September and June. Therefore, out of season TCs cannot be ruled out.
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The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
A total of 4 tidal waves classified as a tsunami since 1877 have killed 2,005 people on the Fijis. Tsunamis therefore occur only rarely here. The strongest tidal wave registered on the Fijis so far reached a height of 15 meters. On 09/14/1953, this tsunami killed a total of 5 people.
The ocean surface reaches its maximum temperature several weeks after the solar radiation maximum, so most tropical cyclones occur during the late summer to early fall—that is, from July to September in the Northern Hemisphere and from January to March in the Southern Hemisphere.