February 27 in weather history

Cyclone Steve

February 27, 2000

Tropical Cyclone Steve was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 27 February 2000 until 11 March 2000. Cyclone Steve was noted for its longevity and traversal of northern and western Australia. It impacted on regions of northern Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia before…

The record

Date
February 27, 2000
Ended
March 11, 2000
Kind
Tropical cyclone

What happened

Tropical Cyclone Steve was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 27 February 2000 until 11 March 2000. Cyclone Steve was noted for its longevity and traversal of northern and western Australia. It impacted on regions of northern Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia before clearing to the south of the continent. Steve is the first known Australian cyclone to make four distinct landfalls in the country.

From Wikipedia, “Cyclone Steve”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q5198874 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Cyclone Steve”, CC BY-SA 4.0.