The Australian tropical cyclone season 1981 - 82

Sixteen cyclones operated in the Australian region during the 1981-82 season. The first cyclone developed in the central Indian Ocean in October 1981 and a late cyclone off the Queensland coast extended the season to mid-May 1982. Half of the cyclones during the season developed to the severe category but those that affected the mainland caused relatively minor damage, with one exception. A decaying cyclone moved down the west coast in January 1982 and caused serious flooding in the river basins of the extreme southwest of Western Australia.