During the 1959-60 cyclone season in the North-western Austrialian region, there were a number of occasions initially favourable to cyclo-genesis, but only four cyclones were known to develop. Of these, the first two operated in West Australian waters, the third over the Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Cocos Island, and the fourth passed from either the Banda Sea or the Arafura Sea into the Timor Sea. The depressions are classified into three types according to the diameter of the area affected by winds of gale force. The depressions are listed and catalogued. The season is briefly discussed as a whole and finally each depression is discussed in detail under the headings of development track, rainfall, winds, seas and damage.
Brisbane Staff of Divisional Office (Wed,) studied this question.