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Welcome to the 2024-25 Australian Region cyclone season betting pools! Enjoy!

To keep the betting pools fun and engaging for everyone, please do not bet on storms that have already formed!

NOTE: There is no actual betting intended for this page!

Informal betting on date of formation of first storm[]

You can add in your own date if you want to do so, but tropical lows (without the "U" designation) do not count for this or the following section, and crossovers from before July 1, 2024 don't count for this section either.

  • Before November 1 -
  • November 1 to 10 -
  • November 11 to 20 -
  • November 21 to 30 -
  • December 1 to 10 - Ryan1000 21:41, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
  • December 11 to 20 -
  • December 21 to 31 -
  • January 1 to 10 -
  • January 11 to 20 -
  • January 21 to 31 -
  • February 1 to 28 -
  • After February 28 -
  • There will be no storms this year (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on date of dissipation of last storm[]

You can add in your own date if you want to do so.

  • Before March 1 -
  • March 1 to 10 -
  • March 11 to 20 -
  • March 21 to 31 -
  • April 1 to 10 - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • April 11 to 20 - 
  • April 21 to 30 -
  • May 1 to 10 -
  • May 11 to 20 -
  • May 21 to 31 -
  • June 1 to 10 -
  • June 11 to 20 -
  • June 21 to 30 -
  • Storm active at start of July 1, 2025 -

Informal betting on strongest storm name[]

You can only bet on one storm name, not one from each naming list. Also, no betting on storms that have already formed. If there is a storm with higher winds but another with a lower pressure by the end of the season, we will split the title.

BoM:

  • Robyn -
  • Sean -
  • Taliah -
  • Vince - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Zelia -
  • Anthony -
  • Bianca -
  • Courtney -
  • Dianne -
  • Errol -
  • Fina -
  • Grant -
  • Crossover storms -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Anggrek -
  • Bakung -
  • Cempaka -
  • Dahlia -
  • Flamboyan -
  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -
  • Fere -
  • Hibu -
  • Ila -
  • Kama -
  • Lobu -
  • Maila -

Informal betting on weakest storm name[]

You can only bet on one storm name, not one from each naming list. Also, no betting on storms that have already formed. If there is a storm with lower winds but another with a higher pressure by the end of the season, we will split the title.

BoM:

  • Robyn -
  • Sean -
  • Taliah -
  • Vince -
  • Zelia -
  • Anthony -
  • Bianca - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Courtney -
  • Dianne -
  • Errol -
  • Fina -
  • Grant -
  • Crossover storms -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Anggrek -
  • Bakung -
  • Cempaka -
  • Dahlia -
  • Flamboyan -
  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -
  • Fere -
  • Hibu -
  • Ila -
  • Kama -
  • Lobu -
  • Maila -

Informal betting on highest winds[]

Winds are in miles per hour and are 10-minute sustained. Also, no betting on winds from storms that have already formed.

  • 100 or less -
  • 105 -
  • 110 -
  • 115 - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 120 -
  • 125 -
  • 130 -
  • 135 -
  • 140 -
  • 145 -
  • 150 -
  • 155 (record high, Orson in 1988-89 and Monica in 2005-06) -
  • 160 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on lowest pressure[]

Pressure values are given in ranges of five millibars above 900 mbar (hPa) and ranges of ten millibars below 900 mbar (hPa). You can add in your own pressure if you want to do so, but no betting on storms with the listed pressures that have already formed.

  • Above 960 -
  • 960-956 -
  • 955-950 -
  • 949-945 -
  • 944-940 -
  • 939-935 -
  • 934-930 - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 929-925 -
  • 924-920 -
  • 919-915 -
  • 914-910 -
  • 909-905 -
  • 904-900 (record low, Gwenda in 1998-99 and Inigo in 2002-03) -
  • 899-890 -
  • 889-880 -
  • 879-870 (worldwide record low, Typhoon Tip in 1979) -
  • Less than 870 (exceptionally unlikely) -

Informal betting on longest-lasting storm[]

You can only bet on one storm name, not one from each naming list. Also, no betting on storms that have already formed. If a storm crosses into the SWIO or SPac, only time spent inside the AUS Region is counted.

BoM:

  • Robyn -
  • Sean -
  • Taliah - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Vince -
  • Zelia -
  • Anthony -
  • Bianca -
  • Courtney -
  • Dianne -
  • Errol -
  • Fina -
  • Grant -
  • Crossover storms -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Anggrek -
  • Bakung -
  • Cempaka -
  • Dahlia -
  • Flamboyan -
  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -
  • Fere -
  • Hibu -
  • Ila -
  • Kama -
  • Lobu -
  • Maila -

Informal betting on shortest-lasting storm (excluding tropical lows)[]

You can only bet on one storm name, not one from each naming list. Also, no betting on storms that have already formed. If a storm crosses into the SWIO or SPac, only time spent inside the AUS Region is counted.

BoM:

  • Robyn -
  • Sean -
  • Taliah -
  • Vince -
  • Zelia -
  • Anthony -
  • Bianca -
  • Courtney -
  • Dianne -
  • Errol -
  • Fina -
  • Grant -
  • Crossover storms -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Anggrek -
  • Bakung - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Cempaka -
  • Dahlia -
  • Flamboyan -
  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -
  • Fere -
  • Hibu -
  • Ila -
  • Kama -
  • Lobu -
  • Maila -

Informal betting on final BoM storm name[]

No betting on storms that have already formed.

  • Robyn -
  • Sean -
  • Taliah -
  • Vince -
  • Zelia -
  • Anthony -
  • Bianca -
  • Courtney - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Dianne -
  • Errol -
  • Fina -
  • Grant -

Informal betting on final TCWC Jakarta storm name[]

No betting on storms that have already formed.

  • There will be no TCWC Jakarta storms this year -
  • Anggrek -
  • Bakung - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Cempaka -
  • Dahlia -
  • Flamboyan -
  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -

Informal betting on final TCWC Port Moresby storm name[]

No betting on storms that have already formed.

  • There will be no TCWC Port Moresby storms this year - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -
  • Fere -
  • Hibu -
  • Ila -
  • Kama -
  • Lobu -
  • Maila -

Informal betting on number of deaths[]

No betting on death tolls that currently exist.

  • Less than 5 - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 5-10 -
  • 11-20 -
  • 21-30 -
  • 31-40 -
  • 41-50 -
  • 51-60 -
  • 61-70 -
  • 71-80 -
  • 81-90 -
  • 91-100 -
  • 101-150 -
  • 151-200 -
  • 201-250 -
  • 251-500 -
  • 501-1653 (AUS and SHem record high, 1973 Flores cyclone) -
  • More than 1653 (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on damage totals[]

All damage totals are in 2024 United States dollars. Also, no betting on damage totals that currently exist.

  • Less than 10 million -
  • 10-20 million -
  • 21-30 million -
  • 31-40 million -
  • 41-50 million -
  • 51-100 million -
  • 101-500 million - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 501 million-1 billion -
  • 1-2 billion -
  • 2-3.6 billion (record high, Yasi in 2010-11) -
  • More than 3.6 billion (unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of retired names[]

No betting on obvious numbers from storms that have already formed!

  • No names (record low set most recently in 2015-16) -
  • One name - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Two names -
  • Three names -
  • Four names -
  • Five names -
  • Six names -
  • Seven names (record high, 1994–95 and 1995–96) -
  • Eight or more names (very unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of off-season storms[]

A storm that forms in April but persists into May, or off-season crossovers from the South-West Indian Ocean and/or South Pacific basins count as off-season storms. However, tropical lows (without the "U" designation) do not count.

  • None - Ryan1000 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 1 -
  • 2 -
  • 3 -
  • More than 3 -