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Welcome to the 2024-25 South Pacific 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 disturbances do not count for this or the following section, and crossover storms from before July 1, 2024 do not count for this section either.

  • Before November 1 - 
  • November 1 to 10 -
  • November 11 to 20 -
  • November 21 to 30 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • December 1 to 10 - 
  • December 11 to 20 -
  • December 21 to 31 -
  • January 1 to 10 -
  • January 11 to 20 -
  • January 21 to 30 -
  • 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.

  • There will be no storms this year (highly unlikely) -
  • Before March 1 -
  • March 1 to 10 -
  • March 11 to 20 -
  • March 21 to 31 -
  • April 1 to 10 -
  • April 11 to 20 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 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[]

No betting on storms that have already formed.

  • Pita -
  • Rae -
  • Seru -
  • Tam - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Urmil -
  • Vaianu -
  • Wati -
  • Xavier -
  • Yani -
  • Zita -
  • Crossover storms -

Informal betting on highest winds[]

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

  • 100 or less -
  • 105 -
  • 110 -
  • 115 -
  • 120 -
  • 125 -
  • 130 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 135 -
  • 140 -
  • 145 -
  • 150 -
  • 155 -
  • 160 -
  • 165 -
  • 170 -
  • 175 (SPac and worldwide record high, Cyclone Winston in 2016) -
  • 180 or higher (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 -
  • 929-925 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 924-920 -
  • 919-915 -
  • 914-910 -
  • 909-905 -
  • 904-900 -
  • 899-890 -
  • 889-880 (SPac record low, Cyclone Winston of 2016) -
  • 879-870 (Worldwide record low, Typhoon Tip in 1979) -
  • Less than 870 (exceptionally unlikely) -

Informal betting on final storm name[]

No betting on storms that have already formed.

  • Pita -
  • Rae -
  • Seru -
  • Tam -
  • Urmil - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Vaianu -
  • Wati -
  • Xavier -
  • Yani -
  • Zita -
  • Crossover storms -

Informal betting on longest-lasting storm[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. If a storm crosses into the AUS Region, only time spent inside the SPac is counted.

  • Pita -
  • Rae - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Seru -
  • Tam -
  • Urmil -
  • Vaianu -
  • Wati -
  • Xavier -
  • Yani -
  • Zita -
  • Crossover storms -

Informal betting on shortest-lasting storm[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. If a storm crosses into the AUS Region, only time spent inside the SPac is counted.

  • Pita - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Rae -
  • Seru -
  • Tam -
  • Urmil -
  • Vaianu -
  • Wati -
  • Xavier -
  • Yani -
  • Zita -
  • Crossover storms -

Informal betting on number of deaths[]

No betting on death tolls that currently exist.

  • Less than 10 -
  • 10-20 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 21-30 -
  • 31-40 -
  • 41-50 -
  • 51-60 -
  • 61-70 -
  • 71-80 -
  • 81-90 -
  • 91-100 -
  • 101-500 (SPac record high, 1903 French Polynesia Cyclone) -
  • More than 500 (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 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 101-150 million -
  • 151-200 million -
  • 201-250 million -
  • 251-300 million -
  • 301-350 million -
  • 351-400 million -
  • 401-450 million -
  • 451-500 million -
  • 501-750 million -
  • 751 million-1 billion -
  • 1-5 billion -
  • 5-9.4 billion (record high, Cyclone Gabrielle of 2023) -
  • More than 9.4 billion (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of retired names[]

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

  • No names will be retired this year -
  • One name -
  • Two names - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Three names -
  • Four names -
  • Five names -
  • Six names -
  • Seven names -
  • Eight names (record high, 1997–98 season) -
  • Nine or more names (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of off-season storms[]

A storm that forms in April but persists into May, or an off-season crossover from the Australian region, counts as an off-season storm. However, tropical disturbances do not count.

  • None -
  • 1 - Ryan1000 13:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 2 -
  • 3 -
  • More than 3 -