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Welcome to the 2018-19 Australian region cyclone season Betting pools! Enjoy!

To keep it fun, don't bet on storms that have already formed!

No actual betting is going on here (that I'm aware of)

Informal betting on date of formation of first storm (December 2)[]

Note:Tropical lows do not count for this or the following section.

  • Before November 1 -
  • November 1 to 10 -
  • November 11 to 20 - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC) 
  • November 21 to 30 -
  • December 1 to 10 - NO WINNER!! (Owen formed December 2nd)
  • 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 (May 18)[]

  • 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 -
  • April 21 to 30 - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • May 1 to 10 -
  • May 11 to 20 - NO WINNER!! (Ann dissipated May 18)
  • May 21 to 31 -
  • June 1 to 10 -
  • June 11 to 20 -
  • June 21 to 30 -
  • Storm active at start of July 1, 2019 - 

Informal betting on strangest storm[]

I couldn't resist. What storm do you think will shre the rules of climatology the most? Please tell why, it makes it more fun.

This section is just for fun. There will likely be no winner. Because of this, you can bet on as many names as you want, but please do not cross out the names as they form, and please do not bet on a storm that has already formed. :)

BOM:

  • Owen -
  • Penny -
  • Riley -
  • Savannah - Crosses into the SWIO and moves over the African "Savannah". Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Trevor -
  • Veronica -
  • Wallace -
  • Ann -
  • Blake -
  • Claudia -
  • Damien -
  • Esther -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -
  • Seroja -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -

Informal betting on strongest storm name (Veronica)[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from each naming list.

BOM:

  • Owen -
  • Penny -
  • Riley - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Savannah -
  • Trevor -
  • Veronica - NO WINNER!! (120 mph, 938 mbars)
  • Wallace -
  • Ann -
  • Blake -
  • Claudia -
  • Damien -
  • Esther -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -
  • Seroja -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -

Informal betting on highest winds (120 mph)[]

Winds are 3-minute sustained. No betting on winds from storms that have already formed.

  • 100 or less -
  • 105 -
  • 110 -
  • 115 - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • 120 - NO WINNER!! (Veronica, 120 mph)
  • 125 -
  • 130 - 
  • 135 -
  • 140 -
  • 145 -
  • 150 -
  • 155 -
  • 160 -
  • More than 160 (highly unlikely) - 

Informal betting on lowest pressure (938 mbars)[]

Pressures are in ranges per 5 mbars. No betting on pressures from storms that have already formed.

  • Above 960 -
  • 960-956 -
  • 955-950 -
  • 949-945 -
  • 944-940 -
  • 939-935 - NO WINNER!! (Veronica, 938 mbars)
  • 934-930 -
  • 929-925 -
  • 924-920 -
  • 919-915 - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • 914-910 -
  • 909-905 -
  • 904-900 (AUS region record low, Cyclone Inigo in 2003) -
  • 899-895 -
  • 894-890 -
  • 889-885 -
  • 884-880 -
  • 879-875 -
  • 874-870 - (Worldwide record low, Typhoon Tip in 1979, 870 mbar)
  • Less than 870 - (exceptionally unlikely) 

Informal betting on final BOM storm name (Ann)[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.

  • Owen -
  • Penny -
  • Riley -
  • Savannah -
  • Trevor -
  • Veronica - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Wallace -
  • Ann - NO WINNER!!
  • Blake -
  • Claudia - 
  • Damien -
  • Esther -

Informal betting on longest-lasting storm (Owen)[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from each naming list.

BOM:

  • Owen - NO WINNER!! (Owen lasted 19 days)
  • Penny - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Riley -
  • Savannah -
  • Trevor -
  • Veronica - 
  • Wallace -
  • Ann -
  • Blake -
  • Claudia -
  • Damien -
  • Esther -

TCWC Jakarta:

  • Kenanga -
  • Lili -
  • Mangga -
  • Seroja -

TCWC Port Moresby:

  • Alu -
  • Buri -
  • Dodo -
  • Emau -

Informal betting on final TCWC Jakarta storm name (Lili)[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.

  • There will be no TCWC Jakarta storms this year - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Kenanga -
  • Lili - NO WINNER!!
  • Mangga -
  • Seroja -
  • Teratai -
  • Anggrek -
  • Bakung -
  • Cempaka -
  • Dahlia -
  • Flamboyan - 

Informal betting on final TCWC Port Moresby storm name (None)[]

No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.

  • There will be no TCWC Port Moresby storms this year - NO WINNER!!
  • Alu - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Buri -
  • Dodo - 
  • Emau -
  • Fere -
  • Hibu -
  • Ila -
  • Kama -
  • Lobu -
  • Maila -

Informal betting on number of deaths (14)[]

No betting on death tolls that currently exist. Sorry.

  • Less than 5 - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • 5-10 -
  • 11-20 - NO WINNER!! (14 deaths)
  • 21-30 -
  • 31-40 -
  • 41-50 -
  • 51-60 -
  • 61-70 -
  • 71-80 -
  • 81-90 -
  • 91-100 -
  • 101-150 -
  • 151-200 -
  • 201-250 -
  • 251-500
  • 501-1500 (record, 1973 Flores Cyclone) -
  • More than 1500 (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on damage totals (1.63 billion)[]

No betting on damage totals that currently exist. Sorry.

  • Less than 10 million -
  • 21-30 million - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • 31-40 million -
  • 41-50 million -
  • 51-100 million -
  • 101-500 million -
  • 501 million-1 billion -
  • 1-2 billion - NO WINNER!! (1.63 billion in damages)
  • 2-4 billion (record high, Cyclone Yasi from the 2010–11 Australian region cyclone season) -
  • More than 4 billion (exceptionally unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of retired names[]

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

  • No names (record low set most recently in the 2015-2016 season) -
  • One name -
  • Two names - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • Three names -
  • Four names - 
  • Five names -
  • Six names -
  • Seven names - (record high, 1994–95 and 1995–96 season (Annette, Naomi, Pearl, Sharon, Agnes, Bobby, Violet, and Warren, as well as Frank, Gertie, Kristy, Barry, Celeste, Ethel, and Olivia))
  • Eight or more names - (very unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of off-season storms (Two)[]

Crossovers from the SWIO or SPac basins and April-May storms count as off-season storms, however tropical lows do not.

  • None - Ryan1000 02:52, July 1, 2018 (UTC)
  • 1 - 
  • 2 - NO WINNER!! (Lili and Ann formed off-season)
  • 3 -
  • More than 3 -
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