Rapidly intensifying, Tropical cyclone Graham was classified the next day about 750 km (470 mi) northwest of Cocos Island.

[1] Tropical cyclone Mark formed within the monsoon trough in the Timor Sea, west of Melville Island, on 6 January.

The system tracked rapidly eastwards across northern Australia, entering the Gulf of Carpentaria at 1200 UTC 7 January.

Once over water, satellite imagery indicated that the system slowly organized and by 0600 UTC 8 January, whilst approaching the central Gulf of Carpentaria, it was upgraded into a Category 1 cyclone.

Upon naming, Mark slowed and adopted a slightly northeastward track in response to enhanced ridging to the south.

This track was maintained for the next 40 hours and at 2100 UTC 9 January, Mark crossed the western coast of Cape York Peninsula just south of Weipa.

Six hours later, the core of the cyclone struck the islands of Ambrym and Malakula in central Vanuatu while developing a large ragged eye.

Betsy continued to intensify after existing Vanuatu, and reached maximum intensity very early on 10 January while located 200 km (120 mi) north of New Caledonia.

On Malakula, sustained winds of 118 km/h (73 mph) were recorded between 0400 and 0500 UTC 9 January and the pressure dropped to 959 mbar (28.3 inHg).

The system began weakening shortly thereafter as environmental shear increased, and by Daman was no longer a tropical cyclone.

Soon afterwards, the extratropical remnants turned rapidly eastwards, bringing gale-force winds to parts of the North Island of New Zealand.

The storm gradually became better organized, and early on 1 March, Cyclone Harriet attained peak intensity over estimated to have sustained winds of 115 km/h (71 mph) and a central pressure of 930 mbar (27 inHg).

[5] Another depression developed in the monsoon trough, further east of Harriet-Heather, roughly 300 km (190 mi) due south of Java.

Unlike Harriet, this cyclone initially tracked east in response to a high amplitude upper trough located to the west.

Ian subsequently crossed a sparsely populated stretch of coastline approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Onslow at 2145 UTC 2 March and weakened over land.

Due to a 1.6 m (5.2 ft) storm surge, a landing stage on Barrow Island sustained minor damage.

[10][11] Fran moved into the region during 11 March as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone, and peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of 145 km/h (90 mph).

[16] Winds and flooding caused minor property damage, but considerable crop losses along were reported the coast, with the worst effects in Bundaberg.

Heavy swells caused damage on Heron Island and severe erosion on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

The cyclone continued deepening as it tracked into the central Timor Sea, reaching its peak intensity of 200 km/h (125 mph) around 1800 UTC 8 April.

Due to a combination of wind shear and cold water, and by 0200 UTC 13 April, Neville had dissipated, though the remnant low-level circulation was apparent for two more days as it drifted away to the southwest.

[19] On 7 April, TCWC Perth started to monitor a tropical low that had developed, within the monsoon trough about 600 km (375 mi) to the northeast of the Cocos Island.

[21] Over the ensuing 24 hours, tropical cyclone Jane began to weaken in response to increased vertical wind shear in association with a mid-latitude trough.

[21] During 19 February, TCWC Brisbane and the JTWC started to monitor a tropical low that had developed within the Coral Sea about 670 km (415 mi) to the northeast of Rockhampton in Queensland Australia.