These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the southern Pacific Ocean east of 160°E.

A brief tropical storm was monitored by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center just off the northern coast of New Caledonia.

In Fiji, damage from Paula was much less than initially feared; however, several homes in the Western Division were destroyed by rough seas produced by the storm.

By March 5, a package of relief supplies, consisting of blankets, water purifiers and clothes was brought to the storm-battered nation.

On December 18, RSMC Nadi started to monitor Tropical Depression 03F, to the southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia.

On May 7, Depression 15F developed about 475 km (295 mi) to the west of Papeete on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.

[8] Over the next couple of days the depression moved south-eastwards, before the final advisory was issued by RSMC Nadi on May 9.