North Queensland Cyclone Wind Speed Records 1970–2024

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Description

Continuous maximum wind speed observations from tropical cyclones affecting North Queensland from 1970 to 2024, recorded across a network of automatic weather stations. This dataset supports structural vulnerability research, building code review and cyclone impact modelling for communities in Australia's tropical north.

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open
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Users must attribute James Cook University and Natural Hazards Research Australia.
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Data URL

https://www.jcu.edu.au/research
Language:Maori language
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Resource Type
Dataset
Keywords
Field of Research Themes
Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified
Jurisdiction
New South Wales
Spatial
Queensland
Accrual Periodicity
Annual
Temporal Resolution
Temporal Start and End Date
Start: 08-07-2026 End: 29-07-2026
Version
1
Status
Under development
Date Issued
28-06-2026
Date Modified
12-07-2026
Language
Maori language
Identifiers
https://doi.org/10.25903/jcu.24.cyclone

Contributor

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Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO specialising in coastal erosion modelling, sea level rise projections and storm surge risk assessment for Australian coastlines under future climate scenarios.

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Senior Disaster Recovery Researcher at Australian Red Cross, specialising in community needs assessment, psychosocial recovery programs and the role of humanitarian organisations in long-term disaster recovery.

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Principal Research Officer at Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, leading applied research on community preparedness behaviours, emergency warning effectiveness and household resilience to natural hazard events.

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Principal Investigator

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Research Fellow at James Cook University specialising in tropical cyclone risk assessment and community preparedness in northern Australia. Lead researcher on wind speed observation networks across Queensland.

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Research Director at the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, leading programs on evidence-based emergency management policy, community resilience frameworks and the translation of research into operational practice.

Resources: 3
Collaborations: 1

We acknowledge the traditional custodians across all the lands on which we live and work, and we pay our respects to Elders both past, present and emerging. We recognise that these lands and waters have always been places of teaching, research and learning.

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