| Basin: | Aus |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Track: | 1971-1972 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg |
| First Storm Formed: | 20 October 1971 |
| Last Storm Dissipated: | 1 June 1972 |
| Strongest Storm Name: | Emily |
| Strongest Storm Pressure: | 942 |
| Strongest Storm Winds: | 100 |
| Average Wind Speed: | 10 |
| Total Depressions: | 18 |
| Total Hurricanes: | 17 |
| Total Intense: | 12 |
| Five Seasons: | 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 |
| South Indian Season: | 1971–72 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season |
| Australian Season: | 1971–72 South Pacific cyclone season |
The 1971–72 Australian region cyclone season was a very active tropical cyclone season.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Rhoda 1971 track.png |
| Formed: | October 20 |
| Dissipated: | October 26 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 60 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 60 |
| Pressure: | 980 |
Tropical Cyclone Rhoda existed from October 20 to October 26.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Kitty 1971 track.png |
| Formed: | December 2 |
| Dissipated: | December 5 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 30 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 30 |
| Pressure: | 1000 |
Kitty existed from 2 to 5 December 1971 in the Arafura Sea
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Sally 1971 track.png |
| Formed: | December 3 |
| Dissipated: | December 11 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 90 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 100 |
| Pressure: | 950 |
Sally, 3 to 13 December 1971 crossed coast near Broome, Western Australia.
See main article: Cyclone Althea.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Althea 1971 track.png |
| Formed: | December 19 |
| Dissipated: | December 29 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 90 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 95 |
| Pressure: | 952 |
Tropical Cyclone Althea was a Category 4 cyclone when it hit the coast some 50 km north of Magnetic Island and Townsville in North Queensland on December 24, 1971.[1] Althea produced peak gust wind speeds between 123 and 145 miles per hour (197 and 233 km/h). Three people died and property damage was estimated at A$115 million loss (1990 value). On Magnetic Island 90% of the houses were damaged or destroyed.[2] In Townsville houses were lifted from their foundations and most trees stripped of foliage. Althea was also notable at the time, as it had struck a major city.
Although there was a dangerous storm surge associated with TC Althea (between 2.8 and 3.6 metres) little flooding occurred because the cyclone made landfall on a low tide. However, the combination of storm surge and wave action demolished The Strand sea wall and houses in low-lying areas were inundated with up to 0.6 metres of water.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Bronwyn 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | January 2 |
| Dissipated: | January 12 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 40 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 40 |
| Pressure: | 993 |
Bronwyn, 3 to 12 January 1972 in Gulf of Carpentaria
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Carlotta 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | January 5 |
| Dissipated: | January 11 (Crossed 160°E) |
| 10-Min Winds: | 65 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 65 |
| Pressure: | 976 |
Carlotta, 5 to 21 January 1972 well off Queensland
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Wendy 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | February 6 (Crossed 160°E) |
| Dissipated: | February 9 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 80 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 70 |
| Pressure: | 976 |
Wendy, 30 January to 9 February 1972.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Daisy 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | February 6 |
| Dissipated: | February 14 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 85 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 90 |
| Pressure: | 959 |
Daisy, 7 to 14 February 1972 off Queensland, caused some flooding near Brisbane
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Tessie-Gigi 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | February 20 |
| Dissipated: | February 27 (Crossed 80°E) |
| 10-Min Winds: | 95 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 65 |
| Pressure: | 950 |
Tessie, 20 to 27 February 1972 in central Indian Ocean
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Vicky 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | February 24 |
| Dissipated: | March 4 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 75 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 85 |
| Pressure: | 961 |
Vicky, 24 February to 4 March 1972 crossed Western Australian coast at Cockatoo Island.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Angela 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | February 29 |
| Dissipated: | March 3 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 40 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 40 |
| Pressure: | 994 |
Angela, 29 February to 3 March 1972 near Cocos Island and Christmas Island
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Belinda 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | March 20 |
| Dissipated: | March 29 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 60 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 60 |
| Pressure: | 980 |
Belinda, 20 to 30 March 1972 near Christmas Island
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Emily 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | March 27 |
| Dissipated: | April 2 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 100 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 105 |
| Pressure: | 942 |
Emily, 27 March to 4 April 1972 off Queensland, eight lives lost at sea
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Carol 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | April 6 |
| Dissipated: | April 14 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 80 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 80 |
| Pressure: | 965 |
Carol, 6 to 14 April 1972 in the central Indian Ocean.
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Faith 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | April 10 |
| Dissipated: | April 24 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 45 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 45 |
| Pressure: | 990 |
Faith, 11 to 23 April 1972 in Torres Strait and Coral Sea off Queensland
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Gail 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | April 11 |
| Dissipated: | April 14 (Crossed 160°E) |
| 10-Min Winds: | 100 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 105 |
| Pressure: | 945 |
Gail, 11 to 18 April 1972 well off Queensland
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Hannah 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | May 8 |
| Dissipated: | May 11 |
| 10-Min Winds: | 70 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 80 |
| Pressure: | 970 |
Hannah, 8 to 11 May near Papua New Guinea
| Basin: | Aus |
| Track: | Aus Ida 1972 track.png |
| Formed: | May 30 |
| Dissipated: | June 1 (Crossed 160°E) |
| 10-Min Winds: | 70 |
| 1-Min Winds: | 75 |
| Pressure: | 970 |
Ida, 30 May to 3 June 1972 near Solomon Islands causing $70 million damage.