Figure 1: Number of Tropical Cyclones occurring for the full season (November – April) in the Southwest Pacific (135°E to 120°W): (top panel) average number over 43 seasons, 1969/70 to 2011/12; (centre panel) average number over selected 7 analog seasons (Table 1); (bottom panel) departure from normal for the analog seasons (difference between count in centre and top panels).