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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 41 seasons, 1969/70 to 2009/10; (centre panel) average number over selected 4 analogue seasons (Table 1); (bottom panel) departure from normal for the analogue seasons (difference between count in centre and top panels). (Click to enlarge)