 For the fourth season in a row tropical cyclone activity in the South Pacific was below its climatological average of nine tropical cyclones, with only six tropical cyclones occurring within the region.The most damaging tropical disturbance was Tropical Depression 04F which also was the deadliest tropical disturbance occurring during the season.The depression caused $ (2009 USD; $  USD) in damage and killed twelve people when it caused the worst economic natural disaster in Viti Levu since the drought of 1998.