It's because there is no uniform scale
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 3/18/2010, 7:59 pm
Wikipedia has a chart that shows some of the differences in scales worldwide:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales#Comparisons_across_basins
That shows how Australia's scale is much different than ours. That chart is imperfect though because the NHC uses 1 minute averages. But, it gives you an idea of the differences.

More information on Australia's scale can be found here:
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/cyclone/about/about-tropical-cyclones.shtml
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