A Cyclonic Storm is a category used by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to classify tropical cyclones, within the North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin between the Malay Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. Within the basin, a cyclonic storm is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 3-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between 35–48 knots (65–89 km/h; 40–55 mph).
Background
editThe North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the north of the Equator, and encompasses the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, between the Malay Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula.[1][2] The basin is officially monitored by the India Meteorological Department's Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in New Delhi, however, other national meteorological services such as the Bangladesh and Pakistan Meteorological Department's also monitor the basin.[1][2] The Cyclonic Storm category has historically been used to classify all tropical cyclones with winds between 35–48 knots (65–89 km/h; 40–55 mph).[1][2]
Systems
edit| Name | System dates | Duration | Sustained wind speeds |
Pressure | Land areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | January 1 – 10, 1967 | Not Specified | Not Specified | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [3] | |||
| Unnamed | October 20 – 21, 1967 | Not Specified | Not Specified | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [3] | |||
| Unnamed | September 10 – 14, 1968 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Not Specified | [4] | |||
| Unnamed | May 16 – 18, 1969 | 2 days | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 989 hPa (29.21 inHg) | Andrah Pradesh | 600 | [5] | |
| Unnamed | August 13 – 14, 1969 | 12 hours | Not Specified | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | [5] | |||
| Unnamed | October 9 – 11, 1969 | 2 days | Not Specified | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [5] | |||
| Unnamed | October 21 – 23, 1969 | 2 days | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | [5] | |||
| Unnamed | December 21 – 26, 1969 | 2 days | Not Specified | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Andrah Pradesh | 200 | [5] | |
| Unnamed | June 7 – 8, 1970 | Not Specified | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh | [6] | ||
| Unnamed | September 2 – 13, 1970 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Not Specified | West Bengal, Orissa, Coastal Arabia | [6] | ||
| Unnamed | November 22 – 29, 1970 | Not Specified | 45 mph (75 km/h) | Not Specified | Somalia | [6] | ||
| Unnamed | May 5 – 8, 1971 | 3 days | Not Specified | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | Bangladesh | [7] | ||
| Unnamed | July 14 – 15, 1972 | 1 day | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | [8] | |||
| Unnamed | June 10 – 12, 1973 | 2 days | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | [9] | |||
| Contai | July 19 – 22, 1973 | 3 days | Not Specified | Not Specified | [9] | |||
| Chandbali | October 9 – 12, 1973 | 3 days | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | [9] | |||
| Unnamed | April 13 – 16, 1974 | 3 days | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [10] | |||
| Unnamed | May 18 – 22, 1974 | 4 days | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [10] | |||
| Unnamed | June 6 – 7, 1975 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | Bangladesh | [11] | ||
| Unnamed | November 2 – 3, 1975 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [11] | |||
| Unnamed | November 8 – 9, 1975 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [11] | |||
| Unnamed | August 27 – September 8, 1976 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | [12] | |||
| Unnamed | October 15 – 21, 1976 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | [12] | |||
| Unnamed | November 22 – 29, 1976 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [12] | |||
| Unnamed | August 27, 1978 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | [13] | |||
| Unnamed | October 25 – 28, 1978 | 3 days | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [13] | |||
| Unnamed | November 24 – 25, 1979 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Tamil Nadu, Andrah Pradesh | [14] | ||
| Unnamed | October 17 – 18, 1980 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Andrah Pradesh | None | None | [15] |
| Unnamed | December 4 – 5, 1980 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu Andrah Pradesh, West Bengal |
None | None | [15] |
| Unnamed | December 16 – 17, 1980 | 1 day | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Sri Lanka | None | None | [15] |
| Unnamed | August 7 – 9, 1981 | 2 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | [16] | |||
| Unnamed | November 9 – 10, 1981 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [16] | |||
| ARB 02 | May 30 – 31, 1985 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 06 | September 20, 1985 | 21 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 09 | October 9 – 13, 1985 | 2 days 15 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 12 | November 16 – 17, 1985 | 1 day | 40 mph (65 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 13 | December 12 – 13, 1985 | 2 days | 40 mph (65 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 07 | November 9, 1986 | 9 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 02 | June 4 – 5, 1987 | 1 day 3 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 06 | October 15 – 16, 1987 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 05 | July 22 – 23, 1989 | 15 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | Not Specified | [17] | |||
| BOB 02 | June 1 – 2, 1991 | 15 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 08 | November 13 – 15, 1991 | 1 day 18 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 01 | May 18 – 19, 1992 | 1 day 6 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Myanmar | [18] | ||
| ARB 01 | June 11 – 12, 1992 | 1 day | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | [18] | |||
| ARB 02 | October 1 – 3, 1992 | 2 days 6 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [18] | |||
| BOB 05 | October 21, 1992 | 18 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [18] | |||
| BOB 06 | November 4 – 6, 1992 | 2 days 18 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [18] | |||
| ARB 06 | October 14 – 16, 1995 | 2 days 9 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 02 | June 14 – 16, 1996 | 2 days 12 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Linda | November 4 – 9, 1997 | 5 days | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | [17] | |||
| ARB 05 | October 16 – 17, 1998 | 15 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 01 | March 29 – 30, 2000 | 21 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 03 | October 17 – 18, 2000 | 1 day 3 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 04 | October 27 – 28, 2000 | 9 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | [17] | |||
| ARB 03 | September 25 – 27, 2001 | 1 day 21 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [17] | |||
| ARB 04 | October 9 – 10, 2001 | 18 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 05 | October 15 – 16, 2001 | 1 day | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| ARB 01 | May 9 – 10, 2002 | 1 day 3 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 05 | November 24 – 27, 2002 | 3 days 3 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [17] | |||
| BOB 06 | December 24 – 25, 2002 | 1 day | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Hibaru | January 15 – 16, 2005 | 1 day | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Pyarr | September 18 – 19, 2005 | 1 day 9 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Baaz | November 28 – December 1, 2005 | 1 day 9 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Fanoos | December 7 – 9, 2005 | 2 days 21 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Ogni | October 29 – 30, 2006 | 1 day 12 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | [17] | |||
| Akash | May 14, 2007 | 21 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | ||||
| Yemyin | June 25 – 26, 2007 | 6 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | ||||
| Rashmi | October 26 – 27, 2008 | 15 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | ||||
| Khai Muk | November 14 – 15, 2008 | 18 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | ||||
| Nisha | November 26 – 27, 2008 | 1 day 6 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | ||||
| Bijli | April 14 – 17, 2009 | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | |||||
| Phyan | November 9 – 12, 2009 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | |||||
| Ward | December 10 – 16, 2009 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | |||||
| Bandu | May 19 – 23, 2010 | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | |||||
| Keila | October 29 – November 4, 2011 | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | |||||
| Murjan | October 22 – 26, 2012 | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Yemen, Somalia | ||||
| Nilam | October 28 – November 1, 2012 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) | |||||
| Viyaru | May 10 – 17, 2013 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | |||||
| Nanauk | June 10 – 14, 2014 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | |||||
| Ashobaa | June 7 – 12, 2015 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Minimal | None | |||
| Komen | July 26 – August 2, 2015 | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | |||||
| Roanu | May 19 – 21, 2016 | 2 days 15 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) | Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar | [17] | ||
| Kyant | October 25 – 28 | 1 day 18 hours | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Andaman Islands, Myanmar, South India | [17] | ||
| Nada | November 30 – December 1, 2016 | 1 day 18 hours | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Sri Lanka, South India | [17] | ||
| Maarutha | April 15 – 17, 2017 | 1 day 3 hours | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Myanmar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Thailand, Yunnan |
$23,400 | 4 | [19] |
| Sagar | May 17 – 19, 2018 | 2 days 15 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia | 79 | [20] | |
| Daye | September 20, 2018 | 9 hours | 40 mph (65 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | India | [21] | ||
| Pabuk | January 4 – 7, 2019 | 1 day 18 hours | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Thailand, Myanmar, Andaman Islands | None | None | [22] |
| Pawan | December 5 – 7, 2019 | 2 days 3 hours | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Somalia | None | 6 | [23] |
| Burevi | December 1 – 3, 2020 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Sri Lanka, India | Unknown | 11 | ||
| Gulab | September 24 – 28, 2021 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | India | $269 million | 17 | ||
| Jawad | December 3 – 6, 2021 | 45 mph (75 km/h) | 999 hPa (29.50 inHg) | India | Unknown | 1 | ||
| Sitrang | October 22 – 25, 2022 | 50 mph (85 km/h) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar | Unknown | 35 |
Climatology
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Landfalls
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See also
editReferences
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