1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season information
North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season
1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed
May 7, 1968
Last system dissipated
December 17, 1968
Strongest storm
Name
One
• Maximum winds
220 km/h (140 mph)
• Lowest pressure
953 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Depressions
13
Cyclonic storms
7
Severe cyclonic storms
4
Total fatalities
~1047
Total damage
Unknown
Related articles
1968 Atlantic hurricane season
1968 Pacific hurricane season
1968 Pacific typhoon season
North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
The 1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an active cyclone season. Cyclone seasons in the Northern Indian Ocean have no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally determine the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Sea to the west of India. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season.[1] Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.[2]
^India Weather Review Annual Summary — Part-C: Storms and Depressions 1968 (PDF) (Report). India Meteorological Department. 1969. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"Report on Cyclonic Disturbances Over the North Indian During 2008". India Meteorological Department. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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