2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season information
2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed
17 May 2016
Last system dissipated
18 December 2016
Strongest storm
Name
Vardah
• Maximum winds
130 km/h (80 mph) (3-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure
975 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Depressions
10
Deep depressions
5
Cyclonic storms
4
Severe cyclonic storms
1
Very severe cyclonic storms
1
Super cyclonic storms
0
Total fatalities
401 total
Total damage
$5.4 billion (2016 USD)
Related articles
2016 Atlantic hurricane season
2016 Pacific hurricane season
2016 Pacific typhoon season
North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
The 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It was the deadliest season since 2010, killing more than 400 people. The season was an average one, seeing four named storms, with one further intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm. The first named storm, Roanu, developed on 19 May while the season's last named storm, Vardah, dissipated on 18 December. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the two peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean — the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. On average, three to four cyclonic storms form in this basin every season.[1]
^"Annual Frequency of Cyclonic Disturbances (Maximum Wind Speed of 17 Knots or More), Cyclones (34 Knots or More) and Severe Cyclones (48 Knots or More) Over the Bay of Bengal (BOB), Arabian Sea (AS) and Land Surface of India" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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