1964 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
| 1964 North Indian Ocean cyclone season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 6, 1964 |
| Last system dissipated |
December 24, 1964 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Sixteen |
| • Maximum winds |
240 km/h (150 mph) |
| • Lowest pressure |
970 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Depressions |
16 |
| Deep depressions |
14 |
| Cyclonic storms |
7 |
| Very severe cyclonic storms |
3 |
| Total fatalities |
At least 2,977 |
| Total damage |
$150 million (1964 USD) |
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North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons
Pre-1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
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| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
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| Duration |
May 6 – May 9 |
| Peak intensity |
75 km/h (45 mph) (3-min) 992 hPa (mbar) |
| Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD) |
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| Duration |
June 9 – June 13 |
| Peak intensity |
140 km/h (85 mph) (3-min) 969 hPa (mbar) |
| Deep depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
July 3 – July 6 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min) 987 hPa (mbar) |
| Deep Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 5 – August 6 |
| Peak intensity |
65 km/h (40 mph) (3-min) 990 hPa (mbar) |
| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 6 – August 7 |
| Peak intensity |
75 km/h (45 mph) (3-min) 987 hPa (mbar) |
| Deep Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 10 – August 12 |
| Peak intensity |
45 km/h (30 mph) (3-min) 987 hPa (mbar) |
| Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 15 – August 16 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
| Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 23 – August 26 |
| Peak intensity |
Winds not specified |
| Deep Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
September 23 – September 25 |
| Peak intensity |
65 km/h (40 mph) (3-min) 991 hPa (mbar) |
The 1964 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. 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 with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridans 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.
Cyclonic Storm One developed in the Bay of Bengal on May 6. It moved east-northeastward and eventually curved northeastward. The system made landfall in Burma before dissipating on May 9.
Under the influence of the ongoing onset of the southwest monsoon, a trough of low pressure developed over the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karnataka on June 6. It slowly moved northwards, and consolidated into a depression by the morning of June 9. The next morning, while the storm was moving northwestwards, the India Meteorological Department upgraded it to a Cyclonic Storm. Over the following days the storm intensified further into a very severe cyclonic storm, recurved northeastwards and crossed the coast of Gujarat near Naliya at a peak intensity of 969 hPa (28.61 inHg). The system rapidly degenerated inland and dissipated into a low pressure area on June 13. 27 deaths were reported due to the cyclone in India. Prolonged rains associated with the system triggered severe flooding in Pakistan that killed 450 people. Approximately 400,000 were affected by the floods and damage amounted to $4.1 million.
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