2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
| 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season |
Season summary map
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| 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 |
982 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Depressions |
9 |
| Deep depressions |
6 |
| Cyclonic storms |
4 |
| Severe cyclonic storms |
2 |
| Very severe cyclonic storms |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
403 total |
| Total damage |
$3.98 billion (2016 USD) |
| Related articles |
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North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
17 May – 22 May |
| Peak intensity |
85 km/h (50 mph) (3-min) 983 hPa (mbar) |
| Depression (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
27 June – 29 June |
| Peak intensity |
45 km/h (30 mph) (3-min) 993 hPa (mbar) |
| Deep Depression (IMD) |
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|
| Duration |
9 August – 13 August |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min) 986 hPa (mbar) |
| Deep depression (IMD) |
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|
| Duration |
16 August – 22 August |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min) 987 hPa (mbar) |
| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
21 October – 28 October |
| Peak intensity |
85 km/h (50 mph) (3-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
| Depression (IMD) |
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|
| Duration |
3 November – 6 November |
| Peak intensity |
45 km/h (30 mph) (3-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
29 November – 2 December |
| Peak intensity |
75 km/h (45 mph) (3-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
| Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
6 December – 13 December |
| Peak intensity |
130 km/h (80 mph) (3-min) 982 hPa (mbar) |
| Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
17 December – 18 December |
| Peak intensity |
45 km/h (30 mph) (3-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
The 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. 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.
The season officially started with the formation of Cyclone Roanu over in the Bay of Bengal on 17 May. The beginning of June witnessed no storms, although a lot of low pressure areas formed over Bay of Bengal, but none of these intensified into a depression due to a very strong southwest monsoon. At the end of June, Depression ARB 01 formed but weakened within two days. July witnessed no storms until a deep depression formed in August under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal. However, multiple low pressure areas occurred on the Bay of Bengal, with Cyclonic Storm Kyant forming in October and Cyclonic Storm Nada in November. Due to warm sea surface temperatures Very Severe Cyclone Vardah formed in December.
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