Hurricane History Map

2008 North Indian season

10 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 2008, from 25 April 2008 to 9 December 2008.

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Years2008
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 2008 season in numbers

The record holds 10 storms for the 2008 North Indian season, of which 4 had names.6 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 1 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 10storms
  • 6tropical storm strength or more
  • 1cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 20accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2008

  • Nargis (2008)25 April 2008 to 4 May 2008, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 962 hPa
  • Nisha (2008)24 November 2008 to 28 November 2008, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 985 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 2008 (North Indian)15 September 2008 to 19 September 2008, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 986 hPa
  • Rashmi (2008)24 October 2008 to 27 October 2008, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 992 hPa
  • Khai-Muk (2008)11 November 2008 to 16 November 2008, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 hPa

All 10 storms of 2008

StormPeak
Nargis Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Rashmi Tropical storm
Khai-Muk Tropical storm
Nisha Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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