Hurricane History Map

2016 North Indian season

8 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 2016, from 17 May 2016 to 19 December 2016.

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Years2016
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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 2016 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 2016 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 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 6tropical storm strength or more
  • 1cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 15accumulated 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 2016

  • Vardah (2016)6 December 2016 to 19 December 2016, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa
  • Roanu (2016)17 May 2016 to 22 May 2016, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 983 hPa
  • Nada (2016)29 November 2016 to 2 December 2016, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 1,000 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of June 2016 (North Indian)26 June 2016 to 29 June 2016, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 993 hPa
  • Kyant (2016)21 October 2016 to 29 October 2016, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 996 hPa

All 8 storms of 2016

StormPeak
Roanu Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kyant Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Nada Tropical storm
Vardah Category 1

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