Hurricane History Map

1957 South-West Indian season

19 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1957, from 26 August 1956 to 29 March 1957.

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Years1957
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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 1957 season in numbers

The record holds 19 storms for the 1957 South-West Indian season, of which 0 had names.1 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 14 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 19storms
  • 1tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 2accumulated 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 1957

  • Unnamed storm of January 1957 (South-West Indian)25 January 1957 to 9 February 1957, peak Tropical storm (55 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of August 1956 (South-West Indian)26 August 1956 to 30 August 1956, peak Tropical depression (30 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of October 1956 (South-West Indian)27 October 1956 to 1 November 1956, peak Tropical depression (25 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of January 1957 (South-West Indian)15 January 1957 to 22 January 1957, peak Tropical depression (25 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of March 1957 (South-West Indian)2 March 1957 to 10 March 1957, peak Tropical depression (25 kt)

All 19 storms of 1957

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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