Hurricane History Map

1959 South-West Indian season

21 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1959, from 8 October 1958 to 23 April 1959.

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Years1959
Ocean basin

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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 1959 season in numbers

The record holds 21 storms for the 1959 South-West Indian season, of which 1 had names.0 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 19 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 21storms
  • 0tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 0accumulated 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 1959

  • Unnamed storm of February 1959 (South-West Indian)7 February 1959 to 12 February 1959, peak Tropical depression (25 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of November 1958 (South-West Indian)16 November 1958 to 22 November 1958, peak Tropical depression (20 kt)

All 21 storms of 1959

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Bertha Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
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 Unknown intensity
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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Other basins in 1959

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