Hurricane History Map

1961 South-West Indian season

16 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1961, from 15 July 1960 to 4 March 1961.

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Years1961
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 1961 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1961 South-West Indian season, of which 5 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). 14 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 16storms
  • 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 1961

  • Unnamed storm of February 1961 (South-West Indian)11 February 1961 to 17 February 1961, peak Tropical depression (30 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of February 1961 (South-West Indian)20 February 1961 to 1 March 1961, peak Tropical depression (30 kt)

All 16 storms of 1961

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Anna Unknown intensity
Barbara Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Clara Unknown intensity
Doris Unknown intensity
Eva Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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Other basins in 1961

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