Hurricane History Map

1965 South-West Indian season

26 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1965, from 1 November 1964 to 6 May 1965.

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Years1965
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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 1965 season in numbers

The record holds 26 storms for the 1965 South-West Indian season, of which 23 had names.3 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 1 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 23 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 26storms
  • 3tropical storm strength or more
  • 1cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 3accumulated 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 1965

  • Flora (1965)30 November 1964 to 9 December 1964, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 996 hPa
  • Annie (1965)14 February 1965 to 26 February 1965, peak Tropical storm (40 kt)
  • Rita (1965)1 November 1964 to 11 November 1964, peak Tropical storm (35 kt)

All 26 storms of 1965

StormPeak
Rita Tropical storm
Flora Category 1
Arlette Unknown intensity
Bessie Unknown intensity
Connie Unknown intensity
Edna Unknown intensity
Doreen Unknown intensity
Una Unknown intensity
Freda Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ginette Unknown intensity
Hazel Unknown intensity
Iris Unknown intensity
Judy Unknown intensity
Judy Unknown intensity
Kathleen Unknown intensity
Annie Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Lesley Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Gay:olive:peggy Unknown intensity
Dolly Unknown intensity
Joan Unknown intensity
Mavis Unknown intensity
Ruth Unknown intensity
Rose Unknown intensity

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