Hurricane History Map

1968 South-West Indian season

18 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1968, from 30 October 1967 to 15 April 1968.

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Years1968
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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 1968 season in numbers

The record holds 18 storms for the 1968 South-West Indian season, of which 18 had names.2 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 16 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 18storms
  • 2tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 1accumulated 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 1968

  • Doreen (1968)19 January 1968 to 26 January 1968, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
  • Bertha:betty (1968)19 January 1968 to 26 January 1968, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 995 hPa

All 18 storms of 1968

StormPeak
Anita Unknown intensity
Belinda Unknown intensity
Carmen Unknown intensity
Amy:elspeth Unknown intensity
Debby Unknown intensity
Flossie Unknown intensity
Georgette Unknown intensity
Betsy Unknown intensity
Henriette Unknown intensity
Doreen Tropical storm
Bertha:betty Tropical storm
Ella Unknown intensity
Ida Unknown intensity
Gina:janine Unknown intensity
Karine Unknown intensity
Monique Unknown intensity
Lottie Unknown intensity
Noreen Unknown intensity

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