Hurricane History Map

1976 South-West Indian season

16 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1976, from 17 November 1975 to 9 May 1976.

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Years1976
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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 1976 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1976 South-West Indian season, of which 16 had names.6 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 3 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more). 10 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 16storms
  • 6tropical storm strength or more
  • 3cyclone strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 42accumulated 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 1976

  • Joan (1976)30 November 1975 to 10 December 1975, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Vanessa (1976)15 January 1976 to 28 January 1976, peak Category 3 (97 kt)
  • Ray (1976)17 November 1975 to 25 November 1975, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 973 hPa
  • Carol (1976)3 May 1976 to 9 May 1976, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 992 hPa
  • Sue (1976)12 December 1975 to 16 December 1975, peak Tropical storm (46 kt), 994 hPa

All 16 storms of 1976

StormPeak
Ray Category 1
Audrey Unknown intensity
Joan Category 4
Barbara Unknown intensity
Sue Tropical storm
Clotilde Unknown intensity
Danae:terry Unknown intensity
Vanessa Category 3
Wally Unknown intensity
Alice Unknown intensity
Ella Unknown intensity
Linda Tropical storm
Frederique Unknown intensity
Gladys Unknown intensity
Bert:heliotrope Unknown intensity
Carol Tropical storm

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