Hurricane History Map

1982 South-West Indian season

20 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1982, from 25 July 1981 to 4 May 1982.

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Years1982
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 1982 season in numbers

The record holds 20 storms for the 1982 South-West Indian season, of which 17 had names.17 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 7 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 20storms
  • 17tropical storm strength or more
  • 7cyclone strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 110accumulated 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 1982

  • Chris:damia (1982)5 January 1982 to 23 January 1982, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 898 hPa
  • Karla (1982)23 April 1982 to 4 May 1982, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 927 hPa
  • Alex (1982)18 October 1981 to 27 October 1981, peak Category 2 (85 kt)
  • Benedicte (1982)17 December 1981 to 25 December 1981, peak Category 1 (82 kt), 954 hPa
  • Armelle:bessi (1982)1 November 1981 to 20 November 1981, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 976 hPa

All 20 storms of 1982

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Alex Category 2
Armelle:bessi Category 1
Benedicte Category 1
Clarissee Tropical storm
Chris:damia Category 4
Daphne:fifi Tropical storm
Errol Tropical storm
Graham Tropical storm
Electre Tropical storm
Frida Tropical storm
Gabrielle Tropical storm
Heberte Tropical depression
Harriet Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Ian Category 1
Isabeau Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Justine Category 1
Karla Category 3

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