Hurricane History Map

1987 South-West Indian season

14 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1987, from 30 July 1986 to 27 June 1987.

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Years1987
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 1987 season in numbers

The record holds 14 storms for the 1987 South-West Indian season, of which 8 had names.12 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 3 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 14storms
  • 12tropical storm strength or more
  • 3cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 60accumulated 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 1987

  • Alinina (1987)16 January 1987 to 24 January 1987, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 976 hPa
  • Daodo (1987)2 March 1987 to 18 March 1987, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 954 hPa
  • Elizabetha (1987)20 April 1987 to 29 April 1987, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 976 hPa
  • Elsie (1987)21 February 1987 to 27 February 1987, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 941 hPa
  • Clotilda (1987)9 February 1987 to 22 February 1987, peak Tropical storm (59 kt), 970 hPa

All 14 storms of 1987

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Connie Tropical storm
Alinina Category 1
Damien Tropical storm
Bemazava Tropical storm
Clotilda Tropical storm
Elsie Tropical storm
Daodo Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Elizabetha Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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