Hurricane History Map

2019 South-West Indian season

20 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 2019, from 13 September 2018 to 11 May 2019.

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Years2019
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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 2019 season in numbers

The record holds 20 storms for the 2019 South-West Indian season, of which 18 had names.20 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 11 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 20storms
  • 20tropical storm strength or more
  • 13cyclone strength or more
  • 11major (category 3 to 5)
  • 223accumulated 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 2019

  • Cilida (2019)16 December 2018 to 28 December 2018, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 940 hPa
  • Veronica (2019)18 March 2019 to 30 March 2019, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 928 hPa
  • Kenneth (2019)21 April 2019 to 28 April 2019, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 934 hPa
  • Gelena (2019)4 February 2019 to 16 February 2019, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 942 hPa
  • Funani (2019)3 February 2019 to 10 February 2019, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 hPa

All 20 storms of 2019

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Alcide Category 3
Bouchra Tropical storm
Kenanga Category 4
Cilida Category 4
Desmond Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Riley Category 1
Eketsang Tropical storm
Funani Category 4
Gelena Category 4
Haleh Category 4
Idai Category 4
Savannah Category 3
Veronica Category 4
Joaninha Category 4
Wallace Tropical storm
Lorna Category 2
Kenneth Category 4
Lili Tropical storm

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