Hurricane History Map

2022 South-West Indian season

23 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 2022, from 19 November 2021 to 11 May 2022.

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Years2022
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 2022 season in numbers

The record holds 23 storms for the 2022 South-West Indian season, of which 18 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 23storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 8cyclone strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 125accumulated 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 2022

  • Batsirai (2022)24 January 2022 to 10 February 2022, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 923 hPa
  • Halima (2022)20 March 2022 to 7 April 2022, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 937 hPa
  • Emnati (2022)5 February 2022 to 28 February 2022, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa
  • Vernon (2022)23 February 2022 to 10 March 2022, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 940 hPa
  • Gombe (2022)6 March 2022 to 17 March 2022, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 955 hPa

All 23 storms of 2022

StormPeak
Paddy Tropical storm
Teratai Tropical storm
Seth Tropical storm
Ana Tropical storm
Batsirai Category 4
Cliff Tropical storm
Emnati Category 4
Dumako Tropical storm
Fezile Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Anika Tropical storm
Vernon Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Gombe Category 3
Billy Category 1
Charlotte Category 2
Halima Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Issa Tropical storm
Jasmine Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Karim Tropical storm

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