2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | 24 May 2024 |
Last system dissipated | 21 December 2024 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Remal |
• Maximum winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) (3-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 978 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Depressions | 12 |
Deep depressions | 7 |
Cyclonic storms | 4 |
Severe cyclonic storms | 2 |
Very severe cyclonic storms | 0 |
Extremely severe cyclonic storms | 0 |
Super cyclonic storms | 0 |
Total fatalities | 279 total |
Total damage | $2.31 billion (2024 USD) |
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The 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It was above-average in terms of depressions and average in terms of formation of cyclonic storms.[1] Seasons have no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the peak from May to Early November. These dates conventionally delimit each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean — the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD. And, the depressions formed over the land, are abbreviated LAND by the Indian Meteorological Department.
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. On average, four to five cyclonic storms form in this basin every season.[2]