2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed24 May 2024
Last system dissipated21 December 2024
Strongest storm
NameRemal
 • Maximum winds110 km/h (70 mph)
(3-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure978 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Depressions12
Deep depressions7
Cyclonic storms4
Severe cyclonic storms2
Very severe cyclonic storms0
Extremely severe cyclonic storms0
Super cyclonic storms0
Total fatalities279 total
Total damage$2.31 billion (2024 USD)
Related articles
North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

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]

  1. ^ "Climatology of Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean (NIO)" (PDF). severeweather.wmo.int. 8 December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Annual Frequency of Cyclonic Disturbances (Maximum Wind Speed of 17 Knots or More), Cyclones (34 Knots or More) and Severe Cyclones (48 Knots or More) Over the Bay of Bengal (BOB), Arabian Sea (AS) and Land Surface of India" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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