1962 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

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{{Infobox hurricane season

|Track=1962 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary map.png

|Basin=NIO

|Year=1962

|First storm formed=May 15, 1962

|Last storm dissipated=December 13, 1962

|Strongest storm name=Twelve

|Strongest storm winds=75

|Strongest storm pressure=974

| Average wind speed=3

|Total disturbances=13

|Total depressions=10

|Total storms=5

|Total intense=1

|Fatalities=≥50,769 total, 142 missing

|Damagespre=≥

|Damages=34.5

|five seasons=1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

|Atlantic season=1962 Atlantic hurricane season

|East Pacific season=1962 Pacific hurricane season

|West Pacific season=1962 Pacific typhoon season

}}

The 1962 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November.{{cite web|url=http://www.imd.ernet.in/services/cyclone/tropical-cyclone.htm |title=IMD Cyclone Warning Services: Tropical Cyclones |publisher=India Meteorological Department |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104064430/http://www.imd.ernet.in/services/cyclone/tropical-cyclone.htm |archivedate=4 November 2008 |url-status=dead }} The IMD includes cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E in the season.{{cite web|publisher=India Meteorological Department |date=January 2009 |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |title=Report on Cyclonic Disturbances Over the North Indian During 2008 |url=http://www.imd.ernet.in/section/nhac/dynamic/rsmc.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529004113/http://www.imd.ernet.in/services/cyclone/tropical-cyclone.htm |archivedate=May 29, 2009 }}

Season summary

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The 1962 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a fairly active season that included 13 depressions, 10 deep depressions, 5 cyclonic storms, and 1 severe cyclonic storm. The first storm of the season was Cyclonic Storm One in early May. May was active, having three storms including the aforementioned One, Deep Depression Two, and Depression Three. June had Depression Four, while Deep Depression Five and Depression Six coexisted in early July. August had no storms, while two Deep Depressions Seven and Eight and Cyclonic Storm Nine occurred in September. Deep Depression Ten formed in late October, and Severe Cyclonic Storm Harriet crossed over from the Western Pacific at around the same time. Harriet caused the only recorded deaths and damages in this season, with approximately 50,769 killed and over $34.5 million in damages. The strongest storm of the season, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve, formed in late November and affected India. The last storm of the season, Severe Cyclonic Storm Thirteen, took an unusual track in late December.

Systems

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=Cyclonic Storm One=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:CS01-1962.png

|Formed=May 14

|Dissipated=May 22

|Type1=

|3-min winds=40

|1-min winds=35

|Pressure=994

}}

Cyclonic Storm One existed from May 14 to May 22.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Cyclonic Storm in the Bay of Bengal and Depression in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=1–3}} The storm moved from east to west, forming on May 14 and slowly moving northward. On May 15, it started moving northwestward, then later westward as it strengthened. It made a landfall on northern Tamil Nadu, moving west-southwestward with 1-minute sustained winds of 40 miles per hour on May 16 after strengthening into a low-end tropical storm-strength tropical cyclone. It then crossed India and resurfaced in the Arabian Sea early on May 18, also turning northwest in the meantime. The storm spent the rest of its lifetime slowly moving northwest as a tropical depression, eventually dissipating on May 22 a few hundred kilometers south of Pakistan.

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=Deep Depression Two=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression02-1962.png

|Formed=May 24

|Dissipated=May 25

|Type1=deepdepression

|3-min winds=15

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=992

}}

Deep Depression Two existed from May 24 to May 25.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=3–4}} The storm moved from south to north throughout its two-day lifetime. It first formed early on May 24 moving northward in the northeast Bay of Bengal, then started moving northeastward later in the day. The storm made a tropical depression-strength landfall on western Myanmar on May 25 and quickly dissipated afterward.

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=Depression Three=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression03-1962.png

|Formed=May 28

|Dissipated=May 30

|Type1=niodepression

|3-min winds=20

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

Depression Three existed from May 28 to May 30.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=4–5}} The tropical depression moved from east to west, forming early on May 28 in the middle of the Arabian Sea, moving west-northwestward throughout its entire lifetime. After maintaining its intensity for two days, the storm dissipated a few miles off the east coast of Oman. The storm was a tropical depression-equivalent storm at peak intensity, with 1-minute sustained winds of 30 miles per hour or 45 kilometers per hour.

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=Depression Four=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression04-1962.png

|Formed=June 6

|Dissipated=June 8

|Type1=niodepression

|3-min winds=

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

Depression Four existed from June 6 to June 8.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=5–6}} The storm moved from south to north throughout its two-day lifetime, forming early on June 6 moving northward in the northern Bay of Bengal and turning north-northwestward later that day. it maintained its intensity for one day, then made a tropical depression-strength landfall on southern East Pakistan which caused its dissipation less than six hours later.

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=Deep Depression Five=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression05-1962.png

|Formed=July 11

|Dissipated=July 13

|Type1=

|3-min winds=30

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=982

}}

Deep Depression Five existed from July 11 to July 13.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=6–7}} It formed on July 11 as a tropical depression, moving west-northwestward in the northern Bay of Bengal. It made landfall on extreme northeast Andhra Pradesh late on July 11 as a tropical depression, then maintained its intensity until July 13 when it dissipated inland India.

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=Depression Six=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression06-1962.png

|Formed=July 8

|Dissipated=July 15

|Type1=niodepression

|3-min winds=

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

Depression Six existed from July 8 to July 15.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=7}} The storm formed and stalled for several days in Gujarat from July 8 to July 13, then moved west into the northern Arabian Sea. The tropical depression later dissipated on July 15, and generally moved west-northwestward in its eight-day lifetime. The storm exited its stall on July 13 and started heading northwestward. The tropical depression exited land and surfaced in the northern Arabian Sea on the same day, and dissipated two days later on July 15 after turning west-northwestward early on July 14.

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=Deep Depression Seven=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression07-1962.png

|Formed=September 8

|Dissipated=September 14

|Type1=deepdepression

|3-min winds=20

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

Deep Depression Seven existed from September 8 to September 15.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal and Deep Depression in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=7–9}} The storm moved from east to west throughout its lifetime. It formed on September 8 in the western Bay of Bengal and made landfall on eastern India on September 8. The depression crossed India and traced the western coast of the country from September 10 to September 14, making two sharp turns along the way. The storm dissipated in the extreme northern Arabian Sea on September 15.

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=Deep Depression Eight=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression08-1962.png

|Formed=September 16

|Dissipated=September 21

|Type1=deepdepression

|3-min winds=45

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

Deep Depression Eight existed from September 16 to September 21.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=9–10}} The storm moved from east to west throughout its 5-day lifetime. It formed on July 16 in the northern Bay of Bengal, moving northwestward until it made landfall on extreme northeastern Andhra Pradesh on July 17. It continued moving northwest until early on July 18 when it turned towards the west-northwestward. It maintained its intensity while turning once again to the northwest on July 19 and then to the north-northeast late on July 20. Finally, it dissipated on July 21 in northern India near New Delhi.

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=Cyclonic Storm Nine=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:CS09-1962.png

|Formed=September 19

|Dissipated=September 25

|Type1=cyclstorm

|3-min winds=48

|1-min winds=35

|Pressure=990

}}

Cyclonic Storm Nine existed from September 19 to September 25.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Cyclonic Storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=10–11}} The storm moved from east to west.

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=Deep Depression Ten=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression10-1962.png

|Formed=October 22

|Dissipated=October 26

|Type1=deepdepression

|3-min winds=40

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=1000

}}

Deep Depression Ten existed from October 22 to October 26.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=11–12}} The storm moved from south to north.

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=Severe Cyclonic Storm Harriet=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=Harriet 1962 track.png

|Formed=October 26

|Dissipated=October 30

|Type1=

|3-min winds=55

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=990

}}

{{Main|Tropical Storm Harriet}}

After making landfall in Thailand, the system continued westward, then curved to the northeast, probably regathering strength and making landfall near Chittagong in East Pakistan on October 30 before rapidly dissipating.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe Cyclonic Storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=13–14}}

The destruction from Tropical Storm Harriet took the lives of at least 769 residents of Thailand's southern provinces. Another 142 people were also deemed missing as of November 4, with over 252 severe injuries. Damage at the time was estimated to be over $34.5 million (1962 USD) to government buildings, agriculture, homes and fishing fleets.{{cite news|title=Thai Storm Toll Put at 769|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 4, 1962|page=17}}{{cite news|title=Harriet's Terrible Toll|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0HYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2OkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4151,592689&dq=tropical+storm+harriet&hl=en|accessdate=May 12, 2011|newspaper=The Miami News|date=November 2, 1962|page=28}}

In East Pakistan, the cyclone killed 50,000 people.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/14280191|title=CYCLONE HAZARD IN BANGLADESH|first=Michiel|last=Damen|via=www.academia.edu}}

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=Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:SCS12-1962.png

|Formed=November 26

|Dissipated=November 29

|Type1=

|3-min winds=75

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=974

}}

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve developed on November 26. It was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season, peaking with winds of {{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}. The system dissipated on November 29.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe Cyclonic Storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=14–15}} The storm moved from east to west and made a Tropical Storm-equivalent landfall on eastern India.

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=Severe Cyclonic Storm Thirteen=

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:SCS13-1962.png

|Formed=December 9

|Dissipated=December 13

|Type1=

|3-min winds=50

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=990

}}

The final storm of the season, Severe Cyclonic Storm Thirteen, developed on December 9. It lasted four days, dissipating on December 13.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author=India Meteorological Department|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=1962|accessdate=May 12, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe Cyclonic Storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf|pages=16–17}} The storm moved from west to east.

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Season effects

This is a table of all storms in the 1962 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It mentions all of the season's storms and their names, duration, peak intensities (according to the IMD storm scale), damage, and death totals. Damage and death totals include the damage and deaths caused when that storm was a precursor wave or extratropical low, and all of the damage figures are in 1962 USD.

{{North Indian Ocean areas affected (Top)}}

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| One || {{Sort|01|May 15–22}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{Sort|3|Cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{Sort|075|{{convert|75|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{sort|0994|{{convert|994|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || India, Sri Lanka || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Two || {{Sort|02|May 24–25}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|30|{{convert|30|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{sort|0998|{{convert|998|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Andaman Islands, East Pakistan, Myanmar || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Three || {{Sort|01|May 28–30}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|1|Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|35|{{convert|35|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Arabian Peninsula || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Four || {{Sort|04|June 6–8}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|1|Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|000|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || East Pakistan || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Five || {{Sort|02|July 11–13}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|55|{{convert|55|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{sort|0982|{{convert|982|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || India || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Six || {{Sort|04|July 8–15}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|1|Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|000|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}| {{nts|Not specified}} || India, Pakistan || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Seven || {{Sort|02|September 8–14}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|35|{{convert|35|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{nts|Not specified}} || India, Pakistan || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Eight || {{Sort|02|September 16–21}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|85|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{nts|Not specified}} || India, Nepal || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Nine || {{Sort|01|September 19–25}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{Sort|3|Cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{Sort|090|{{convert|90|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || East Pakistan, India, Nepal || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Ten || {{Sort|02|October 22–26}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|75|{{convert|75|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}}|| India, Sri Lanka || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Harriet || {{Sort|05|October 26–30}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{Sort|5|Severe Cyclonic Storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{Sort|100|{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}}|| Andaman Islands, East Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand || {{nts|≥$34.5 million}} || {{nts|≥50,769}} ||

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| Twelve || {{Sort|06|November 26–29}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{Sort|6|Very Severe Cyclonic Storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{Sort|140|{{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{sort|0974|{{convert|974|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}}|| Andaman Islands, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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| Thirteen || {{Sort|05|December 9–13}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{Sort|5|Severe Cyclonic Storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{Sort|95|{{convert|95|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}}|| Andaman Islands || {{nts|Unknown}} || {{nts|Unknown}} ||

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{{TC Areas affected (Bottom)|TC's=13 systems|dates=May 15 – December 13|winds={{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}|pres={{convert|974|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}|damage=≥34.5 million|deaths=≥$50769 and missing 142|Refs=}}

See also

{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}

References

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