1963 North Indian Ocean cyclone season#Deep Depression Four

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|Formed=January 3

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This tropical depression stalled for three days.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=1–2}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

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|Formed=May 18

|Dissipated=May 29

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On May 19, a tropical disturbance formed over the Laccadive Islands, before tracking northwest towards the Arabian peninsula. The system achieved cyclone intensity on May 22. On May 24, a United States Weather Bureau reconnaissance aircraft flew into the {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} eye of the storm, encountering winds of 193 km/h (120 mph).{{cite journal|author =David Membery|title=Monsoon tropical cyclones: Part 2|journal=Weather|volume=57|issue=7|date=July 2002|doi=10.1256/004316502760195911|pages=246–255|bibcode=2002Wthr...57..246M|doi-access=free}} A ship {{convert|111|km|mi}} west of the system reported winds of {{convert|68|kn|km/h}}. At Salalah, a strong northerly wind set in during the morning of May 25. Later in the day, winds increased to gale force and a sandstorm reduced visibility to {{convert|400|m|ft}}. Later in the day of May 26 winds again increased to gale force and another sandstorm reduced visibility to {{convert|500|m|ft}}. As winds increased to {{convert|60|kn|km/h}} the sandstorm became more severe, with visibility restricted to {{convert|50|m|ft}}. Late on the night of the 26th, winds shifted to northeast and heavy rains fell across the region through the morning hours. Skies remained cloudy with periods of rain into May 28. A total of {{convert|230|mm|in}} was recorded at Salalah.{{cite journal|journal=Weather|volume=57|pages=247–255|date=July 2002|title=Monsoon Tropical Cyclones: Part 2|author=David Membery|number=7|publisher=Royal Meteorological Society|doi=10.1256/004316502760195911|bibcode = 2002Wthr...57..246M |doi-access=free}}{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=2–5}}{{Cite journal |last=Desai |first=Bn |date=1967-01-01 |title=On the formation, direction of movement and structure of the Arabian Sea Cyclone of 20-29 May 1963 |url=https://mausamjournal.imd.gov.in/index.php/MAUSAM/article/view/3994 |journal=MAUSAM |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=61–68 |doi=10.54302/mausam.v18i1.3994 |issn=0252-9416|doi-access=free }}

An estimated 22,000 people were reported to have died, while a further 500,000 were left homeless.{{cite web|url=https://poot.montanapetroleum.org/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/past-operations/asia-pacific/east-pakistan-1963.html|title=Pakistan 1963|website=poot.montanapetroleum.org|access-date=18 July 2022}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:SCSThree-1963.png

|Formed=May 25

|Dissipated=May 29

|Type1=

|3-min winds=130

|1-min winds=130

|Pressure=920

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One of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in the Northern Indian Ocean. Had the lowest known pressure in the basin until it was surpassed by the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=6–9}} Killed 11,520 people in Bangladesh.{{cite journal|journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|author =Neil L. Frank|author2=S. A. Husain|author3=National Hurricane Center, Pakistan Meteorological Department|title=The Deadliest Tropical Cyclone in History?|date=June 1971|pages=438–444|volume=52|issue=6|doi=10.1175/1520-0477(1971)052<0438:TDTCIH>2.0.CO;2|bibcode=1971BAMS...52..438F|doi-access=free}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=DeepDepressionFour-1963.png

|Formed=June 6

|Dissipated=June 8

|Type1=

|3-min winds=30

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|Pressure=991

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Produced torrential rains over parts of eastern India, peaking at {{convert|910|mm|in|abbr=on}} in Cherrapunji.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=9–11}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=Depression05-1963.png

|Formed=June 24

|Dissipated=June 26

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|3-min winds=25

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=999

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This tropical depression moved from east to west.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=11–12}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

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|Track=File:Depression06-1963.png

|Formed=July 4

|Dissipated=July 6

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|1-min winds=25

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}}

This tropical depression moved from east to west.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=12}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=Depression07-1963.png

|Formed=August 9

|Dissipated=August 14

|Type1=

|3-min winds=25

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=991

}}

This tropical depression moved from east to west.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=12–13}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression08-1963.png

|Formed=September 7

|Dissipated=September 16

|Type1=deepdepression

|3-min winds=25

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=990

}}

Heavy rains from the storm triggered severe flooding that killed at least 200 people.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=13–14}} The storm moved from east to west.

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression09-1963.png

|Formed=September 25

|Dissipated=September 28

|Type1=

|3-min winds=30

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=996

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At least 15 people were killed by flooding triggered by the depression in Orissa.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=15}} The storm was formerly in the Western Pacific as an unnamed CMA tropical depression.

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression10-1963.png

|Formed=October 5

|Dissipated=October 7

|Type1=niodepression

|3-min winds=30

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=995

}}

Some loss of life was reported in East Pakistan.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=16}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:CS11-1963.png

|Formed=October 13

|Dissipated=October 17

|Type1=

|3-min winds=40

|1-min winds=35

|Pressure=999

}}

{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=16–18}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:VSCS12-14 1963.png

|Formed=October 19

|Dissipated=October 28

|Type1=

|3-min winds=80

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=984

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Significant damage and flooding took place in India, with some loss of life reported.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=18–19}} The storm was classified under two different designations, but was reanalyzed to be one system.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=20–22}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression13-1963.png

|Formed=October 24

|Dissipated=October 26

|Type1=niodepression

|3-min winds=30

|1-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

The storm moved from south to north.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=20}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:Depression15-1963.png

|Formed=November 24

|Dissipated=November 25

|Type1=

|3-min winds=25

|Pressure=

}}

This tropical depression moved from south to north.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=22}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:CS16-1963.png

|Formed=November 29

|Dissipated=December 7

|Type1=

|3-min winds=35

|1-min winds=35

|Pressure=1002

}}

This cyclonic storm moved from east to west.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=22–24}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=File:DeepDepression17-1963.png

|Formed=November 30

|Dissipated=December 6

|Type1=

|3-min winds=30

|1-min winds=35

|Pressure=1004

}}

This storm moved from east to west.{{cite journal|journal=India Weather Review|author =India Meteorological Department|year=1963|accessdate=May 13, 2013|title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|pages=24–26}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150517005046/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/cyclone.htm India Meteorological Department]
• [http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ Joint Typhoon Warning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809201922/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ |date=2015-08-09 }}

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