Hurricane History Map

1979 North Indian season

7 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 1979, from 5 May 1979 to 25 November 1979.

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Years1979
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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 1979 season in numbers

The record holds 7 storms for the 1979 North Indian season, of which 0 had names.5 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 1 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 7storms
  • 5tropical storm strength or more
  • 1cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 15accumulated 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 1979

  • Unnamed storm of May 1979 (North Indian)5 May 1979 to 13 May 1979, peak Category 2 (85 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1979 (North Indian)16 September 1979 to 25 September 1979, peak Tropical storm (55 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of June 1979 (North Indian)16 June 1979 to 20 June 1979, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of November 1979 (North Indian)13 November 1979 to 17 November 1979, peak Tropical storm (40 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of October 1979 (North Indian)27 October 1979 to 1 November 1979, peak Tropical storm (35 kt)

All 7 storms of 1979

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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