Hurricane History Map

1983 North Indian season

8 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 1983, from 20 June 1983 to 22 December 1983.

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Years1983
Ocean basin

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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 1983 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 1983 North Indian season, of which 1 had names.5 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 5tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 6accumulated 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 1983

  • Herbert (1983)14 October 1983 to 15 October 1983, peak Tropical storm (63 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of November 1983 (North Indian)5 November 1983 to 9 November 1983, peak Tropical storm (55 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of October 1983 (North Indian)1 October 1983 to 4 October 1983, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of August 1983 (North Indian)4 August 1983 to 10 August 1983, peak Tropical storm (45 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of June 1983 (North Indian)24 June 1983 to 27 June 1983, peak Tropical storm (34 kt)

All 8 storms of 1983

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Herbert Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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