Hurricane History Map

2020 North Indian season

9 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 2020, from 15 May 2020 to 5 December 2020.

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Years2020
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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 2020 season in numbers

The record holds 9 storms for the 2020 North Indian season, of which 5 had names.6 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 4 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 9storms
  • 6tropical storm strength or more
  • 4cyclone strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 32accumulated 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 2020

  • Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
  • Gati (2020)20 November 2020 to 24 November 2020, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 976 hPa
  • Nisarga (2020)31 May 2020 to 4 June 2020, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 984 hPa
  • Nivar (2020)22 November 2020 to 27 November 2020, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 982 hPa
  • Burevi (2020)29 November 2020 to 5 December 2020, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 996 hPa

All 9 storms of 2020

StormPeak
Amphan Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Nisarga Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Gati Category 3
Nivar Category 1
Burevi Tropical storm

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