Hurricane History Map

1962 South-West Indian season

22 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1962, from 19 December 1961 to 11 April 1962.

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Years1962
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 1962 season in numbers

The record holds 22 storms for the 1962 South-West Indian season, of which 13 had names.0 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 21 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 22storms
  • 0tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 0accumulated 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 1962

  • Unnamed storm of March 1962 (South-West Indian)1 March 1962 to 6 March 1962, peak Tropical depression (25 kt)

All 22 storms of 1962

StormPeak
Ada Unknown intensity
Beryl Unknown intensity
Chantal Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Daisy Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Flora Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Gina Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Helene Unknown intensity
Isabel Unknown intensity
Isabel Unknown intensity
Jenny Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kate Unknown intensity
Lucy Unknown intensity
Maud Unknown intensity

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Other basins in 1962

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