Hurricane History Map

1969 South-West Indian season

15 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1969, from 28 October 1968 to 7 April 1969.

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Years1969
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 1969 season in numbers

The record holds 15 storms for the 1969 South-West Indian season, of which 14 had names.1 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 13 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 15storms
  • 1tropical 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 1969

  • Leonie (1969)29 March 1969 to 7 April 1969, peak Tropical storm (40 kt)
  • Cheri (1969)27 December 1968 to 4 January 1969, peak Tropical depression (30 kt)

All 15 storms of 1969

StormPeak
Annie Unknown intensity
Betty Unknown intensity
Amber Unknown intensity
Beatie Unknown intensity
Berthe:bettina Unknown intensity
Cheri Tropical depression
Claire Unknown intensity
Dany Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Eve Unknown intensity
Enid:fanny Unknown intensity
Gillette Unknown intensity
Gladys Unknown intensity
Helene Unknown intensity
Leonie Tropical storm

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Other basins in 1969

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