Hurricane History Map

2010 South-West Indian season

14 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 2010, from 13 November 2009 to 29 May 2010.

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Years2010
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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 2010 season in numbers

The record holds 14 storms for the 2010 South-West Indian season, of which 13 had names.14 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 4 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 14storms
  • 14tropical storm strength or more
  • 8cyclone strength or more
  • 4major (category 3 to 5)
  • 89accumulated 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 2010

  • Edzani (2010)1 January 2010 to 15 January 2010, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 910 hPa
  • Gelane (2010)15 February 2010 to 25 February 2010, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Cleo (2010)3 December 2009 to 17 December 2009, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 930 hPa
  • Anja (2010)13 November 2009 to 20 November 2009, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 950 hPa
  • Imani (2010)20 March 2010 to 29 March 2010, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 965 hPa

All 14 storms of 2010

StormPeak
Anja Category 3
Bongani Tropical storm
Cleo Category 4
David Tropical storm
Edzani Category 5
Magda Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Fami Tropical storm
Gelane Category 4
Hubert Tropical storm
Imani Category 1
Robyn Category 1
Sean Tropical storm
Joel Category 1

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