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2014 South-West Indian season

16 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 2014, from 23 October 2013 to 22 April 2014.

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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 2014 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 2014 South-West Indian season, of which 14 had names.16 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 16storms
  • 16tropical storm strength or more
  • 8cyclone strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 126accumulated 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 2014

  • Bruce (2014)16 December 2013 to 25 December 2013, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Amara (2014)14 December 2013 to 28 December 2013, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 935 hPa
  • Hellen (2014)26 March 2014 to 5 April 2014, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 915 hPa
  • Colin (2014)7 January 2014 to 16 January 2014, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 915 hPa
  • Bejisa (2014)27 December 2013 to 7 January 2014, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa

All 16 storms of 2014

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Alessia Tropical storm
Amara Category 4
Bruce Category 5
Christine Category 3
Bejisa Category 4
Colin Category 4
Deliwe Tropical storm
Fletcher Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Edilson Tropical storm
Fobane Tropical storm
Guito Category 1
Hellen Category 4
Ivanoe Tropical storm
Jack Category 2

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