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1963–64 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean


Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean

FieldValue
BasinSWI
Year1964
Track1963-1964 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.png
First storm formedDecember 1, 1963
Last storm dissipatedMay 2, 1964
Strongest storm nameGiselle
Average wind speed1
five seasons1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66
Australian season1963–64 Australian region cyclone season
South Pacific season1963–64 South Pacific cyclone season

The 1963–64 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an average cyclone season.

Systems

Tropical Cyclone Amanda

|10-min winds=70 |1-min winds=80 Amanda existed from December 1 to December 14.

Moderate Tropical Storm Betty

|10-min winds=35 |1-min winds=40 Betty existed from December 23 to December 28.

Severe Tropical Storm Christine

|10-min winds=50 |1-min winds=60 Christine existed from January 9 to January 16.

Tropical Cyclone Danielle

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=90 Danielle existed from January 15 to January 23. On January 20, Danielle crossed between Réunion and Mauritius, producing wind gusts of 219 km/h in the latter island. Over three days, the storm dropped heavy rainfall, reaching 795 mm.

Moderate Tropical Storm Eileen

|10-min winds=40 |1-min winds=40 Eileen existed from January 29 to February 10.

Tropical Disturbance Frances

|10-min winds=25 |1-min winds=30 Frances existed from February 19 to February 23.

Intense Tropical Cyclone Giselle

|10-min winds=90 |1-min winds=105 Giselle existed from February 22 to March 4.

On February 28, Giselle passed just northwest of Réunion, producing wind gusts of 180 km/h. Four days' of rainfall, reaching 2708 mm at Belouve, caused heavy flooding damage.

Moderate Tropical Storm Harriet

|10-min winds=40 |1-min winds=45 Harriet existed from March 4 to March 17.

Tropical Cyclone Ingrid

|10-min winds= |1-min winds=65 Ingrid existed from March 29 to April 3. It was monitored as Cyclone 30S by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Moderate Tropical Storm Jose

|10-min winds=40 |1-min winds=45 Jose existed from April 29 to May 2.

Moderate Tropical Storm Karen

|10-min winds=45 |1-min winds=50 Karen existed from May 4 to May 10.

References

References

  1. Wendy Strahm. (May 2008). "Mascarene Islands - An Introduction". Curtis's Botanical Magazine.
  2. "List of Historical Cyclones". Mauritius Meteorological Services.
  3. (1996). ["Hurricane Giselle, 22 February-4 March"]({{GTECCA url). National Climatic Data Center.
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