1965–66 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Seasonal summary

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Systems

Tropical Disturbance Anne

|10-min winds=20}}Anne existed on August 15 and didn’t last a day. Anne also had a peak at a small 25 miles per hour (35 kilometers per hour.)

Tropical Depression Brenda

|10-min winds=25 |1-min winds=30}}Brenda existed from August 16 to August 18. The peak was 30 miles per hour or 45 KM/H.

Tropical Storm Claude

|10-min winds=50 |1-min winds=50}}Claude existed from December 24 to January 10.

Tropical Cyclone Denise

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=85}}On January 7, Cyclone Denise passed north of Mauritius, producing wind gusts of 170 km/h. Later, the storm crossed over Réunion, dropping record rainfall. Over a 24-hour period, Denise dropped 1825 mm of rainfall at Foc Foc, Réunion, of which 1144 mm fell over 12 hours; both precipitation totals are the highest recorded worldwide for their respective durations. Over 48 hours, precipitation totaled 2230 mm at Bras Sec. The heavy rains caused flooding that killed three people, and caused severe road and crop damage.

Tropical Depression Evelyn

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=30

Tropical Depression Francine

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=30}}Francine existed from January 30 to February 1.

Tropical Storm Germaine

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=35}}Germaine existed from February 14 to February 17.

Tropical Storm Hilary

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=35}}Hilary existed from February 20 to February 23.

Tropical Cyclone Ivy

|10-min winds=105 |1-min winds=120}}Ivy existed from March 3 to March 12.

Tropical Storm Martha–Judith

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=35}}Judith was the tenth cyclone of the season and was formed in the Australian basin on February 23.

Tropical Cyclone Nancy–Kay

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=75}}

Tropical Depression Lily

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=25}}Lily existed from April 22 to May 1.

References

References

1. Chris Landsea. "Subject: E4) What are the largest rainfalls associated with tropical cyclones?". Hurricane Research Division.
2. "1966 Denise". Meteo France.
3. (1996). ["Tropical Storm Denise, 2–11 March"]({{GTECCA url). National Climatic Data Center.