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1968–69 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean


Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean

FieldValue
BasinSWI
Year1969
Track1968-1969 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formedOctober 28, 1968
Last storm dissipatedMarch 28, 1969
Strongest storm nameDany & Helene
Average wind speed1
Total depressions8
Total storms7
Total hurricanes4
Fatalities82
five seasons1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
Australian season1968–69 Australian region cyclone season
South Pacific season1968–69 South Pacific cyclone season

The 1968–69 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below average cyclone season.

Systems

Severe Tropical Storm Annie

|10-min winds=55 |1-min winds=55 Annie existed from October 28 to November 4.

Moderate Tropical Storm Bettina–Berthe

|10-min winds=45 |1-min winds=40 Berth existed from December 27 to January 4.

Moderate Tropical Storm Claire

|10-min winds=35 |1-min winds=35 Claire existed from January 15 to January 17.

Tropical Cyclone Dany

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=80 Tropical Cyclone Dany caused 80 deaths in Madagascar, and 2 in Réunion.

Tropical Depression Eve

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=30 Eve existed from January 29 to February 2.

Tropical Cyclone Enid–Fanny

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=65 Fanny existed from February 5 to February 15.

Tropical Cyclone Gilette

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=65 Gilette existed from February 15 to February 19.

Tropical Cyclone Helene

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=80 Helene existed from March 19 to March 28.

References

References

  1. (1969_3}}). ["Global tropical/Extratropical cyclone climatic atlas"]({{GTECCA url).
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