HURRICANE ALLEY
| TROPICAL CYCLONE CLIMATOLOGY NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN |
This climatological section includes the tropical cyclones for the Northern Indian Ocean from 1945 to 1997. The data set includes both Arabina Sea and Bay of Bengal cyclones.
coming soon... tracks of individual storms 1945-1997
The Northern Indian Ocean is defined for tropical cyclone tracking purposes as that area north of 0 degrees and west of 115 degrees east. The area has been divided into the Bay of Bengal originating cyclones and those first tracked in the Arabian Sea. The Bay of Bengal encompasses the area north of 0 degrees, and between 115 and 80 degress east. The Arabian Sea is that area north of 0 degrees and west of 80 dregrees to the African continent. The average number of tropical cyclones that form in this region of the world is . The mean is . The tracks used here begin in 1945 and extend through 1997.
Graphs of cyclone occurrence from 1945 to 1997
Total tropical cyclones by year for the
Northern Indian Ocean.
Total tropical cyclones and those originating in the Bay of
Bengal (with trends)
Total tropical cyclones and those originating in the Arabian
Sea (with trends)
Tropical cyclones of both areas.
Percentage of Northern Indian Ocean cyclones orriginating in
the Bay of Bengal by year.
Percentage of Northern Indian Ocean cyclones originating in the
Arabian Sea by year.
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