The 1978 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depen ...
s in the North Indian Ocean tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. The 1978 season produced five cyclonic storms of which developed into three severe cyclonic storms. All Five of the storms formed in the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
and four of those made landfall. The most notable storm of the season was Cyclone Four which hit
Sri Lanka.
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Season summary
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Systems
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
A depression formed in the northern
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
on May 14 and move northward.
The depression slowly strengthened into a cyclonic storm On May 15. The storm reached its maximum intensity of
before making landfall in Eastern Bangladesh on May 17 and dissipating thereafter.
The effects from Cyclonic Storm One if any are unknown.
Cyclonic Storm BOB 09 (02B)
Another tropical depression formed in the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
on October 25 and moved northwestward.
The depression became a cyclonic storm the following day
The storm then turned to the northeast and then back to the northwest
were its winds peaked at before dissipating off the coast of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
on October 28.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 10 (03B)
Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 11 (04B)
The final tropical cyclone existed from November 19 to November 29.
The 1978 Sri Lanka cyclone was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Eastern province of Sri Lanka, making landfall on November 23.
See also
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North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone
In the Indian Ocean north of the equator, tropical cyclones can form throughout the year on either side of India, although most frequently between April and June, and between October and December.
Sub-basins
The North Indian Ocean is the lea ...
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1978 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1978 Atlantic hurricane season was the last Atlantic hurricane season to use an all-female naming list. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was an above average season due to a subsiding El Niño. The ...
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1978 Pacific hurricane season
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1978 Pacific typhoon season
*Australian cyclone seasons:
1978–79,
1979–80
*South Pacific cyclone seasons:
1978–79,
1979–80
*South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons:
1978–79,
1979–80
References
External links
India Meteorological Department*
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