A Cyclonic Storm is a category used by the

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(IMD) to classify tropical cyclones, within the North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin between the

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and the

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. Within the basin, a cyclonic storm is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 3-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between .

Background

The North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the north of the

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, and encompasses the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, between the

and the

. The basin is officially monitored by the

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in New Delhi, however, other national meteorological services such as the Bangladesh and Pakistan Meteorological Department's also monitor the basin. The Cyclonic Storm category has historically been used to classify all tropical cyclones with winds between .

Background

Systems

Climatology

Landfalls

See also

References