1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean SWI 1974 1973-1974 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg 14 September 1973 23 April 1974 Deidre-Delinda 964 80 10 8 7 7 2 1 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 1973–74 Australian region cyclone season 1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season The 1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1973, to April 30, 1974. __TOC__ Systems Moderate Tropical Storm Alice SWI Alice SWI 1973 track.png September 14 September 24 1000 40 45 Alice was born around 80E, and reached its greatest intensity (Phase C plus) on September 20 to the north of Tromelin. but has resulted in some light to moderate rain over extreme northeastern Madagascar between 21 and 23, the winds not exceeding 55 km / h in the region of Diego-Suarez.http://madarevues.recherches.gov.mg/IMG/pdf/rev-geo24_6_.pdf LA SAISON CYCLONIQUE 1973-1974 https://web.archive.org/web/20131031112601/http://madarevues.recherches.gov.mg/IMG/pdf/rev-geo24_6_.pdf 2013-10-31 live Tropical Cyclone Bernadette SWI October 16 October 28 Bernadette 1973 track.png BernadetteOctober251973.png 985 80 40 Bernadette, more active than before, has reached the stage of a tropical cyclone in the strict sense of the international classification, in the 26th October (minimum pressure estimated of 985 mb), moderate rainfall strong enough of have been recorded on the extreme north of Madagascar and off the cape of Amber, a boat noted a peak wind of 139 km/h. Moderate Tropical Storm Christiane SWI Christiane 1973 track.png December 13 December 21 995 40 50 Moderate Tropical Storm Christian existed from December 13 to December 21. Intense Tropical Cyclone Deidre–Delinda SWI December 26 (Crossed 80°E) January 4 Deidre-Delida 1973 track.png DiedrieDecember271973.png 965 110 90 Tropical Cyclone Deidre-Delinda existed from December 26, 1973, to January 4, 1974. Moderate Tropical Storm Esmeralda SWI Esmeralda 1973 track.png December 30 January 5 995 45 40 Moderate Tropical Storm Esmeralda existed from December 30, 1973, to January 5, 1974. The storm looped to the southeast of Madagascar, bringing several days of rainfall to Réunion, reaching 222.2 mm in on.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Storm Esmerelda, 31 December 1973-6 January 1974 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 7, 2019 SWI 1973_18 Tropical Disturbance Fredegonde SWI Fredegonde 1974 track.png January 19 January 23 1005 25 30 Tropical Disturbance Fredegonde existed from January 19 to January 23. Tropical Cyclone Ghislaine SWI Ghislaine 1974 track.png February 24 (Crossed 80°E) March 3 985 80 45 Moderate Tropical Storm Ghislaine existed from February 24 to March 3. Severe Tropical Storm Honorine SWI April 12 April 23 Honorine 1974 track.png HonorineApril2419740627UTC.gif 998 50 40 Moderate Tropical Storm Honorine existed from April 12 to April 23. Season effects |- | Alice || 19730914 September 14 – 24, 1973 || bgcolor=#MTS|5 Moderate tropical storm || bgcolor=#MTS|40 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#MTS|1000 hPa inHg on 4 on off || Madagascar || 0 None || 0 None ||1973-1974 Tropical disturbance season in the southwestern Indian Ocean Météorologie Maritime 143 fr 1989 41–43 0222-5123 http://bibliotheque.meteo.fr/exl-php/docs/ILS_DOC/237310/doc00027158__PDF.txt#page=49 Saison 1973-1974 des perturbations tropicales dans l'océan indien du sud-ouest |- | Bernadette || 19731016 October 16 – 28, 1973 || bgcolor=#TC|7 Tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#TC|80 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#TC|985 hPa inHg on 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Christiane || 19731213 December 13 – 21, 1973 || bgcolor=#MTS|5 Moderate tropical storm || bgcolor=#MTS|40 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#MTS|995 hPa inHg on 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Deidre–Delinda || 19731226 December 26, 1973 – January 4, 1974 || bgcolor=#ITC|8 Intense Tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#ITC|110 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#ITC|965 hPa inHg on 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Esmeralda || 19731016 December 30, 1973 – January 5, 1974 || bgcolor=#MTS|5 Moderate tropical storm || bgcolor=#MTS|45 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || gcolor=#MTS|995 hPa inHg on 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Fredegonde || 19740224 February 24 – March 3, 1974 || bgcolor=#DI|1 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|25 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#DI|1005 hPa inHg on 4 on off || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Ghislaine || 19740224 February 24 – March 3, 1974 || bgcolor=#TC|7 Tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#TC|80 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#TC|985 hPa inHg on 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Honorine || 19740412 April 12 – 23, 1974 || b bgcolor=#STS|6 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|50 kn km/h mph out on 5 on || bgcolor=#STS|998 hPa inHg on 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- 8 systems 20 January – 7 May 110 kn km/h mph out on 5 965 hPa inHg 4 on See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1973, 1974 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1973, 1974 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1973, 1974 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1973, 1974 References 1970 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone yes 1973 y Category:South-West_Indian_Ocean cyclone seasons Category:1973–74 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season