1978 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

none May 2014 NIO 1978 1978 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg May 14, 1978 November 29, 1978 04B 938 120 3 15 11 5 3 18.43 1000+ 626.89 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 1978 Atlantic hurricane season 1978 Pacific hurricane season 1978 Pacific typhoon season The 1978 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but tropical cyclones 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 and four of those made landfall. The most notable storm of the season was Cyclone Four which hit Sri Lanka. __TOC__ Season summary Systems Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B) NIO 01B 1978-05-17 0833Z.png 01B 1978 track.png May 14 May 17 60 80 964 A depression formed in the northern Bay of Bengal on May 14 and move northward.Unisys 2007 1978 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Northern Indian Ocean 2007-10-19 http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/n_indian/1978/index.html The depression slowly strengthened into a cyclonic storm On May 15. The storm reached its maximum intensity of 70 mph km/h on 5Unisys 2007 Cyclonic Storm One Best Track Data 2007-10-19 http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/n_indian/1978/1/track.dat 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) NIO 02B 1978-10-27 0533Z.png 02B 1978 track.png October 25 October 28 40 45 Another tropical depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on October 25 and moved northwestward. The depression became a cyclonic storm the following dayUnisys 2007 Cyclonic Storm Two Best Track Data 2007-11-02 http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/n_indian/1978/2/track.dat The storm then turned to the northeast and then back to the northwest were its winds peaked at 45 mph km/h on 5 before dissipating off the coast of Bangladesh on October 28. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 10 (03B) NIO 03B nov 9 1978 1120Z.jpg 03B 1978 track.png November 3 November 13 80 115 940 Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 11 (04B) 1978 Sri Lanka cyclone NIO 04B 1978-11-23 0533Z.jpg 04B 1978 track.png November 17 November 29 95 120 938 The final tropical cyclone existed from November 19 to November 29.Unisys 2007 Cyclonic Storm Four Best Track Data 2015-12-13 http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/n_indian/1978/4/track.dat The 1978 Sri Lanka cyclone was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Eastern province of Sri Lanka, making landfall on November 23. See also Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones in 1978 North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone 1978 Atlantic hurricane season 1978 Pacific hurricane season 1978 Pacific typhoon season Australian cyclone seasons: 1977–78, 1978–79 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1977–78, 1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1977–78, 1978–79 References External links India Meteorological Department Srinivasan V. Ramakrishnan A. R. Jambunathan R. Cyclones and depressions in the Indian seas in 1978 https://metnet.imd.gov.in/mausamdocs/43141.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211126054149/https://metnet.imd.gov.in/mausamdocs/43141.pdf November 26, 2021 Meteorological Office, Pune India Meteorological Department November 26, 2021 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone 1978