1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean SWI 1968 1967-1968 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.png December 30, 1967 April 15, 1968 Monique 933 125 1 8 7 4 38 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 1967–68 Australian region cyclone season 1967–68 South Pacific cyclone season The 1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above average cyclone season. thumb|Cyclones Georgette and Henriette simultaneously active on January 22. Systems Moderate Tropical Storm Anita SWI October 30 Anita 1967-10-30.jpg Anita 1967 path.png November 2 35 40 Tropical Cyclone Belinda SWI Belinda 1967-12-16 0426Z.png Belinda 1967 path.png December 8 December 23 65 70 Tropical Cyclone Carmen SWI Carmen 1967-12-24.jpg Carmen 1967 path.png December 19 December 28 978 75 85 On December 23, Cyclone Carmen passed just west of Rodrigues, producing heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 216 km/h mph on. The storm also dropped rainfall on Réunion.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Carmen, 19-27 December 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 14, 2019 SWI 1967_6 Tropical Depression Debby SWI Debby 1967-12-30.jpg Debby 1967-1968 path.png December 30 January 2 30 35 Tropical Cyclone Amy-Elspeth SWI Elspeth 1968-01-06.jpg Amy-Elspeth 1967-1968 path.png December 29 January 9 80 90 Severe Tropical Storm Flossie SWI Flossie 1968-01-10.jpg Flossie 1968 path.png January 7 January 14 60 70 Intense Tropical Cyclone Georgette SWI Georgette 1968-01-22.jpg Georgette 1968 path.png January 9 February 1 90 100 Prior to Cyclone Freddy in 2023, Cyclone Georgette was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean basin since the advent of satellite imagery.Neal Dorst Anne-Claire Fontan E) Records relatifs aux cyclones tropicaux: Sujet E6) Which tropical cyclone lasted the longest? 2014-10-07 http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/anglais/faq/FAQ_Ang_E.html It formed on January 10, 1968, well to the northeast of the Mascarene Islands. Tracking generally westward, Georgette struck northern Madagascar on January 15 as a tropical storm. It moved southwestward in the Mozambique Channel, crossing over eastern Mozambique on January 19. It quickly reached open waters while gradually intensifying, executing a loop off of eastern Mozambique. Georgette continued to the southeast, passing over southern Madagascar on January 28.Kenneth R. Knapp Michael C. Kruk David H. Levinson Howard J. Diamond Charles J. Neumann 2010 The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data 1968 11S:Georgette (1968009S13071) Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2014-07-15 http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1968009S13071 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305205928/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1968009S13071 2016-03-05 dead It was last noted on February 2 after lasting for 24 days. Georgette killed one person in the Comoros, eight in Mozambique, and 23 in Madagascar. The storm brought heavy, but beneficial rainfall to Réunion.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Georgette, 9-31 January 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 14, 2019 SWI 1968_2 Tropical Cyclone Henriette SWI Henriette 1968-01-22.jpg Henriette 1968 path.png January 17 January 28 80 90 On January 21, Cyclone Henriette passed just east of Rodrigues, producing 165 km/h mph on wind gusts.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Henriette, 17-26 January 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 14, 2019 SWI 1968_3 Severe Tropical Storm Ida SWI Ida 1968-02-13.jpg Ida 1968 path.png February 10 February 15 50 55 Ida affected Réunion and Mauritius.Bath Michael Season 1967-1968 Tropical Cyclone IDA Track Map February 11, 2021 https://www.australiasevereweather.com/tropical_cyclones/1967_1968/jtwc/tropical_cyclone_ida.htm Australian Severe Weather August 31, 2021 Intense Tropical Cyclone Gina–Janine SWI Gina-Janine 1968-02-22.jpg Gina-Janine_1968_path.png February 13 March 2 90 90 Moderate Tropical Storm Karine SWI Karine 1968-03-08.jpg Karine 1968 path.png March 6 March 13 40 45 The storm passed near Réunion, bringing heavy rainfall that caused river flooding. Six people drowned on the island during the storm's passage.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Storm Karine, 6-13 March 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 14, 2019 SWI 1968_7 Moderate Tropical Storm Lottie SWI Lottie 1968-03-26.jpg Lottie 1968 path.png March 26 March 27 35 35 Tropical Cyclone Monique SWI March 26 April 3 933 70 125 Monique 1968-03-20.jpg Monique 1968 path.png The eye of Cyclone Monique passed just northwest of Rodrigues, producing a minimum pressure of 933 mbar inHg on, as well as wind gusts of 276 km/h mph on in the island's interior; this was the highest wind gust on record for the island. The winds wrecked most of the island's crops and destroyed many houses while also causing severe erosion. The outskirts of Monique also produced high waves and dropped rainfall in Réunion.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Monique, 26 March-3 April 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 12, 2019 SWI 1968_8https://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/TCFW/RAI_Training/Cyc_Bassin_SWI_oct2013_LANGLADE.pdf The SouthWest Indian Ocean cyclone basin Sébastien Langlade RSMC La Reunion February 12, 2019 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055352/http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/TCFW/RAI_Training/Cyc_Bassin_SWI_oct2013_LANGLADE.pdf dead36 Mauritius & Rodrigues Historical Context https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282643787 PDF John Mauremootoo Anthony Cheke Iain Watt 2003 February 12, 2019 Tropical Cyclone Noreen SWI Noreen 1968-04-08.jpg Noreen 1968 path.png April 5 April 15 70 80 Noreen existed from April 5 to April 15. See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1967, 1968 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1967, 1968 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1967, 1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1967, 1968 References 2 1967 y 1960 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone yes Category:South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons