Basin: | SWI |
Year: | 1974 |
Track: | 1973-1974 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg |
First Storm Formed: | 14 September 1973 |
Last Storm Dissipated: | 23 April 1974 |
Strongest Storm Name: | Deidre-Delinda |
Strongest Storm Pressure: | 964 |
Strongest Storm Winds: | 80 |
Average Wind Speed: | 10 |
Total Disturbances: | 8 |
Total Depressions: | 7 |
Total Storms: | 7 |
Total Hurricanes: | 2 |
Total Intense: | 1 |
Five Seasons: | 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 |
Australian Season: | 1973–74 Australian region cyclone season |
South Pacific 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__
Basin: | SWI |
Track: | Alice SWI 1973 track.png |
Formed: | September 14 |
Dissipated: | September 24 |
Pressure: | 1000 |
10-Min Winds: | 40 |
1-Min Winds: | 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.[1]
Basin: | SWI |
Formed: | October 16 |
Dissipated: | October 28 |
Track: | Bernadette 1973 track.png |
Pressure: | 985 |
10-Min Winds: | 80 |
1-Min Winds: | 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.
Basin: | SWI |
Track: | Christiane 1973 track.png |
Formed: | December 13 |
Dissipated: | December 21 |
Pressure: | 995 |
10-Min Winds: | 40 |
1-Min Winds: | 50 |
Moderate Tropical Storm Christian existed from December 13 to December 21.
Basin: | SWI |
Formed: | December 26 (Crossed 80°E) |
Dissipated: | January 4 |
Track: | Deidre-Delida 1973 track.png |
Pressure: | 965 |
10-Min Winds: | 110 |
1-Min Winds: | 90 |
Tropical Cyclone Deidre-Delinda existed from December 26, 1973, to January 4, 1974.
Basin: | SWI |
Track: | Esmeralda 1973 track.png |
Formed: | December 30 |
Dissipated: | January 5 |
Pressure: | 995 |
10-Min Winds: | 45 |
1-Min Winds: | 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 222.2mm.[2]
Basin: | SWI |
Track: | Fredegonde 1974 track.png |
Formed: | January 19 |
Dissipated: | January 23 |
Pressure: | 1005 |
10-Min Winds: | 25 |
1-Min Winds: | 30 |
Tropical Disturbance Fredegonde existed from January 19 to January 23.
Basin: | SWI |
Track: | Ghislaine 1974 track.png |
Formed: | February 24 (Crossed 80°E) |
Dissipated: | March 3 |
Pressure: | 985 |
10-Min Winds: | 80 |
1-Min Winds: | 45 |
Moderate Tropical Storm Ghislaine existed from February 24 to March 3.
Basin: | SWI |
Formed: | April 12 |
Dissipated: | April 23 |
Track: | Honorine 1974 track.png |
Pressure: | 998 |
10-Min Winds: | 50 |
1-Min Winds: | 40 |
Moderate Tropical Storm Honorine existed from April 12 to April 23.
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