| First storm formed | May 1, 1996 |
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| Last storm dissipated | December 7, 1996 |
| Strongest storm | 07B – 927 hPa (mbar), 215 km/h (130 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| Depressions | 9 |
| Deep depressions | 7 |
| Cyclonic storms | 5 |
| Severe cyclonic storms | 4 |
| Very severe cyclonic storms | 2 |
| Total fatalities | >1243 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
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The 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.
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Eight tropical cyclones were observed, this is slightly above average compared to the average of 5-6. Four reached Cyclone strength as well.
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| Duration | May 7 – May 8 | ||
| Intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), 1000 mbar (hPa) | ||
An equatorial wind burst developed two tropical cyclones in early May; Jenna in the Southern Indian Ocean and Tropical Depression 1B in the Bay of Bengal, 240 nautical miles (440 km) northwest of Sumatra. It moved slowly northward without strengthening until the 7th, when it reached its peak of 45 mph (72 km/h) winds. The tropical storm made landfall on the 8th near Cox's Bazar District in Bangladesh, dissipating later that day without causing any damage.
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| Duration | June 9 – June 12 | ||
| Intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min), 994 mbar (hPa) | ||
On June 9, a tropical depression formed in the Arabian Sea. It tracked west-northwestward under moderate vertical shear, and slowly strengthened to a tropical storm late on the 10th. It hit Oman that day, and dissipated on June 12. Rainfall was significant during this system, with a total of 300.3 millimetres (11.82 in) falling at Dhofar. It was the first rainfall episode from a cyclone in nearly four years. Rainfall within the Jiddat Al Harisis plateau led to severe flooding and standing water across the region for over one month. Livestock losses were significant. Two people drowned in Al Ghubrah.[1]
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| Duration | June 12 – June 16 | ||
| Intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (3-min), 992 mbar (hPa) | ||
The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression on June 11 over the central Bay of Bengal. It headed northwestward, becoming a tropical storm the next day. As it approached the Indian coastline, it turned northeast, but turned back to the west to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast of India on the 16th. The storm dissipated 2 days later, after bringing torrential rains amounting to the deaths of 731 people and extensive damage.[2]
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| Duration | June 17 – June 20 | ||
| Intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (3-min), 972 mbar (hPa) | ||
The same monsoon trough that developed the previous storm developed another storm on June 15 further west off the Indian coastline. It drifted generally northward, becoming a tropical storm on the 17th. Just prior to its northwestern Indian landfall on the 18th, it strengthened to Cyclone strength, but it slowly dissipated over India, lasting until the 25th. Cyclone 4A brought a storm surge that killed 92 people.[3]
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| Duration | October 14 – November 2 | ||
| Intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min), 976 mbar (hPa) | ||
One of the longest North Indian tropical cyclones in history began its long life in the Bay of Bengal on October 14. It moved westward without much development, and hit the eastern Indian coastline on the 18th. It crossed the country, and emerged into the Arabian Sea on the 20th. It turned to the north, and became a tropical storm on the 22nd. On the 23rd, it reached Cyclone strength, but northeasterly shear weakened it to a depression on the 26th. The system turned southward and southwestward, and restrengthened to a tropical storm on the 27th. The tropical storm continued west-southwestward until upper level shear weakened it to a tropical depression on the 31st. It crossed Socotra Island on the 31st, and dissipated on the 2nd, east of Somalia.
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| Duration | October 21 – October 29 | ||
| Intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min), 991 mbar (hPa) | ||
On October 21, a tropical depression formed in the eastern Bay of Bengal. Upper level shear kept it from strengthening as it drifted northwestward until the 25th, when it became a tropical storm. The storm turned northward, and hit near the India/Bangladesh border on the 28th. It quickly dissipated, but a 9-foot (3 m) storm surge killed 14 people.
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| Duration | November 1 – November 7 | ||
| Intensity | 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min), 927 mbar (hPa) | ||
The remnants of Tropical Depression 43W developed into Tropical Depression 7B on November 1. As it tracked westward, it hit southern Myanmar, but quickly re-emerged into the Bay of Bengal. It steadily intensified as it continued westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 4th and a cyclone on the 5th. It continued strengthening up until its eastern Indian landfall to a 140 mph (230 km/h) Cyclone on the 6th. The storm rapidly dissipated over land.
Throughout eastern India, the storm killed 708 people and left roughly $1.5 billion in losses.[4]
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| Duration | November 26 – December 7 | ||
| Intensity | 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min), 967 mbar (hPa) | ||
The monsoon trough spawned the final tropical depression of the season on November 26 in the Bay of Bengal. It headed west-northward, strengthening to a tropical storm on the 28th. It executed a clockwise loop lasting four days, a record for the Bay of Bengal, and became a Cyclone on the 4th after looping. Upper level shear weakened the system to a moderate tropical storm on the 6th at its Indian landfall. The storm resulted in 7 fatalities.
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