With a wind speed of 150 knots Cyclone Mocha equals the record of cyclone Fani of being the strongest north Indian Ocean cyclone since 1982 (including all months and both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal).
Cyclone Mocha is the strongest cyclone on earth till date among all the 16 cyclones this year.
(Note Data is as per JTWC. Analysed by Vagarian Vineet.)
As per JTWC Cyclone Mocha made landfall with winds close to 135 knots.
Strongest cyclones in the North Indian Ocean having maximum winds of 115 knots or higher (as per Joint Typhoon Warning Center records):
Mocha (BoB, May 2023) 150 knots
Fani (BoB, May 2019) 150 knots
Amphan (BoB, May 2020) 145 knots
Gonu (AS, June 2007) 145 knots
1999 Super cyclone (BoB, October 1999) 140 knots
Phailin (BoB, October 2013) 140 knots
Sidr (BoB, November 2007) 140 knots
1991 (BoB, April 1991) 140 knots
Kyarr (AS, October 2019) 135 knots
Giri (BoB, October 2010) 135 knots
Chapala (AS, October 2015) 130 knots
Phet (AS, June 2010) 125 knots
1994 (BoB, April 1994) 125 knots
1990 (BoB, May 1990) 125 knots
Tauktae (AS, May 2021) 120 knots
Mala (BoB, April 2006) 120 knots
1999 (BoB, October 1999) 120 knots
1982 (BoB, April 1982) 120 knots
Hudhud (BoB, October 2014) 115 knots
Nilofar (AS, November 2014) 115 knots
Nargis (BoB, April 2008) 115 knots
1997 (BoB, May 1997) 115 knots
1996 (BoB, November 1996) 115 knots
Note: The naming of cyclones in the North Indian Ocean started from 2004.
Compilation by Vagarian Shreyas & Vagarian Vineet
2 comments:
so..is this a sign of climate change and more to come or just one of the cyclones which just happened to be stronger than the others.
Seems arabian sea will host a cyclone in this May month! Maharashtra Gujarat alert ?
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