Storm history › North Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1996 North Indian Ocean
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1996 North Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 1, 1996 to May 8, 1996, about 8 days, and covered 1,436 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 71 miles from Chattogram, Bangladesh.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,436 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Chattogram, Bangladesh | 71 mi (114 km) |
| Hāthazāri, Bangladesh | 81 mi (130 km) |
| Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | 102 mi (164 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 201st highest of 458 North Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Asna (2024), Tropical Storm Midhili (2023), Tropical Storm Kyant (2016).
- Lowest pressure: 286th lowest of 328 North Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Jawad (2021).
- Energy: 2% of the 1996 North Indian Ocean season's ACE.