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1997 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 1997 North Indian Ocean season had 4 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 2 of them cyclones and 1 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 13, 1997 and the last ended on November 14, 1997. The strongest by wind was Unnamed cyclone 1, 1997 North Indian Ocean, at 130 mph (215 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 7.6.

Storms
4
Cyclones
2
Major
1
Category 5
0
ACE
7.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed cyclone 1, 1997 North Indian OceanMay 13 – May 20130 mph964 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1997 North Indian OceanJun 26 – Jun 2935 mph985 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1997 North Indian OceanJul 29 – Aug 235 mph1002 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1997 North Indian OceanAug 4 – Aug 735 mph986 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1997 North Indian OceanAug 20 – Aug 2735 mph990 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 1997 North Indian OceanAug 28 – Aug 3030 mph994 mbTropical depression
Unnamed cyclone 7, 1997 North Indian OceanSep 19 – Sep 2775 mph984 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1997 North Indian OceanNov 2 – Nov 1465 mph1005 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical storm 9, 1997 North Indian OceanNov 4 – Nov 1040 mph—Tropical storm