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2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 2020 North Indian Ocean season had 5 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 4 of them cyclones and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Amphan.

The first storm was tracked from May 15, 2020 and the last ended on December 5, 2020. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Amphan (2020), at 165 mph (270 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 31.2.

Storms
5
Cyclones
4
Major
2
Category 5
1
ACE
31.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Cyclone AmphanMay 15 – May 21165 mph901 mbCategory 5 cyclone
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 2020 North Indian OceanMay 29 – May 3130 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Cyclone NisargaMay 31 – Jun 4100 mph968 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 2020 North Indian OceanOct 11 – Oct 1435 mph996 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 2020 North Indian OceanOct 17 – Oct 1830 mph1003 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 2020 North Indian OceanOct 22 – Oct 2330 mph998 mbTropical depression
Cyclone GatiNov 20 – Nov 24115 mph967 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone NivarNov 22 – Nov 2780 mph982 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Tropical Storm BureviNov 29 – Dec 550 mph999 mbTropical storm