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1976 South Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1976 South Indian Ocean season had 8 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 4 of them cyclones and 1 major (Category 3 or stronger).
The first storm was tracked from November 17, 1975 and the last ended on May 9, 1976. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Joan (1976), at 145 mph (230 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 37.9.
- Storms
- 8
- Cyclones
- 4
- Major
- 1
- Category 5
- 0
- ACE
- 37.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Storms
| Storm | Dates | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Ray | Nov 17 – Nov 25 | 80 mph |
| Storm Audrey | Nov 17 – Nov 29 | — |
| Cyclone Joan | Nov 30 – Dec 10 | 145 mph |
| Storm Barbara | Dec 3 – Dec 19 | — |
| Tropical Storm Sue | Dec 12 – Dec 16 | 45 mph |
| Storm Clotilde | Jan 7 – Jan 21 | — |
| Storm Danae / Terry | Jan 10 – Jan 29 | — |
| Cyclone Vanessa | Jan 15 – Jan 28 | 105 mph |
| Cyclone Wally | Feb 22 – Feb 27 | 85 mph |
| Tropical Storm Alice | Mar 2 – Mar 13 | 60 mph |
| Storm Ella | Mar 9 – Mar 12 | — |
| Tropical Storm Linda | Mar 14 – Mar 17 | 45 mph |
| Storm Frederique | Mar 25 – Mar 26 | — |
| Storm Gladys | Mar 27 – Apr 10 | — |
| Storm Bert / Heliotrope | Apr 3 – Apr 12 | — |
| Tropical Storm Carol | May 3 – May 9 | 50 mph |