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2022 South Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 2022 South Indian Ocean season had 22 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 8 of them cyclones and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from November 19, 2021 and the last ended on May 11, 2022. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Batsirai (2022), at 145 mph (230 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 122.0.

Storms
22
Cyclones
8
Major
5
Category 5
0
ACE
122.0
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm PaddyNov 19 – Nov 2550 mph988 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm TerataiNov 29 – Dec 1150 mph999 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm SethDec 23 – Jan 760 mph989 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm AnaJan 20 – Jan 2560 mph994 mbTropical storm
Cyclone BatsiraiJan 24 – Feb 10145 mph932 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Tropical Storm CliffFeb 2 – Feb 1350 mph992 mbTropical storm
Cyclone EmnatiFeb 5 – Feb 28130 mph939 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Tropical Storm DumakoFeb 11 – Feb 1860 mph995 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm FezileFeb 15 – Feb 2065 mph975 mbTropical storm
Cyclone VernonFeb 23 – Mar 10140 mph940 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Unnamed tropical storm 11, 2022 South Indian OceanFeb 23 – Feb 2850 mph989 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm AnikaFeb 23 – Mar 465 mph984 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 2022 South Indian OceanFeb 27 – Mar 340 mph999 mbTropical storm
Cyclone GombeMar 6 – Mar 17115 mph959 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone BillyMar 12 – Mar 1775 mph986 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Cyclone CharlotteMar 17 – Mar 26105 mph967 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Cyclone HalimaMar 20 – Apr 7145 mph932 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Unnamed tropical depression 18, 2022 South Indian OceanMar 30 – Apr 330 mph1004 mbTropical depression
Tropical Storm IssaApr 12 – Apr 1460 mph993 mbTropical storm
Cyclone JasmineApr 20 – May 275 mph985 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Unnamed tropical storm 21, 2022 South Indian OceanApr 23 – Apr 2645 mph996 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical storm 22, 2022 South Indian OceanApr 25 – Apr 2940 mph998 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm KarimMay 5 – May 1170 mph983 mbTropical storm