1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	1940
Last system dissipated	1949
Seasonal statistics
Depressions	46
Total fatalities	500+
Total damage	Unknown

1940

• May 17 – 25, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• June 23–27, 1940 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• June 29 – July 5, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• July 6 – 11, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• August 1 – 11, 1940 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• August 11 – 16, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• August 18 – 26, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• August 26 – September 1, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• September 14 – 24, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• September 17 – 21, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• October 9 – 20, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.[1]
• October 19 – 22, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• November 3 – 13, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.[1]
• November 11 – 18, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.[1]
• November 14 – 24, 1940 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]
• December 19 – 30, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[1]

1941

• May 21 – 27, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• May 24 – June 1, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• June 14 – 18, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• June 23 – July 8, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• July 6 – 13, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• July 8 – August 1, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• August 7 – 14, 1941 – A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• August 15 – 22, 1941 – A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• September 6 – 13, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• September 12 – 20, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• October 3 – 5, 1941 – A depression existed in the Arabian Sea.[2]
• October 4 – 12, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• November 14 – 19, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• November 29 – December 6, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]
• December 8 – 15, 1941 – A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[2]

1942

• February 18 - 21, 1942 - A Deep Depression existed over the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.[3]
• April 24 - 28, 1942 - A depression existed in the Gulf of Mannar and moved into the Arabian Sea.[3]
• June 3 - 5, 1942 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• July 8 - 13, 1942 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• July 17 - 19, 1942 - A land depression existed over the Chota Nagpur Plateau.[3]
• July 23 - 29, 1942 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• July 27 - 31, 1942 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• July 31 - August 6, 1942 - A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• August 30 - September 8, 1942 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• September 9 - 12, 1942 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• September 19 - 23, 1942 - A land depression existed over Bengal.[3]
• September 26 - 30, 1942 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• October 11 - 13, 1942 - A depression existed over the Arabian Sea.[3]
• October 14 - 18, 1942 - A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]
• November 13 - 17, 1942 - A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[3]

October 1942 Bengal cyclone

On October 16, a cyclone hit near the India/Bangladesh border, resulting in around 40,000 fatalities. A wind gust of 225 km/h (140 mph) was recorded.

1943

• May 11 - 23, 1943 - A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• May 30 - June 3, 1943 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• July 9 - 15, 1943 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• July 10 - 13, 1943 - A land depression existed over Central India.[4]
• July 15 - 21, 1943 - A land depression existed near Calcutta.[4]
• July 24 - 31, 1943 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• July 29 - August 3, 1943 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• August 3 - 10, 1943 - A deep land depression existed near Calcutta.[4]
• August 10 - 11, 1943 - A land depression existed over Central India.[4]
• August 20 - 23, 1943 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• August 28 - September 4, 1943 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• September 19 - 28, 1943 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• October 3 - 14, 1943 - A cyclonic storm existed near Madras.[4]
• October 14 - 20, 1943 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• October 27 - November 2, 1943 - A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]
• November 14 - 18, 1943 - A depression existed over the Arabian Sea.[4]
• November 18 - 22, 1943 - A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[4]

1944

July 1944 Karachi cyclone

On 27 July 1944, a cyclone left some 20,000 people homeless in Karachi.[5]

1945

season summary

1946

season summary

November 1946 Andhra coast cyclone

This significant storm killed 750 people and led to a loss of 30,000 cattle.[6]

1947

season summary

1948

season summary

1948 Balochistan cyclone

In 1948, a tropical storm made landfall along the Makran coast in Balochistan province in Pakistan.[7][8]

1949

season summary

See also

• Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
• Pacific hurricane seasons: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
• Pacific typhoon seasons: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
• 1940s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• 1940s Australian region cyclone seasons
• 1940s South Pacific cyclone seasons

References

1. India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1940 (PDF) (Report). India Meteorological Department. 1951. pp. 1–13. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
2. India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1941 (PDF) (Report). India Meteorological Department. 1941. pp. 1–13. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
3. India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1942 (PDF) (Report). India Meteorological Department. 1942. pp. 1–8. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
4. India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1943 (PDF) (Report). India Meteorological Department. 1951. pp. 1–13. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2010-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. Dipankar C. Patnaik & N. Sivagnanam (November 2007). "DISASTER VULNERABILITY OF COASTAL STATES: A Short Case Study of Orissa, India". Social Science Research Network: 4. SSRN 1074845. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. Indian Weather Man (IWM): Cyclone History for Karachi
8. "Unisys Weather: 1948 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Northern Indian Ocean". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-22.