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2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 2018 North Indian Ocean season had 8 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 5 of them cyclones and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from March 13, 2018 and the last ended on December 17, 2018. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Titli (2018), at 120 mph (195 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 36.6.

Storms
8
Cyclones
5
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
36.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 2018 North Indian OceanMar 13 – Mar 1430 mph1006 mbTropical depression
Cyclone SagarMay 15 – May 2075 mph974 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Cyclone MekunuMay 21 – May 27115 mph948 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Unnamed tropical storm 4, 2018 North Indian OceanMay 28 – May 3050 mph989 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 2018 North Indian OceanJun 10 – Jun 1030 mph988 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 2018 North Indian OceanJul 21 – Jul 2335 mph988 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 2018 North Indian OceanAug 7 – Aug 830 mph992 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 2018 North Indian OceanAug 15 – Aug 1730 mph993 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 2018 North Indian OceanSep 6 – Sep 735 mph990 mbTropical depression
Tropical Storm DayeSep 19 – Sep 2240 mph995 mbTropical storm
Cyclone LubanOct 5 – Oct 15100 mph959 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Cyclone TitliOct 8 – Oct 12120 mph944 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone GajaNov 10 – Nov 1990 mph963 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Tropical Storm PhethaiDec 13 – Dec 1765 mph989 mbTropical storm