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2003 South Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 2003 South Indian Ocean season had 19 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 10 of them cyclones and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger). 2 reached Category 5: Kalunde, Inigo.

The first storm was tracked from September 4, 2002 and the last ended on May 13, 2003. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Kalunde (2003), at 160 mph (260 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 160.8.

Storms
19
Cyclones
10
Major
5
Category 5
2
ACE
160.8
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm AbaimbaSep 4 – Sep 940 mph997 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm AtangNov 3 – Nov 1350 mph991 mbTropical storm
Cyclone BouraNov 14 – Nov 2785 mph967 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Cyclone CrystalDec 21 – Jan 3105 mph954 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 2003 South Indian OceanDec 25 – Jan 335 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Tropical Storm DelfinaDec 30 – Jan 1465 mph984 mbTropical storm
Cyclone EbulaJan 6 – Jan 1575 mph976 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Tropical Storm FariJan 21 – Feb 265 mph984 mbTropical storm
Cyclone FionaFeb 3 – Feb 13125 mph933 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Tropical Storm IshaFeb 3 – Feb 1550 mph991 mbTropical storm
Cyclone GerryFeb 5 – Feb 18120 mph938 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone HapeFeb 7 – Feb 16105 mph954 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Tropical Storm GrahamFeb 24 – Mar 145 mph994 mbTropical storm
Cyclone JaphetFeb 24 – Mar 5130 mph927 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Tropical Storm HarrietMar 1 – Mar 1140 mph994 mbTropical storm
Cyclone KalundeMar 3 – Mar 17160 mph898 mbCategory 5 cyclone
Tropical Storm CraigMar 7 – Mar 1340 mph997 mbTropical storm
Cyclone InigoMar 29 – Apr 8160 mph898 mbCategory 5 cyclone
Tropical Storm LumaApr 8 – Apr 1280 mph980 mbTropical storm
Cyclone ManouMay 1 – May 1385 mph967 mbCategory 1 cyclone