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2015 South Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 2015 South Indian Ocean season had 16 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 8 of them cyclones and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger). 2 reached Category 5: Bansi, Eunice.

The first storm was tracked from November 15, 2014 and the last ended on May 1, 2015. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Bansi (2015), at 160 mph (260 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 128.1.

Storms
16
Cyclones
8
Major
5
Category 5
2
ACE
128.1
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Cyclone AdjaliNov 15 – Nov 2480 mph970 mbCategory 1 cyclone
Unnamed tropical storm 2, 2015 South Indian OceanNov 23 – Dec 240 mph996 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm BakungDec 9 – Dec 1445 mph993 mbTropical storm
Cyclone KateDec 21 – Jan 4120 mph944 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone BansiJan 8 – Jan 19160 mph918 mbCategory 5 cyclone
Tropical Storm ChedzaJan 13 – Jan 2260 mph981 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm DiamondraJan 24 – Feb 150 mph985 mbTropical storm
Cyclone EuniceJan 24 – Feb 3160 mph918 mbCategory 5 cyclone
Tropical Storm FundiFeb 5 – Feb 1165 mph982 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm GlendaFeb 19 – Mar 365 mph973 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical storm 11, 2015 South Indian OceanMar 4 – Mar 940 mph996 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm HalibaMar 4 – Mar 1350 mph991 mbTropical storm
Cyclone OlwynMar 8 – Mar 14105 mph956 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Cyclone JoalaneApr 2 – Apr 17105 mph956 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Cyclone IkolaApr 4 – Apr 8130 mph937 mbCategory 4 cyclone
Cyclone QuangApr 27 – May 1140 mph933 mbCategory 4 cyclone