1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
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The 1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season featured the beginning of tropical cyclone naming in the basin.
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1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | October 27, 1959 |
Last system dissipated | April 7, 1960 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Carol |
• Lowest pressure | 943 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 9 |
Tropical cyclones | 4 |
Total fatalities | 50 |
Total damage | $95 million (1960 USD) |
Related articles | |
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons 1900–1950, 1950s, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62 |
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