2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
| 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
|---|---|
Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | 30 December 2023 |
| Last system dissipated | 22 May 2024 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Djoungou |
| • Maximum winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 928 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total disturbances | 11 (1 unofficial) |
| Total depressions | 11 (1 unofficial) |
| Total storms | 10 (1 unofficial) |
| Tropical cyclones | 7 |
| Intense tropical cyclones | 2 |
| Total fatalities | 53 total |
| Total damage | $535 million (2024 USD) |
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The 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average season, including ten named storms (including an unnamed tropical storm), six tropical cyclones and two intense tropical cyclones. Despite its moderate activity, it was the least deadly season in four years, causing only 53 deaths, most of which were caused by cyclones Alvaro and Gamane. It began on 15 November 2023, and ended on 30 April 2024, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, where it ended on 15 May 2024. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical and subtropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of 90°E and south of the Equator. However, tropical cyclones can form year-round, and all tropical cyclones that formed between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 would be part of the season. Tropical and subtropical cyclones in this basin are monitored by the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in Réunion and unofficially by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.