1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Season summary map
First system formed	17 November 1975
Last system dissipated	12 April 1976
Strongest storm^1	Terry-Danae – 964 hPa (mbar), 175 km/h (110 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Total depressions	8
Total storms	6
Tropical cyclones	6
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
^1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78,
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The 1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1975, to April 30, 1976.

Storms

Moderate Tropical Storm Audrey

Moderate tropical storm (MFR)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 17 – November 29
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)

Moderate Tropical Storm Audrey developed on November 17. Audrey struck Madagascar shortly before dissipating on November 29.

Severe Tropical Storm Barbara

Tropical cyclone (MFR)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	December 3 – December 19
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min)

Severe Tropical Storm Barbara developed on December 3. It made landfall in Madagascar twice before dissipating on December 19.

Severe Tropical Storm Clotilde

Moderate tropical storm (MFR)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	January 7 – January 21
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)

Severe Tropical Storm Clotilde developed on January 7. It struck Madagascar and continued southeastward in the Indian Ocean before dissipating on January 21.

Intense Tropical Cyclone Terry-Danae

Intense tropical cyclone (MFR)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	January 10 – January 29
Peak intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min)  964 hPa (mbar)

Cyclone Danae struck Madagascar and then hit the east coast of Mozambique and South Africa in late January 1976. 50 people were killed in the flooding that resulted from the heavy rainfall of Cyclone Danae.^[1]

In South Africa, rainfall totals reached over 250 mm (9.8 in) in the northeastern portion of the country, which caused widespread river flooding.^[2]

Tropical Disturbance Ella

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	March 9 – March 12
Peak intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min)

Tropical Disturbance Ella developed on March 9. It struck Mozambique shortly before dissipating on March 12.

Tropical Disturbance Frederique

Tropical disturbance (MFR)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	March 25 – March 26
Peak intensity	45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min)

Tropical Disturbance Frederique existed from March 25 to March 26.

Moderate Tropical Storm Gladys

Moderate tropical storm (MFR)
Duration	March 27 – April 10
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)

Moderate Tropical Storm Gladys developed on March 27. It struck Madagascar and later Mozambique. Gladys then moved erratically in the Mozambique Channel before dissipating on April 10.

Moderate Tropical Storm Bert-Heliotrope

Moderate tropical storm (MFR)
Duration	April 3 – April 12
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)

Moderate Tropical Storm Bert-Heliotrope existed from April 3 to April 12.

See also

• Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1975, 1976
• Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1975, 1976
• Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1975, 1976
• North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1975, 1976

References

1. WeatherSA Home: Johannesburg
2. Z.P. Kovács; D.B. Du Plessis; P.R. Bracher; P. Dunn; G.C.L. Mallory (May 1985). Documentation of the 1984 Domoina Floods (PDF) (Report). Department of Water Affairs (South Africa).