These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.
The 1936 North Indian Ocean cyclone season took place during the neutral phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation,[1] which is correlated with less activity in the basin.
[2] Additionally, ENSO-neutral conditions are also correlated to a higher chance of landfall in the eastern coast of India,[3] hence the fact that a majority of the systems impacted land.
[14] The last system, a weak depression offshore Sri Lanka, would form on December 30 and dissipate early the next day.
[15] 1936 Burma cyclone On April 21, due to a temporary advancement of the southwest monsoon, a low-pressure area was first identified near the Nicobar Islands.
[19] The most intense storm to strike Myanmar prior to 1970,[20] immense property damage occurred in Thandwe and Kyaukphyu.
[23] Despite weakening into a severe cyclonic storm[22] as it made landfall along the coast of eastern India on May 27,[23] it attained a minimum pressure of 979 hPa (28.9 inHg) at that time.
Nearly every single building in Tura was damaged due to flooding as overflowing rivers caused many boats to be lost.
[28] Due to the cyclone, the southwest monsoon was able to establish itself in North and Central India, causing torrential rainfall.
[29] Locally heavy rain would also occur in the Central Provinces and Orissa, peaking in Kumhari, which received 11 in (28 cm) of rainfall.
[28] The cyclone, which at the time was expected to impact Mount Everest, prevented Hugh Ruttledge and his fellow climbers from successfully completing their expedition.
[32] Deepening as it travelled near-stationary for the next few days, the depression finally made landfall near Balasore on June 28.
[32] As a result, early on July 1, it developed into a cyclonic storm over Badin,[32] peaking with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) later that day.
Travelling eastwards, this disturbance would spawn an area of unsettled weather over the north and central Bay of Bengal.
This depression would slowly track southwestwards, deepening slightly due to the rains intensifying the monsoon over the United Provinces.
[35][36] On August 15, due to the strengthening monsoon, an area of unsettled weather formed in the northern Bay of Bengal.
Tracking northwards, after it made landfall near Chandabali on the evening of August 18, it rapidly weakened, dissipating soon after.
[37] On August 25, an area of unsettled weather with a weak low-level circulation formed over the northern Bay of Bengal.
Never developing further, after it made landfall in Odisha on September 7, it kept moving northwestwards prior to being absorbed by a trough of low pressure over northern India.
[41] Further developing, the next day, the system intensified into a severe cyclonic storm,[42] peaking with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
[42] Widespread rainfall from the cyclone affected Myanmar, Bangladesh, and portions of India, with the most concentrated amounts seeing in Odisha.
[44] In West Bengal, the cyclone produced a tornado which capsized several country boats carrying jute.
[52] Further deepening as it tracked northwards towards the coast of Gujarat, it attained a minimum pressure of 1,005 hPa (29.7 inHg) on November 12.
[52] On November 3, an area of unsettled weather formed in the southern Bay of Bengal, developing into a depression early the next day.
As it passed through Thailand and entered the Andaman Sea on December 1, it would produce an area of unsettled weather which developed into a depression early the next day.
[54] On December 30, an area of unsettled weather formed offshore Sri Lanka over the southwest Bay of Bengal, developing into a depression a few hours later.
Never intensifying further, the depression would track southwesterly into the Arabian Sea prior to degenerating into a low-pressure area early the next day.