It had no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November.

These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.

An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November.

[3] Under the influence of the ongoing onset of the southwest monsoon, a trough of low pressure developed over the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karnataka on June 6.

The system rapidly degenerated inland and dissipated into a low-pressure area on June 13.

[4] Prolonged rains associated with the system triggered severe flooding in Pakistan that killed 450 people.

It intensified in the cyclonic storm for a while and moved northwest before turning into low pressure area near the South Gujarat coast the same day.

[19] Severe Cyclonic Storm Fifteen developed in the Bay of Bengal on November 16.

[21] On December 15, an area of low pressure was identified over the southern Andaman Sea.

[23] Despite being at a low latitude of 5°N, favorable conditions allowed the system to steadily strengthen, attaining hurricane-force winds by December 19.

[22] Spanning approximately 965 km (600 mi), the cyclone reached its peak intensity on December 21 as it approached Ceylon.

The system degenerated into a remnant low after emerging over the Arabian Sea on December 24 and dissipated two days later.

[22][25] In eastern Rameswaram, a passenger train carrying 115 people was swept away by a 4.6 m (15 ft) surge, killing all on board.