The season had no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December.

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

An average of five tropical cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November.

[2] This storm was formed on 7 September, possibly due to the remnants of Typhoon Elsie in the West Pacific.

The lowest pressure was 983 hPa/millibars (29.0 inches) and wind gusts of up to 165 km/h (105 mph) were measured by the ship ATAF.