It is possible that the storm contributed to a deadly heat wave in India due to shifting air currents.

Later that month, a tropical depression crossed Thailand from the western Pacific Ocean, contributing to ongoing flooding that killed 19.

The last system of the year was a cyclonic storm that struck southeastern India in December, killing 81 people and causing $28 million in damage (2003 USD).

[3] In May 2004, seven of the eight members of the World Meteorological Organization panel on tropical cyclones for the North Indian Ocean met in Colombo, Sri Lanka to review the season.

The panel noted the increasing frequency of deadly natural disasters in the region, such as the floods that affected Sri Lanka in May 2003 from a cyclone.

[4] The IMD utilized satellite data from EUMETSAT to track cyclones, as well as radars from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India.

On the next day, the thunderstorms organized around the center, prompting the Pakistan Meteorological Department to classify the system as a monsoon depression.

[5] The system drew moisture from another depression that had moved across India from the Bay of Bengal, bringing three days of heavy rainfall to Karachi, Pakistan.

Initially favorable conditions allowed the system to steadily intensify while moving northwestward, reaching peak maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) on May 13.

The storm later drifted northward and later to the east in the central Bay of Bengal, although increased wind shear induced weakening into a deep depression.

The system eventually began a steady northeast track, bringing it ashore in western Myanmar on May 19 as a re-intensified cyclonic storm.

[1] Although the storm never passed within 700 km (430 mi) of the island,[10] the cyclone produced torrential rainfall across southwest Sri Lanka after it stalled in the central Bay of Bengal.

[11] The rains caused flooding and landslides in southwestern Sri Lanka that destroyed 24,750 homes and damaged 32,426 others,[12] leaving about 800,000 people homeless.

[15] The storm also drew moisture away from India, which possibly contributed to a heat wave that killed 1,200 people,[1][16] and dropped heavy rainfall in Myanmar.

After moving slowly northwestward over land, the system turned to the northeast, degenerating into a remnant low on October 10 over West Bengal.

[20] The rains caused widespread flooding across southeastern India, inundating 20 villages and covering 16,000 hectares (39,000 acres) of rice paddies.

With low wind shear, the thunderstorms organized around the circulation, prompting the JTWC to initiate advisories on Tropical Depression 23W.

The next day, the circulation entered the Bay of Bengal after weakening over land, passing near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

[1] The convection gradually reorganized as the system turned to the northwest, prompting the JTWC to upgrade it to a minimal tropical storm on October 27.

[1] On December 10, an area of convection with an associated circulation persisted about 740 km (460 mi) west of the northern tip of Sumatra, as part of a trough in the region and enhanced by the monsoon.

The agency estimated peak winds of 100 km/h (60 mph), noting spiral convection organizing around the beginnings of an eye feature.

At around 14:30 UTC on December 15, the storm made landfall near False Divi Point in southeastern India,[23] along the coast of Andhra Pradesh.

[24] As the storm moved ashore in India, it produced heavy rainfall that reached 190 mm (7.5 in) at Repalle, Andhra Pradesh.

Local news reports indicated that the storm produced 10 m (33 ft) waves as it moved ashore,[23] which damaged a ship and forced its crew to be rescued by the Indian Coast Guard.