The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula.

The beginning of June witnessed no storms, although many low-pressure areas formed over Bay of Bengal, but none of them intensified into a depression, due to a very strong southwest monsoon.

July witnessed no storms until a deep depression formed in August, under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal.

[5][6] The next day, the IMD upgraded the storm to a deep depression, prompting the issuance of cyclone warnings for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

[8] The cyclone drifted in a northeastward track, and continued to intensify until persistent wind shear and its proximity to land eventually caused the storm to start weakening, on the same day.

It turned westward and moved into the cooler sections of the Arabian Sea and gradually weakened, before dissipating over open water on 29 June.

On the next day, the system moved northeastward and intensified into a deep depression overland in Bangladesh, about 100 km (62 mi) east-northeast of Kolkata.

[citation needed] Heavy rain fell over districts in West Bengal, such as Birbhum, Purulia, and Bardhaman, and even in Kolkata, which led to flooding in some areas.

[19] The system slowly moved northwestward and intensified into a deep depression on the following day, before making landfall over the coast of West Bengal between Digha and Diamond Harbour.

[citation needed] The system brought heavy rainfall to the eastern states of India, a region which was experiencing deficient monsoon rains.

[20] In Jharkhand, two teams of the National Disaster Response Force were deployed in the Garhwa and Chatra districts of the state, amid concerns of a possible flash flood.

[28] Shortly thereafter, Kyant reached its peak intensity, with sustained winds exceeding 85 km/h (55 mph) and a minimal central pressure of 998 mbar (29.47 inHg).

Over the next day, the system experienced dry-air intrusion, due to proximity to land, and within a span of six hours, Kyant lost most of its convective structure and rapidly degenerated, as the storm drifted further west-southwestward.

Around this time, the weakened system triggered heavy rainfall in the coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh, killing 80 people directly.

Shortly thereafter, the storm reached its peak intensity, with sustained winds exceeding 75 km/h (45 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 1,000 mbar (29.53 inHg).

[citation needed] In the wake of Nada, the schools in Tamil Nadu declared a two-day holiday, in order to be available as cyclone shelters.

[36] Owing to low wind shear and favorable sea surface temperatures, the storm intensified into a deep depression on the following day.

[40] Gradually intensifying as it moved westward, Vardah reached its peak intensity on 11 December, with maximum 3-minute sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 975 mbar (28.79 inHg).

[42] Owing to warm sea surface temperatures, the system regenerated into a depression on 17 December, with the IMD assigning the storm a new identifier, ARB 02.

[42] Owing to warm sea surface temperatures, the system regenerated into a depression on 17 December, with the IMD assigning the storm a new identifier, ARB 02.