The first storm, Intense Tropical Cyclone Agnielle, formed in the adjacent Australian basin on November 16 and later reached peak winds in the south-west Indian Ocean.

The next storm was Cyclone Edwige, which caused heavy crop damage on Mauritius before looping along the east coast of Madagascar.

In March, both Cyclone Flossy and Tropical Storm Guylianne passed near the Mascarene Islands, producing heavy rainfall and gusty winds.

In early April, Tropical Cyclone Hansella moved over the island of Rodrigues, dropping more rainfall in 24 hours than the average monthly total.

In addition to the named storms, several tropical depressions were tracked, one of which in December dropped heavy rainfall on Réunion.

The agency estimated intensity through the Dvorak technique,[1] and warned on tropical cyclones in the region from the coast of Africa to 90° E, south of the equator.

The rest of the names on the list were Ketty, Lucia, Molly, Nadege, Odette, Paquerette, Rolina, Sylvianne, Talla, Vivienne, Walya, and Yoline.

An area of convection developed in the Mozambique Channel, and the MFR believed it to be connected to the depression that formed on December 28 east of Madagascar.

While passing west of Réunion, the depression dropped heavy rainfall, totaling 350 mm (14 in) along the northern coast and about twice that amount in the mountainous interior.

[3][6] In the middle of November 1995, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) spawned an area of convection to the southwest of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

On January 9, the JTWC estimated Bonita attained peak 1‑minute winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), and the next day, the cyclone made landfall about 50 km (31 mi) north of Foulpointe in eastern Madagascar.

Bonita quickly weakened into a tropical storm while crossing the country but re-intensified slightly after reaching the Mozambique Channel on January 12.

Bonita was considered by the Zambia Meteorological Department to have been the first tropical cyclone known to have traversed southern Africa from the South-West Indian Ocean to the South Atlantic.

[10] In eastern Madagascar, 24‑hour rainfall totals included 170 mm (6.7 in) at Toamasina, while gusts exceeded 230 km/h (145 mph) on the offshore island of Île Sainte-Marie.

With a ridge to the south, the system tracked to the west-southwest, developing into a tropical low on January 6 and being named Hubert the next day by the BoM.

[16] At around 1800 UTC on January 9, Hubert crossed into the south-west Indian Ocean with 10‑minute winds of 100 km/h (60 mph),[17] and at that time, was renamed the cyclone Coryna.

The next day, Coryna weakened to tropical depression status, and on January 12 the circulation dissipated in the central Indian Ocean.

The storm slowed while reaching the western extent of a ridge, drifting for nearly 24 hours about 160 km (99 mi) north-northwest of Grande Comore.

Although the JTWC assessed the storm as continuing to the southeast and striking northwestern Madagascar, the MFR estimated the system turned to a southwest drift and dissipated on February 20.

[21] Due to crop damage caused by Edwige, as well as a drought later in the year, Mauritius failed to reach its quota for sugar outputs.

[22] After passing north of Réunion, Edwige began reintensifying due to decreasing wind shear,[1] and the JTWC reissued advisories on February 25.

An approaching cold front turned the disturbance southward on March 20 into an area of low wind shear, allowing the convection to increase and for the system to be upgraded to tropical depression status.

The system moved westward initially, but curved southward on April 4 due to a trough, by which time it had intensified into a tropical storm.

After developing a 50 km (31 mi) wide eye, Hansella intensified to tropical cyclone status on April 6 and moved over Rodrigues.

Due to upwelling after moving slowly over the same waters, Hansella weakened quickly and passed about 100 km (62 mi) south of Rodrigues as a minimal tropical storm.

On April 9, the storm passed just south of Mauritius, and the next day spawned a large area of convection over Réunion, dropping heavy rainfall.

Developing a large 90 km (56 mi) wide eye, Itelle intensified further, and the MFR estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 175 km/h (110 mph) on April 12.

That day, increasing wind shear weakened Itelle, and the cyclone was downgraded to severe tropical storm status by April 15 when it passed about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of St. Brandon.