These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of 90°E and south of the Equator.

Overall, the impact of this season was relatively minor, but damaging for Madagascar, due to the heavy rains from Eric, Fanele, Izilda and Jade.

On October 6, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring an area of persistent convection about 575 km (355 mi) southeast of Diego Garcia.

[2] At 12:00 UTC later that day, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC), Météo-France (MFR), began issuing advisories on "Zone of Disturbed Weather 01".

[5] On October 16, MFR designated an area of low pressure north-west of Diego Garcia as Tropical Disturbance 02.

[12] Early on October 20, Asma reached its peak intensity with winds of 85 km/h (55 mph) with a minimum pressure of 985 hPa (mbar).

The storm featured good outflow and was situated over warm waters; however, moderate wind shear was forecast to prevent the cyclone from intensifying any further.

[13] Shortly after reaching peak intensity, the combination of cooler waters and higher wind shear caused the storm to weaken slightly.

[14] Continued weakening took place throughout the day as deep convection associated with Asma dissipated and the strongest winds were displaced from the center.

[22] Following the regeneration of Asma, the storm produced heavy rains over northern Madagascar which caused flooding in eight rural communities.

[26] On November 15, a low-pressure area was located about 795 km (495 mi) east-southeast of Diego Garcia, accompanied by persistent convection.

[31] About three hours later, the JTWC began issuing advisories on Tropical Cyclone 03S, although wind shear was forecast to prevent significant intensification.

[32] Located to the northeast of a low to mid-level trough and to the southwest of a near-equatorial ridge, the system began to accelerate to the east.

[36] Early the next morning, MFR downgraded the system to a tropical disturbance and issued their final advisory on the dissipating cyclone.

[28][38] On the evening of December 16, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation alert on a rapidly organizing disturbance located west of Diego Garcia.

Under low shear and favourable upper-level outflow, 04S was upgraded to Moderate Tropical Storm Cinda by MFR early on December 18.

On the morning of December 21, Cinda degenerated into a remnant low about 250 miles off the coast of Madagascar amongst heavy wind shear.

Subsequently, convection rapidly decreased, leaving the center partially exposed even though conditions were favorable for intensification.

[40] Several hours later, the JTWC issued their final advisory on the system[54] Early on January 13, MFR followed suit,[55] though it was later believed to have completed such transition earlier.

[57] On January 17, the JTWC identified a rapidly organizing tropical low just off the coast of Madagascar, near Antananarivo, in the Mozambique Channel.

[60] The system was predicted to organize at regular speed and remain quasi-stationary within the next 24 hours and then recurve toward the Malagasy coast as a moderate tropical storm.

On February 1, MFR began issuing advisories on an area of disturbed weather newly formed in the central Indian Ocean.

On February 10, the JTWC issued its final warning on Gael as it had transitioned into a cold-core system over the Southern Ocean which then merged with the extratropical remnants of Innis.

[62] The next day, Mauritius Meteorological Services issued their Cyclone Warning Class II as Gael approached northeast of the island.

[64] Officials in Madagascar warned the public about the possibility of torrential rains, mudslides, and significant property damage from Gael.

[65] On February 20, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center began issuing advisories on an area of disturbed weather newly formed in the central Indian Ocean.

The JTWC then upgraded the disturbance to a Tropical Cyclone 16S, and it is forecast gradually move southwestward and strengthen for the next couple of days.

Mauritius Meteorological Services upgraded the Zone of Disturbed Weather 09 intensifying to Moderate Tropical Storm and named it Hina.

Due to the proximity of Izilda to Madagascar, storm warnings were put in place for coastal areas between Morondava and Toliara.

[66] Officials in Mozambique feared that the storm would bring heavy rains to areas already suffering from severe flooding which has left over 4,000 people homeless.