Tropical Storm Amy Toward the beginning of October, an area of
low pressure persisted near
Diego Garcia, while a strong
anticyclone stretched from
Madagascar to
Île Amsterdam. On October 9, Diego Garcia reported westerly winds and falling pressure, indicating that a
tropical cyclone developed that day. This marked the first October tropical storm formation in the basin since 1911. Given the name Amy, the storm moved to the west-southwest, tracked by
Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS). Gradual intensification occurred, aided by the anticyclone to the south, At its peak, the storm reached tropical cyclone status, or peak winds of at least . Bertha passed east of
Mauritius on December 4 while continuing generally southward.
Tropical Cyclone Cecile As early as December 18, an area of low pressure persisted near Diego Garcia. By December 24, falling pressures and increasing winds indicated that Tropical Storm Cecile had developed near
St. Brandon. At its peak, the storm reached tropical cyclone status, or peak winds of at least . On December 25, Cecile passed just east of St. Brandon, where it produced winds of and a pressure of . The storm tracked southward, passing between Mauritius and Rodrigues while weakening. Cecile turned more to the south-southeast in tandem with a large anticyclone moving eastward.
Tropical Storm Emma According to the MFR, Emma was a short-lived tropical storm that persisted southeast of Rodrigues, although other warning agencies tracked it for much longer, following it from the Australian basin for 12 days.
Tropical Cyclone Fanny Fanny developed northeast of St. Brandon and moved to the west-southwest, crossing Madagascar before dissipating on February 19.
Tropical Cyclone Grace On February 12, Tropical Storm Grace was moving west-southwestward away from Diego Garcia. It later turned to the south-southeast, passing west of Rodrigues, dissipating on February 22.
Tropical Storm Hilda Tropical Storm Hilda was a short-lived storm that originated in the
Mozambique Channel and moved south-southeastward, lasting from February 27 to March 2.
Tropical Storm Irene Tropical Storm Irene was a westward moving storm that originated on March 3, passed north of
Tromelin Island, and dissipated on March 5 northeast of the north coast of Madagascar.
Tropical Cyclone Julie The final storm of the season, Julie formed on March 4 to the southwest of Diego Garcia. It moved southwestward and later turned to the south-southeast, passing east of Rodrigues, before dissipating on March 11. ==See also==