2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season featured the record latest start for the first system to develop. Despite the late start, it was an above-average season that produced 12 named storms, with 5 becoming tropical cyclones. The season began on 15 November 2021, and ended on 30 April 2022, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it ended on 15 May 2022. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical and subtropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of 90°E and south of the Equator. However, tropical cyclones that form at any time between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022 will count towards the season total. Tropical and subtropical cyclones in this basin are monitored by the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in Réunion and unofficially by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
| 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
|---|---|
Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | 20 January 2022 (record latest) |
| Last system dissipated | 7 May 2022 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Batsirai |
| • Maximum winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 923 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total disturbances | 13 |
| Total depressions | 13 |
| Total storms | 12 |
| Tropical cyclones | 5 |
| Intense tropical cyclones | 4 |
| Very intense tropical cyclones | 0 |
| Total fatalities | 376 total |
| Total damage | $312 million (2022 USD) |
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