2004, which was also below normal. No systems strengthened beyond cyclonic storm status. The season was the sixth in a row with below normal activity, based on the seasonal accumulated cyclone energy. Storms generally develop when the monsoon trough is located over tropical waters, with a peak from May to June and another peak in November. The monsoon developed 11 distinct low-pressure areas by the end of September, including five monsoon depressions, and the monsoon season was more active than usual. Systems Cyclonic Storm Hibaru An area of convection formed at a low latitude to the southeast of Sri Lanka on January 10, located within a broad trough and in an area of low wind shear. Over the next few days, the convection consolidated as an elongated circulation became evident. On January 13, the IMD designated the system as a depression. The system organized further and developed rainbands. A ridge to the north caused the depression to move erratically and remain generally stationary. The IMD upgraded the system to a deep depression on January 14, the same day that the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 02B. On the next day, the IMD upgraded it further to Cyclonic Storm Hibaru, estimating winds of , marking an unusual occasion for such a low-latitude storm in January. Drifting southward, the circulation gradually became exposed from the convection, indicative of the weakening. Hibaru degenerated into a remnant low on January 17. Land Depression 01 Early on June 27, a low-pressure area formed over the extreme northwestern portion of the Bay of Bengal. Soon after it moved ashore near Kolkata, and the system organized into a depression over West Bengal with winds of . For several days the system maintained its intensity while moving northwestward, stalling on July 1 for three days over Madhya Pradesh. It later turned to the northeast and dissipated over Uttar Pradesh on July 6. The depression produced widespread rainfall across eastern India. Sagar, Madhya Pradesh recorded in 24 hours, the highest daily total. The rains helped cut India's rainfall deficit by enhancing the monsoon. Rains first affected Odisha, where rivers overflowed and inundated adjacent crop fields. As the storm stalled over Madhya Pradesh, it produced widespread flooding that isolated 129 villages, killing 26 people. Over a four-day period, nearly of rain fell across parts of the Katni district. The floods cut off communications, washed away a bridge, and damaged