peak 1 minute winds of as the storm bypassed northern Sri Lanka. Wind shear and proximity to land weakened Fanoos into a deep depression on December 10, and shortly after it made landfall on eastern Tamil Nadu near Vedaranyam. The IMD downgraded the storm to a remnant low-pressure area later that day, although the JTWC tracked the storm across southern India into the Arabian Sea; the agency stopped following Fanoos on December 12. The threat of the storm necessitated fishermen to remain at port, while 25,000 people evacuated to shelters. The final landfalling storm of the season, Fanoos brought heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu, with a daily peak of in Ramanathapuram. The rains heavily damaged crops across Tamil Nadu, although damage was less than expected. It was the fifth storm to affect southern India in six weeks. Deep Depression BOB 08 An area of convection formed on December 14 over the Bay of Bengal with a broad circulation. It was in an area of low wind shear, which allowed for slow development, and it became a depression on December 15. A ridge to the north steered the system to the northwest and later to the west. On December 17, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 07B, the same day that the IMD upgraded it to a deep depression with peak 3 minute winds of . On the next day, the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of . Increasing wind shear prevented further development as the storm turned to the north, keeping it east of Sri Lanka. An approaching trough turned the weakening system to the northeast on December 21, and the next day the IMD downgraded it to a remnant low in the central Bay of Bengal. The outskirts of the system brushed Chennai, with the city receiving of rainfall, although there was no reported damage. Other systems The JTWC tracked a short-lived depression in early January. The system formed southeast of Sri Lanka on January 7, days before Hibaru formed. It remained weak as it drifted northward with peak winds of only . The depression dissipated on January 10. In the middle of June, an area of convection formed along the monsoon offshore the Saurashtra region of western India. On June 21, a depression developed with winds of . Moving to the west-northwest, it dissipated on June 22, bringing light rainfall up to in Gujarat. In late