 The season set a new record of ten intense tropical cyclones, the largest number since the start of reliable satellite coverage in 1967, surpassing the 2006–07 season.The season officially began on November 15, 2018, and ended on April 30, 2019, with the exception of Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it ended on May 15, 2019.Tropical cyclones also existed outside the conventional bounds of the season, however, with Moderate Tropical Storm 01 in September and the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Lorna in May.