 The season was much less active than the devastating 1999 season . Despite near normal water temperatures over the Arabian Sea , no storms developed in that portion of the basin . Convection was also lower than normal across the Bay of Bengal . The main factor against tropical cyclogenesis was persistently unfavorable wind shear . Overall , there were six depressions , five of which intensified into a cyclonic storm , which has maximum sustained winds of at least 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) . 
