1965–66 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Introduction The '''1965–66 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season'''  was a near average season, despite beginning unusually early on August 9 with the formation of an early-season tropical depression, Anne.__TOC__
Seasonal summary ImageSize = width:900 height:200PlotArea  = top:10 bottom:80 right:20 left:20Legend    = columns:3 left:30 top:58 columnwidth:270AlignBars  = earlyDateFormat = dd/mm/yyyyPeriod = from:01/08/1965 till:01/05/1966TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalScaleMinor = grid:black unit:month increment:1 start:01/08/1965Colors     =  id:canvas value:gray(0.88)  id:GP   value:red  id:ZD   value:rgb(0,0.52,0.84)   legend:Zone_of_Disturbed_Weather/Tropical_Disturbance_=_≤31_mph_(≤50_km/h)  id:TD   value:rgb(0.43,0.76,0.92) legend:Tropical_Depression/Subtropical_Depression_=_32–38_mph_(51–62_km/h)  id:TS   value:rgb(0.30,1,1) legend:Moderate_Tropical_Storm_=_39–54_mph_(63–88_km/h)  id:ST   value:rgb(0.75,1,0.75)    legend:Severe_Tropical_Storm_=_55–73_mph_(89–118_km/h)  id:TC   value:rgb(1,0.85,0.55)    legend:Tropical_Cyclone_=_74–103_mph_(119–166_km/h)  id:IT   value:rgb(1,0.45,0.54) legend:Intense_Tropical_Cyclone_=_104–133_mph_(167–214_km/h)  id:VI   value:rgb(0.55,0.46,0.9) legend:Very_Intense_Tropical_Cyclone_=_≥134_mph_(≥215_km/h)Backgroundcolors = canvas:canvasBarData =  barset:Hurricane  bar:MonthPlotData=  barset:Hurricane width:10 align:left fontsize:S shift:(4,-4) anchor:till  from:15/08/1965 till:15/08/1965 color:ZD text:"Anne (TDi)"  from:16/08/1965 till:18/08/1965 color:ZD text:"Brenda (TDe)"  from:24/12/1965 till:03/01/1966 color:ST text:"Claude (STS)"  from:02/01/1966 till:10/01/1966 color:TC text:"Denise (TC)"  from:19/01/1966 till:20/01/1966 color:TD text:"Evelyn (TDe)"  from:30/01/1966 till:01/02/1966 color:TD text:"Francine (TDe)" barset:break  from:26/01/1966 till:02/02/1966 color:TD text:"Germaine (TDe)"  from:20/02/1966 till:23/02/1966 color:TD text:"Hilary (TDe)"  from:03/03/1966 till:12/03/1966 color:IT text:"Ivy (ITC)"  from:03/03/1966 till:08/03/1966 color:TD text:"Martha-Judith (TDe)"  from:17/03/1966 till:29/03/1966 color:TC text:"Nancy-Kay (TC)"  from:22/04/1966 till:01/05/1966 color:TD text:"Lily (TDe)"  bar:Month width:6 align:center fontsize:S shift:(0,-20) anchor:middle color:canvas  from:01/08/1965 till:31/08/1965 text:August  from:01/09/1965 till:30/09/1965 text:September  from:01/10/1965 till:31/10/1965 text:October  from:01/11/1965 till:30/11/1965 text:November  from:01/12/1965 till:31/12/1965 text:December  from:01/01/1966 till:31/01/1966 text:January  from:01/02/1966 till:28/02/1966 text:February  from:01/03/1966 till:31/03/1966 text:March  from:01/04/1966 till:30/04/1966 text:AprilTextData =   pos:(569,23)   text:"(For further details, please see"   pos:(713,23)   text:"scales)"
Systems ===Tropical Disturbance Anne===Anne existed on August 15.===Tropical Disturbance Brenda===Brenda existed from August 16 to August 18.===Severe Tropical Storm Claude===Claude existed from December 24 to January 10.===Tropical Cyclone Denise===On January 7, Cyclone Denise passed north of Mauritius, producing wind gusts of . Later, the storm crossed over Réunion, dropping record rainfall. Over a 24-hour period, Denise dropped  of rainfall at Foc Foc, Réunion, of which  fell over 12 hours; both precipitation totals are the highest recorded worldwide for their respective durations. Over 48 hours, precipitation totaled  at Bras Sec. The heavy rains caused flooding that killed three people, and caused severe road and crop damage. ===Tropical Depression Evelyn===Evelyn existed from January 19 to January 20.===Tropical Depression Francine===Francine existed from January 30 to February 1.===Tropical Depression Germaine===Germaine existed from February 14 to February 17.===Tropical Depression Hilary===Hilary existed from February 20 to February 23.===Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivy===Ivy existed from March 3 to March 12.===Tropical Depression Martha–Judith===Judith was the tenth cyclone of the season and was formed in the Australian basin on February 23.===Tropical Cyclone Nancy–Kay======Tropical Depression Lily===Lily existed from April 22 to May 1.
See also * Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1965, 1966* Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1965, 1966* Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1965, 1966* North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1965, 1966
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