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{{Infobox hurricane season
|Track=1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg
|Basin=NIO
|Year=1968
|First storm formed=May 7, 1968
|Last storm dissipated=December 17, 1968
|Strongest storm name=[[1968 Burma cyclone|One]]
|Strongest storm winds=120
|Strongest storm pressure=953
|Total disturbances=13
|Total depressions=
|Total storms=7
|Total hurricanes=4
|Fatalities=~1047
|Damages=
|five seasons=[[1966 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|1966]], [[1967 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|1967]], '''1968''', [[1969 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|1969]], [[1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|1970]]
|Atlantic season=1968 Atlantic hurricane season
|East Pacific season=1968 Pacific hurricane season
|West Pacific season=1968 Pacific typhoon season
}}
The '''1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season''' was an active cyclone season. Cyclone seasons in the Northern Indian Ocean have no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally determine the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the [[Bay of Bengal]] to the east of the [[Indian subcontinent]], and the [[Arabian Sea]] to the west of India. The official [[Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre]] in this basin is the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD), while the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season.<ref name="IMD">{{cite report|title=India Weather Review Annual Summary — Part-C: Storms and Depressions 1968|url=ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED27E.pdf|publisher=India Meteorological Department|year=1969|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614112928/ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED27E.pdf|archive-date=2019-06-14|url-status=dead|format=PDF}}</ref> Cyclones occurring between the meridians [[45th meridian east|45°E]] and [[100th meridian east|100°E]] are included in the season by the IMD.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=India Meteorological Department |date=January 2009 |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |title=Report on Cyclonic Disturbances Over the North Indian During 2008 |url=http://www.imd.ernet.in/section/nhac/dynamic/rsmc.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529004113/http://www.imd.ernet.in/services/cyclone/tropical-cyclone.htm |archivedate=May 29, 2009 }}</ref>
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==Seasonal summary==
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The season started when a system formed in the Bay of Bengal and intensified to a cyclonic storm, becoming the first cyclonic storm of the year, later intensifying into the first severe cyclonic storm of the year. It made landfall near Akyab, Burma, causing catastrophic damages and loss of lives. After that, numerous monsoonal depressions formed, causing heavy rainfall and significant flooding, of which Deep Depression Five being the most damaging one. The season got its second cyclonic storm on September 10, with the storm making landfall on [[Gopalpur, Odisha|Gopalpur]]. On September 21, the third cyclonic storm and second severe cyclonic storm formed, when a severe cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal and made landfall in Andhra Pradesh{{snd}}Orissa coast.{{clarify|date=August 2021}} The cyclone brought unusually heavy rainfall which caused severe flooding across [[Eastern India]]. Numerous landslides were reported in sub-Himalayan regions. Orissa braced for another severe cyclonic storm, this time a powerful one, which caused catastrophic damage in the region.

==Systems==
===Super Cyclonic Storm One===
{{main|1968 Burma cyclone}}{{needs expansion|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=May 7
|Dissipated=May 10
|Image=1968 Burma cyclone 1968-05-08.jpg
|Track=Cyclone01-1968.png
|3-min winds=120 
|Pressure=953
}}
On May 10, a powerful severe cyclonic storm struck the town of [[Akyab]] in [[Burma]]. It caused catastrophic damages in the region, causing [[US$]]3.169 million ([[Kyat|K]]15 million) damage and 1,037 fatalities, with a further 2,000 people being declared missing.<ref name="IMD"/><ref name="Burma 1968">{{cite report|title=CYCLONE, BURMA DISASTER RELIEF, MAY 1968|url=https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnady561.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526025001/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnady561.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2015|publisher=AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RANGOON; BURMA|page=38|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
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===Depression Two===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=June 12
|Dissipated=June 14
|Image=
|Track=Depression02-1968.png
|3-min winds=25
|1-min winds=25
|Pressure=
}}
On June 18 in the evening, a disturbance was moving westwards across the Arakan coast which caused a low-pressure area to form in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The tropical wave gradually intensified into a [[Depression (meteorology)|depression]] on June 12. The system then moved northwards and made landfall over the [[West Bengal]]{{snd}}[[East Pakistani]] coast in the early morning of June 13 before 03:00 UTC (08:30 IST), the system's center was located near [[Khulna]]. The system continued to move its northward direction, it moving near [[Pabna]] by 12:00 UTC (17:30 IST), the same day. The system turned towards the west-northwest, persisting over West Bengal and [[Bihar]]. By the morning of June 15, the system weakened into a low-pressure area. The low-pressure area then moved eastwards towards north [[Assam]] by June 20.<ref name="IMD"/>

The system extended the [[monsoon]] into West Bengal, Bihar and [[Odisha]] (formerly called Orissa). Heavy rainfall caused severe floods, damage to crops, and disruption traffic in Assam, according to the press. Approximately one million people were affected by floods and a few people also died due to flooding.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Land Depression Three===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=July 9
|Dissipated=July 11
|Image=
|Track=Depression03-1968.png
|3-min winds=30
|1-min winds=25
|Pressure=
}}
On July 8, an area of low pressure formed over the [[Bihar|Bihar Plateau]] and adjoining [[West Bengal|Gangetic West Bengal]], which intensified to a deep depression on the next day at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC), {{convert|30|km|round=5|abbr=on}} to the southeast of [[Sriniketan]]. Traversing northeastward, it moved through [[East Pakistan]] before turning northwards. At 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC) of July 11, the system then weakened to a depression while located to the northwest of [[Mymensingh]]. It was then last noted on that day as it accelerated across northern [[Assam]].<ref name="IMD"/>

The deep depression caused heavy rainfall in [[Northeast India]], with [[Calcutta]] recording over {{cvt|18|cm}} of rain on July 9, being regarded as the highest in fifty years. These conditions caused severe flooding in [[West Bengal]], with ten people being killed. Half a million individuals were also affected, while rivers in [[Assam]] overflowed due to downpours.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Deep Depression Four===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=July 26
|Dissipated=August 2
|Image=
|Track=DeepDepression04-1968.png
|3-min winds=30
|1-min winds=25
|Pressure=
}}
On the morning of July 23, an [[Upper tropospheric cyclonic vortex|upper air cyclonic circulation]] was first noted, stretching from [[Thailand]] to [[Burma]]. Moving westwards overnight, a low-pressure area formed from this feature on the next day in the [[Bay of Bengal]], becoming a well-marked system on July 25 and a depression on the next day at 18:30 IST (13:30 UTC) while located to the south of [[Calcutta]]. No ships were in the vicinity of the system to identify the exact position of the storm at this time; however, [[ESSA-6]] satellite imagery showed that a cyclonic circulation was present. Traversing northwards, the depression further strengthened to a deep depression on July 28 in the morning. With no further intensification, the storm crossed the coast of [[Chandbali]] on that night before accelerating west-northwest. It rapidly weakened to a depression while moving inland, degenerating to an area of low pressure over northwest [[Madhya Pradesh]] before being last noted on August 4.<ref name="IMD"/>

Under the system's influence, heavy rainfall was experienced in central [[India]], being further exacerbated by an existing [[monsoon]]. Heavy flooding were also seen on east [[Rajasthan]], disrupting road and rail activities.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Deep Depression Five===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=August 3
|Dissipated=August 8
|Image=
|Track=DeepDepression05-1968.png
|3-min winds=30
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=990.4
}}
A [[tropical wave]] was moving westwards across the Arakan{{snd}}[[Chittagong]] coast on the morning of August 1. On the next day the tropical wave gradually organized and became a low-pressure area northeast of the Bay of Bengal and later concentrated into a depression on August 3. The depression rapidly moved westwards and intensified into a deep depression over northern Orissa and adjoining eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Weather stations in these places reported pressure falls of {{cvt|5-6|mb|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}}. The system later moved inland, though by August 8, at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC), it weakened and merged into a seasonal low over [[West Pakistan]], about {{cvt|30|km}} northeast from [[Naliya]].<ref name="IMD"/>

While the system was moving towards Madhya Pradesh, there were reports of widespread rainfall over West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa on the morning of August 4, though few places experienced heavy rainfall. On the next day, widespread rainfall was reported over Madhya Pradesh and [[Vidarbha]], with a few places experiencing scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall. As it moved towards Gujarat, widespread rainfall was reported in the state, north of Central [[Maharashtra]] and adjoining parts of Madhya Pradesh. The system's minimum pressure of {{cvt|990.4|mbar|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} was recorded in [[Dahod|Dohad, Gujarat]]. On the next day, Saurashtra and [[Kutch district|Kutch]] experienced heavy to very heavy rainfall. Because of this, severe flooding occurred in parts of north Orissa, West Bengal and Gujarat, causing inundation of many areas, disruption of road and rail communications and damage to standing crops. The worst-affected district was Midnapore, where flooding affected 500 thousand people. South Gujarat also got affected because of the overflowing of the [[Narmada River|Narmada]] and [[Tapti River|Tapti]] rivers. Rail communications between Gujarat and [[Bombay State]] were cut off, only being restored after a month. Floods was also reported in parts of [[Uttar Pradesh]], Madhya Pradesh and [[Haryana]]. It also intensified the annual monsoon season in these regions.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Depression Six===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=August 11
|Dissipated=August 14
|Image=
|Track=Depression06-1968.png
|3-min winds=25
|1-min winds=25
|Pressure=
}}
On August 7, an upper cyclonic circulation developed over northeast of Bay of Bengal. The circulation later developed into a low-pressure system on August 9, and by evening, the system became a well-marked low-pressure system. At 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC) on August 11, it intensified into a depression. The system moved inland over West Bengal, with its center reported to be {{cvt|20|km}} south of [[Burdwan]] in the morning of August 12. It continued moving inland and persisted over north Madhya Pradesh until August 18, when it weakened and merged into a seasonal trough.<ref name="IMD"/>

Under the influence of the storm, there were reports of widespread rainfall in Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and east [[Rajasthan]]. Because of heavy rainfall, the river [[Wainganga River|Waiganga]] and its [[Tributary|tributaries]] got flooded along the [[Narmada River]], causing disruptions to river traffic. Moderate flooding was witnessed in the rivers [[Sarda river|Sarda]], [[Ramganga River|Ramganga]] and [[Ganges|Ganga]].<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Depression Seven===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=August 22
|Dissipated=August 24
|Image=
|Track=Depression07-1968.png
|3-min winds=25
|1-min winds=25
|Pressure=995.1
}}
On August 18, a tropical wave was noted over the Arakan{{snd}}[[Tenasserim coast]] as seen by unusual droppings of atmospheric pressure over the region. On August 19, a disturbance formed from the tropical wave over northeast Bay of Bengal, which later became a low-pressure area on August 20 as it got more organized. On August 21, the low pressure system became more well-marked, before eventually becoming a depression on August 22. As it rapidly moved northwestwards, its center was located near the West Bengal coast by 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC), before later making landfall over [[Sagar Island]] later that day. It moved further inland, until on August 24, when it weakened into a low-pressure area over the central parts of West Bengal.<ref name="IMD"/>

Under the influence of this system, widespread rainfall was reported in Orissa, Bihar, northeast India, Assam and the [[Sub-Himalayan Range|sub-Himalayan]] region of West Bengal.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Cyclonic Storm Eight===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=September 10
|Dissipated=September 14
|Image=
|Track=CyclonicStorm08-1968.png
|3-min winds=35
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=989.5
}}
On September 8, a trough of low pressure developed over the northwest Bay of Bengal, which later concentrated into a low-pressure area by September 9. It later intensified into a depression on September 10, before further intensifying into a deep depression in the night of the same day. On September 11, at 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC), Sandheads, which was located {{cvt|129|km}} north of the center of the storm, recorded a pressure of {{cvt|993.7|mb|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} and east-southeast winds of {{cvt|25|kn|round=5}}. As it moved west-southwestwards, the deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm on the night of September 11, becoming the second cyclonic storm of the season. By the next day, its center was located near Gopalpur. ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed that the storm had a circulation and a defined eye about half a degree in diameter. Gopalpur recorded the lowest barometric pressure of the storm at {{cvt|989.5|mb|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}}. The storm later made landfall near Gopalpur in the evening. As it moved inland, it weakened into a deep depression at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC) as it was centered {{cvt|80|km}} east-southeast from [[Titlagarh]]. It further weakened into a depression because of less conductive environment over land. On September 14, the depression weakened into a low-pressure area over east Madhya Pradesh. The remnants of the system persisted over the region for two days and later moved towards north Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Uttar Pradesh, where it remained until September 20.<ref name="IMD"/>

The system brought rainfall over the [[Central India|central parts of India]], the northeast region and east Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nine===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=September 29
|Dissipated=October 4
|Image=Nine 1968-10-01.jpg
|Track=SCS09-1968.png
|3-min winds=70
|1-min winds=65
|Pressure=984
}}
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===Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Ten===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=October 21
|Dissipated=October 28
|Image=Ten 1968-10-25.jpg
|Track=ESCS10-1968.png
|3-min winds=105
|1-min winds=65
|Pressure=964
}}
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===Cyclonic Storm Eleven===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=November 2
|Dissipated=November 5
|Image=
|Track=CS11-1968.png
|Type1=cyclstorm
|3-min winds=32 
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=996
}}
On October 28, a tropical wave was moving in the [[Andaman Sea]], causing drops of pressure in south Burma and the [[Andaman Islands]]. On the next day, it moved over the southeast Bay of Bengal, and by October 30, a low-pressure area formed over the same region. On October 31, it moved over the southwest Bay of Bengal and became a well-marked low-pressure area by the next day. The well-marked low-pressure area intensified into a depression on the morning of November 2, and by the next day it further intensified into a deep depression. On November 4, ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed the system had a circulation with spiral [[Rainband|banding]] all around. As it moved north-westwards, it intensified into a cyclonic storm. On November 5, at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC) the storm's center was close to the [[Madras State|Madras]]{{snd}}[[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra]] coast, approximately {{cvt|30|km}} southeast from [[Nellore]]. On the basis of satellite imagery, the maximum wind speed of the cyclone was {{cvt|60|km/h}}, and with the help of [[Davidon–Fletcher–Powell formula]], the minimum pressure was {{cvt|996|mb|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} which is considered as a modern-day deep depression, however it was treated as a cyclonic storm at that time. On the same day, ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed that the system had tight banding surrounding the central circulation. The storm made landfall over south Andhra coast near Nellore during noon, weakening rapidly as it travelled over land. Since it weakened rapidly, it was not able to be tracked on the surface chart, however it was later found that continued as a cyclonic circulation over central India, located near [[Mysore State]] on the morning of November 6. The circulation later merged into a low-pressure area over Arabian Sea by the evening.<ref name="IMD"/>

Widespread rainfall was reported in coastal Andhra Pradesh on November 5 and 6 and in [[Rayalaseema]] on November 6. The state of Madras experienced fairly widespread rain on November 7. Rainfall was also reported in [[Marathwada]], central Maharashtra, Madras state and parts of Mysore state on November 8.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=November 9
|Dissipated=November 15
|Image=Twelve 1968-11-10.jpg
|Track=VSCS12-1968.png
|3-min winds=75
|1-min winds=65
|Pressure=990
}}
On November 7, an east-moving tropical wave entered the Andaman Sea, later moving into the southeast Bay of Bengal, causing the formation of a low-pressure area on November 8. The low-pressure area became well-marked in the evening, and on November 9 in the morning, it became a depression. By the evening, as it moved north-westwards, it intensified into a deep depression. The system [[rapidly intensified]] into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of November 10. Continuing in the same direction, the system had developed a well-developed eye with tight convection bands in all sectors, as per ESSA-6 satellite imagery. On November 11, in the evening, the system's movement shifted to a more north-northwesterly direction. Based on the satellite data, the maximum speed was {{cvt|75|kn}}, and with the help of Fletcher's formula the minimum pressure was {{cvt|990|mb|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|comma=off}}. On November 12, at 11:00 IST (05:30 UTC), the system's eye disappeared in the ESSA-6 satellite imagery as convective bands surrounding the center weakened. On the evening of November 13, the system weakened into a cyclonic storm, and made landfall near Sagar Island on November 14. It rapidly weakened into a depression in the morning, {{cvt|100|km}} southeast from Calcutta. The depression further weakened into a low-pressure area on November 15 in the evening, near East Pakistan. The remnant later moved over Assam by November 17.<ref name="IMD"/>

The system caused heavy rainfall over the coastal districts of Orissa along with adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and southern Assam. According to media reports, heavy rainfall and [[gale]]-force winds affected the coastal districts of [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] and [[Puri district|Puri]], worsening the situation in the areas which were previously impacted by the cyclone which hit last month. Road, rail and air communication were destroyed.<ref name="IMD"/>
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===Severe Cyclonic Storm Thirteen===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Formed=December 12
|Dissipated=December 17
|Image=
|Track=SCS13-1968.png
|3-min winds=60
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=996
}}
On December 8, a low-pressure area entered the Andaman Sea, which later concentrated into a well-marked low-pressure area on December 11, intensifying into a depression on the next day. On December 13, the depression became a deep depression, and in the evening it became a cyclonic storm. The U.S. Weather Bureau issued a bulletin at 08:30 UTC, saying that the system had a dim eye which indicated the system's intensification. According to satellite reports, the system maintained a maximum wind speed of {{cvt|60|kn|round=5}}, and using Fletcher's formula, its minimum pressure was estimated at {{cvt|996|mb|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|comma=off}}. On December 15, at 08:23 UTC, the eye was no longer visible on satellite imagery, which indicated the system had weakened slightly. On December 16, the storm started moving south-westwards, and by December 17, the evening, the storm weakened into a deep depression, near the coast of [[Ceylon]]. It further weakened on the next day and moved over the southern peninsula of the Indian subcontinent. The system became a well-marked low-pressure area on December 18 and by December 20, the remnant moved into the Arabian Sea.<ref name="IMD"/>

Because it stayed most of its lifetime in the sea, not much impact occurred, however, rainfall still occurred in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. The extreme southern peninsula experienced widespread rainfall on December 18 and 19.<ref name="IMD"/>
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==Season effects==
This is a table of all storms in the 1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It mentions all of the season's storms and their names, duration, peak intensities (according to the IMD storm scale), damage, and death totals. Damage and death totals include the damage and deaths caused when that storm was a precursor wave or extratropical low, and all of the damage figures are in 1968 USD.
{{North Indian Ocean areas affected (Top)}}
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| [[1968 Burma cyclone|One]] || {{Sort|01|May 7{{Snd}}10}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SUCS}}|{{Sort|7|Super cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SUCS}}|{{cvt|220|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SUCS}}|{{cvt|953|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} || [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], Burma (now [[Myanmar]]) || {{ntsp|3169000||$}} || {{nts|1037}} || <ref name="Burma 1968"/>
|-
| Two || {{Sort|02|June 12{{snd}}14}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|1|Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{cvt|45|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|Not specified || [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[East Pakistan]] (present day [[Bangladesh]]), [[West Bengal]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Few ||
|-
| Three || {{Sort|03|July 9{{snd}}11}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{cvt|55|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|Not specified || [[Bihar]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Northeast India]], [[West Bengal]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{nts|10}} ||
|-
| Four || {{Sort|04|July 26{{snd}}August 2}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{cvt|55|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|Not specified || [[Central India]], [[Odisha]], [[Rajasthan]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Unknown ||
|-
| Five || {{Sort|05|August 3{{snd}}8}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{cvt|55|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Cvt|990.4|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|comma=off}} || [[Central India]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Haryana]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}None ||
|-
| Six || {{Sort|06|August 11{{snd}}14}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|2|Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{cvt|45|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|Not specified || [[Central India]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]]|| {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Unknown ||
|-
| Seven || {{Sort|07|August 22{{snd}}24}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{Sort|2|Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{cvt|45|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|D}}|{{cvt|995.1|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|comma=off}}|| [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}None ||
|-
| Eight || {{Sort|08|September 10{{snd}}14}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{Sort|3|Cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{cvt|65|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|CS}}|{{cvt|989.5|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|comma=off}} || [[Central India]], [[Odisha]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}None ||
|-
| Nine || {{Sort|09|September 29{{snd}}October 4}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{Sort|2|Very severe cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{cvt|130|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{cvt|984|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} || [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Odisha]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Unknown ||
|-
| Ten || {{Sort|10|October 21{{Snd}}28}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|ESCS}}|{{Sort|6|Extremely severe cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|ESCS}}|{{cvt|195|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|ESCS}}|{{cvt|964|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} || [[Odisha]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Unknown ||
|-
| Eleven || {{Sort|11|November 2{{Snd}}5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{Sort|2|Deep Depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{cvt|55|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|DD}}|{{cvt|996|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} || [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Madras State]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Mysore State]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Unknown ||
|-
| Twelve || {{Sort|12|November 9{{Snd}}15}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{Sort|5|Very severe cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{cvt|140|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|VSCS}}|{{cvt|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} || [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}Unknown || {{ntsh|0}}Unknown ||
|-
| Thirteen || {{Sort|13|December 12{{snd}}17}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{Sort|4|Severe cyclonic storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{cvt|110|km/h|round=5}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|SCS}}|{{cvt|996|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}} || [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Tamil Nadu]] || {{ntsh|0||$}}None || {{ntsh|0}}None ||
|-
{{TC Areas affected (Bottom)|TC's=13 systems|dates=May 7{{snd}}December 17|winds={{cvt|220|km/h|round=5}}|pres={{cvt|953|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|comma=off|abbr=on}}|damage=≥$3.17 million|deaths=≥{{#expr:1037+10}}}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
* [[North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone]]
* [[List of tropical cyclone records]]
* [[1968 Atlantic hurricane season]]
* [[1968 Pacific hurricane season]]
* [[1968 Pacific typhoon season]]
* Australian region cyclone seasons: [[1967–68 Australian region cyclone season|1967–68]] [[1968–69 Australian region cyclone season|1968–69]]
* South Pacific cyclone seasons: [[1967–68 South Pacific cyclone season|1967–68]] [[1968–69 South Pacific cyclone season|1968–69]]
* South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: [[1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|1967–68]] [[1968–69 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|1968–69]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150517005046/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/cyclone.htm India Meteorological Department]
*[http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ Joint Typhoon Warning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809201922/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ |date=2015-08-09 }}

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1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season - Revision history

Ambi at 01:38, 11 April 2026