2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season (Fester's World)

The 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It was the deadliest season ever, killing 50,000 people. The season was an active one, seeing six named storms, with two further intensifying into super cyclonic storms. The first named storm, Josephine, developed on April 3, while the season's last named storm, Jay dissipated on December 2. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the two peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.