Bill Read's Blog: Rare Tropical Cyclone in Indian Ocean [1]

Click2Houston.com - Bill Read 10/15/12

HOUSTON - Tropical Cyclone Anais [2] is estimated to have a maximum wind of 115 mph as of early this morning, which is equivalent to a category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The southwestern Indian Ocean is prone to tropical cyclones but what makes Anais so rare is that it is occurring in October, which is early springtime in the southern Hemisphere.

The peak period for tropical events in this part of the world is normally during our winter months of January-March.

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