1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Season effects
This is a table of the storms in 1998 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related.

1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Section Title: Season effects
Table Section Text: This is a table of the storms in 1998 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related.

Name	Dates active	Peak classification	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs

BOB 01	May 17– 20	Severe cyclonic storm	110 km/h (70 mph)	972 hPa (28.70 inHg)	West Bengal, Bangladesh	None	35

ARB 01	May 28 – 29	Depression	45 km/h (30 mph)	997 hPa (29.44 inHg)	None	None	None

ARB 02	June 13 – 15	Extremely severe cyclonic storm	165 km/h (105 mph)	958 hPa (28.29 inHg)	India	300 million	10,000

BOB 02	June 13 – 15	Deep Depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	992 hPa (29.44 inHg)	None	None	None

ARB 03	September 30 – October 1	Depression	45 km/h (30 mph)	997 hPa (29.44 inHg)	None	None	None

ARB 04	October 6 – 9	Deep Depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	998 hPa (29.47 inHg)	None	None	None

ARB 05	October 11 – 18	Cyclonic storm	65 km/h (40 mph)	996 hPa (29.42 inHg)	India	None	None

BOB 03	October 13 – 15	Deep Depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	998 hPa (29.47 inHg)	India	122

BOB 04	October 26 – 29	Deep depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	1002 hPa (29.59 inHg)	Andrah Pradesh

BOB 05	November 13 – 16	Very severe cyclonic storm	145 km/h (90 mph)	982 hPa (29.00 inHg)	India	20.7 million	6

BOB 06	November 16 – 23	Very severe cyclonic storm	120 km/h (75 mph)	984 hPa (29.06 inHg)	Bangladesh	40

ARB 06	December 11 – 17	Severe cyclonic storm	100 km/h (65 mph)	993 hPa (29.33 inHg)	Oman	18

Season aggregates

12 Depressions	May 17 –December 17	165 km/h (105 mph)	958 hPa (28.29 inHg)	>$3.02 billion	10 233

Sentence(s)

A depression cyclone in mid-October killed 122 people.

final_sentence: A depression cyclone in mid-October killed 122 people.