List of extremely severe cyclonic storms
Behind super cyclonic storms, extremely severe cyclonic storms are the second-highest classification on the India Meteorological Department ()'s intensity scale. There have been 32 of them since reliable records began in 1960. The most recent extremely severe cyclonic storm was Cyclone Tauktae in the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Background. The North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the north of the Equator, and encompasses the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, between the Malay Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. The basin is officially monitored by the India Meteorological  Department's Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in New Delhi. Within the basin an extremely severe cyclonic storm is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 3-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds between . Systems. !|Name !|Dates as atropical cyclone !|Sustainedwind speeds !|Pressure ! class="unsortable"|Areas affected !|Deaths !|Damage(USD) ! class="unsortable"|Refs