During 1995, tropical cyclones formed within seven different bodies of water called basins. To date, 110 tropical cyclones formed, of which 74 were given names by various weather agencies. The strongest storm and the deadliest storm of the year was Typhoon Angela, which reached a minimum central pressure of and caused a total of 936 deaths throughout the Philippines. The costliest storm of the year was Hurricane Opal, which caused $4.7 billion in damage throughout Central America and the Gulf Coast of the United States. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 1995 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 779.3 units.
1995 was a slightly below-average year for tropical cyclone formation; the most active basin of the year was the Western Pacific basin, featuring a slightly below-average number of storms. The Northern Atlantic was highly active, becoming the fourth-most active hurricane season on record. Both the Eastern Pacific and the Northern Indian Ocean basins were below-average, with the Eastern Pacific featuring 11 systems, a record low for the basin. The Southern Hemisphere was relatively average, with the exception of the Southern Pacific, where both the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons became some of the most inactive seasons in the basin on record. Four Category 5 tropical cyclones were formed in 1995.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions During the early months of 1995, an El Niño was still in effect throughout the Eastern Pacific, though by June it had transitioned into a La Niña as the waters cooled rapidly.
Summary
Systems January January was an inactive month, featuring only 6 systems of which 5 attained gale-force winds and were named. Bentha stayed mostly out to sea, bringing rainfall and winds to the Mascarene Islands. Celeno was a rare tropical cyclone that formed in the Mediterranean Sea, making landfall in Libya. Dorina was the strongest storm of the month, peaking as an intense tropical cyclone. Fodah affected the landmasses surrounding the Mozambique Channel and Gail produced heavy gusts in the Mascarene Islands. Only 1 storm, 01W, was not part of the 1994–95 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. + Tropical cyclones formed in January 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsBenthaJanuary 2–685 (50)984Mascarene Islands, Tromelin IslandNone01WJanuary 7–855 (35)1000Marshall IslandsNoneNoneCelenoJanuary 14–1755 (35)Not specifiedLibyaUnknownUnknownDorinaJanuary 18–February 1175 (110)925Mascarene IslandsNoneFodahJanuary 22–28100 (65)970Mozambique, MadagascarNoneGailJanuary 31–February 11120 (75)970Mascarene IslandsNone
February
February was an extremely inactive month, featuring only 3 systems of which all 3 were named by their respective Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres. Heida, the first storm of the month, stayed out to sea, affecting no landmasses. Bobby became the strongest storm of the month, making landfall near Onslow on February 25, causing $8.5 million in damages and killing 8 people as a result. Ingrid was also a relatively strong storm, causing wind gusts over the Mascarene Islands. + Tropical cyclones formed in February 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsHeidaFebruary 3–875 (45)990NoneNoneNoneBobbyFebruary 19–27195 (120)925Western Australia, Northern Territory$8.5 million8IngridFebruary 22–March 3150 (90)945Mascarene IslandsNone
March
+ Tropical cyclones formed in March 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsVioletMarch 2–8155 (100)960QueenslandNoneNoneWarrenMarch 4–7150 (90)960Queensland, Northern TerritoryNoneNoneJostaMarch 5–12105 (65)972Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros, MadagascarNoneKylieMarch 6–1485 (50)984Mascarene IslandsNoneLidyMarch 14–2055 (35)996Mascarene IslandsNone18PMarch 16–1755 (35)1000FijiNoneNoneMarleneMarch 29–April 11185 (115)920NoneNone
April
April was an extremely inactive month, featuring only 4 systems, of which 2 had gale-force winds and were named. Chloe was the first storm of the month, reaching the highest category on the Australian scale, making it the strongest storm of the month. Chloe made landfall just shy of peak intensity. 20P was a short-lived system, lasting for only one day. Cyclone Agnes was a strong but also small cyclone, peaking as a Category-3 equivalent cyclone. Tropical Storm Chuck was the final storm of the month, staying out to sea for the duration of its life. + Tropical cyclones formed in April 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsChloeApril 3–9220 (140)920Western Australia, Northern TerritoryNoneNone20PApril 3–445 (30)1004NoneNoneNoneAgnesApril 16–23185 (115)945Papua New GuineaNoneNoneChuckApril 27–May 465 (40)998Marshall Islands, Caroline IslandsNoneNone
May
May was an exceptionally weak month, with none of the 7 systems that formed intensifying into tropical storms. BOB 01 and BOB 02 were the first storms of the month, with BOB 02 causing 39 fatalities in Andhra Pradesh. A tropical depression formed thereafter and became the strongest storm of the month, with a minimum central pressure of 996 hPa. BOB 03 formed a day later, killing 107 people in Odisha. One-E became the first storm of the 1995 Pacific hurricane season; it affected no landmasses. The month finished with 2 tropical depressions forming in the Western Pacific. + Tropical cyclones formed in May 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsBOB 01May 5–755 (35)Not specifiedSouth IndiaNoneNoneBOB 02May 8–1055 (35)Not specifiedAndhra PradeshNone39TDMay 13–15Not specified996Ryukyu IslandsNoneNoneBOB 03May 14–1855 (35)Not specifiedOdishaNone107One-EMay 21–2355 (35)1005NoneNoneNoneTDMay 24–25Not specified1008NoneNoneNoneTDMay 30–June 255 (35)1004South ChinaNoneNone
June
June was an inactive month, featuring 6 systems, of which 4 were named. Deanna was the first storm of the month, affecting the Philippines, Taiwan, and China. Allison was the second storm of the month and the first in the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane and affecting the Southeastern United States. Tropical Storm Eli and 2 unnamed tropical depression in the Western Pacific were all weak and relatively short-lived. Hurricane Adolph was the last named storm and strongest storm of the month, having peaked with 1-min winds of , making it a Category 4 hurricane. + Tropical cyclones formed in June 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsDeanna (Auring)June 1–875 (45)996Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu IslandsNoneNoneAllisonJune 3–6120 (75)987Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, Atlantic Canada$1.7 million1EliJune 4–955 (35)1002NoneNoneNoneTDJune 8–9Not specified1000South ChinaNoneNoneAdolphJune 15–21215 (130)948NoneNoneNoneTDJune 28–29Not specified1004VietnamNoneNone
July
+ Tropical cyclones formed in July 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsBarryJuly 5–10110 (70)990Atlantic CanadaNoneNoneBarbaraJuly 7–18220 (140)940NoneNoneNoneTDJuly 7–8Not specified1000NoneNoneNoneChantalJuly 12–20110 (70)991Atlantic CanadaNoneNoneTDJuly 16–19Not specified1006VietnamNoneNoneFaye (Bebeng)July 16–25140 (85)950Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, KoreaUnknown16CosmeJuly 17–22120 (75)985NoneNoneNoneDalilaJuly 24–August 2100 (65)994NoneNoneNone06WJuly 25–2955 (35)1004PhilippinesNoneNoneDeanJuly 28–August 275 (45)999Texas$500,0001GaryJuly 28–August 2100 (65)980Philippines, ChinaNone2TDJuly 28–30Not specified998South China, VietnamNoneNoneTDJuly 30Not specified1016NoneNoneNoneErinJuly 31–August 6155 (100)973Bahamas, Jamaica, Eastern United States, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri$700 million16
August
+ Tropical cyclones formed in August 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsErickAugust 1–8100 (65)994NoneNoneNoneSixAugust 5–755 (35)1002MexicoNoneNoneFlossieAugust 7–14130 (80)978Baja California Peninsula$5 million1Helen (Karing)August 7–13110 (70)985Philippines, South ChinaNoneNoneTDAugust 7–8Not specified1010NoneNoneNoneFelixAugust 8–22220 (140)929Puerto Rico, Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Iceland, United Kingdom$3.63 million9GabrielleAugust 9–12110 (70)988Mexico, TexasMinimal6Irving (Diding)August 17–2085 (50)990South ChinaNoneNoneGilAugust 19–27100 (65)993MexicoMinimalNoneJanis (Etang)August 20–2685 (50)990Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Korea$429 million4511WAugust 21–2245 (30)1002Ryukyu IslandsNoneNoneHumbertoAugust 22–September 1175 (110)968NoneNoneNoneIrisAugust 22–September 4175 (110)965Leeward Islands, EuropeUnknown5JerryAugust 22–2865 (40)1002Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina$40 million8Richard Pasch. Tropical Storm Jerry Report. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.TDAugust 22–23Not specified1002NoneNoneNoneKent (Gening)August 24–30155 (100)945Philippines, Taiwan, China$418.9 million52LoisAugust 24–3195 (60)980South China, Vietnam, Laos, ThailandNoneNoneKarenAugust 26–September 385 (50)1000NoneNoneNoneLuisAugust 27–September 11240 (150)935Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Northeastern USA, Newfoundland$3.3 billion19MarkAugust 30–September 2120 (75)985NoneNoneNone
September
+ Tropical cyclones formed in September 1995 Storm name Dates active Max windkm/h (mph) Pressure(hPa) Areas affected Damage(USD) Deaths RefsHenrietteSeptember 1–8155 (100)970Mexico, Baja California PeninsulaNoneNoneNina (Helming)September 2–775 (45)992Philippines, South KoreaNoneNone16WSeptember 5–1045 (30)1005VietnamNoneNoneFourteenSeptember 9–1355 (35)1008NoneNoneNoneTDSeptember 9–10Not specified1006NoneNoneNoneMarilynSeptember 12–22185 (115)949Leeward Islands, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda$2.5 billion13IsmaelSeptember 12–16130 (80)983Mexico, Southwestern United States$26 million116OscarSeptember 12–17185 (115)925Japan$6.7 million8Polly (Ising)September 14–21140 (85)960NoneNoneNoneBOB 04September 15–1745 (30)998Myanmar, Odisha, East IndiaNoneNoneRyan (Luding)September 15–24155 (100)940Philippines, Taiwan, JapanNoneNoneJulietteSeptember 16–26240 (150)930Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula, CaliforniaNoneNoneNoelSeptember 26–October 7120 (75)987NoneNoneNoneBOB 05September 26–2885 (50)Not specifiedWest Bengal, East IndiaNoneNoneOpalSeptember 27–October 5240 (150)916Guatemala, Yucatán Peninsula, U.S. Gulf Coast, Ohio River Valley, Ontario$4.7 billion63Sibyl (Mameng)September 27–October 495 (60)985Philippines, China$38.5 million10821WSeptember 28–2945 (30)1006VietnamNoneNone22WSeptember 30–October 155 (35)1016NoneNoneNone
October