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Tropical Cyclone Belal was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall over Réunion since Hondo in 2008, and the strongest to strike the island since Firinga in 1989. [1] The second named storm of the 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Belal was first identified as a disturbance east of Agaléga in early January 2024.
In the event of current cyclonic activity in the basin: issue different types of bulletins from 1 to 4 times a day, as needed, at the so-called "synoptic" times at 00, 06, 12 and 18 hours UTC for maritime and public users.
Alvaro became a tropical depression the next day, traversing the Mozambique Channel, before making landfall in Morombe District, Madagascar on 1 January 2024. [3] After a brief lull in activity, Tropical Cyclone Belal formed on 11 January. [4] Belal would affect Mauritius and Reunion, killing six people.
The highest temperature ever recorded in La Possession was 31.4 °C (88.5 °F) on 2 March 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 4.5 °C (40.1 °F) on 29 July 1986. Climate data for La Possession (Dos d'Ane, altitude 915m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–2014)
As of 2002, there was an average of 54 days when tropical systems were active in the basin, of which 20 had tropical cyclones active, or a system with winds of over 120 km/h (75 mph). The median start date for the season was November 17, and the median end date was April 20.
The uninhabited island might have been first sighted by the expedition led by Dom Pedro Mascarenhas, who gave his name to the island group around Réunion, the Mascarenes. [12] Réunion itself was dubbed Santa Apolónia after a favourite saint, [11] which suggests that the date of the Portuguese discovery could have been 9 February, her feast day.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Suzanne was 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) on 7 March 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) on 2 July 2005. Climate data for Sainte-Suzanne (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2002−present)
Les Avirons has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).The average annual temperature in Les Avirons is 24.2 °C (75.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 805.2 mm (31.70 in) with January as the wettest month.