Cyclone Nargis IMD assessed Nargis as attaining peak 3-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph). Around 1200 UTC on 2 May, Cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar at peak strength. The storm gradually weakened as it proceeded east over Myanmar, with its proximity to the Andaman Sea preventing rapid weakening. Its track turned to the northeast due to the approach of a mid-latitude trough to its northwest, passing just north of Yangon with winds of 130 km/h (80 mph). Early on 3 May, the IMD issued its final advisory on the storm. Nargis quickly weakened after turning
2008–09 Australian region cyclone season 07S 98E. The system meandered for several days, until it was last mentioned in TCWC Perth's outlooks on 18 May. On 21 November, the remnant tropical disturbance of Tropical Storm Bernard moved into the Australian region from the South-West Indian Ocean, before it was last noted later that day. 2008–09 Australian region cyclone season The 2008–09 Australian region cyclone season was a near average tropical cyclone season. It officially started on 1 November 2008, and officially ended on 30 April 2009. This season was also the first time that the BoM implemented a "tropical cyclone year." The regional tropical cyclone