Forum:2019-20 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season/Betting pools

Welcome to the 2019-20 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season Betting pools! Enjoy!

To keep it fun, don't bet on storms that have already formed!

No actual betting is going on here (that I'm aware of)

Note: After some discussion with Isaac some time ago, we're no longer going to include the "strangest storm" section in the betting pools, since it gets rather silly and off-topic from realistic predictions and discussion about TC's themselves. Also, there are some updates to the damage and off-season storm sections in this season's betting pools below, after last year's SWIO season.

Informal betting on date of formation of first storm

 * Before November 1 -
 * November 1 to 10 -
 * November 11 to 20 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * November 21 to 30 -
 * December 1 to 10 -
 * December 11 to 20 -
 * December 21 to 31 -
 * January 1 to 10 -
 * January 11 to 20 -
 * January 21 to 31 -
 * February 1 to 28 -
 * After February 28 -
 * There will be no storms this year (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on date of dissipation of last storm

 * Before March 1 -
 * March 1 to 10 -
 * March 11 to 20 -
 * March 21 to 31 -
 * April 1 to 10 -
 * April 11 to 20 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * April 21 to 30 -
 * May 1 to 10 -
 * May 11 to 20 -
 * May 21 to 31 -
 * June 1 to 10 -
 * June 11 to 20 -
 * June 21 to 30 -
 * Storm active at start of July 1, 2020 -

Informal betting on strongest storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed.
 * Ambali -
 * Belna -
 * Calvinia -
 * Diane -
 * Esami -
 * Francisco -
 * Gabekile -
 * Herold - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * Irondro -
 * Jeruto -
 * Kundai -
 * Lisebo -
 * Michel -
 * Nousra -
 * Olivier -
 * Pokera -
 * Quincy -
 * Rebaone -
 * Salama -
 * Tristan -
 * Ursula -
 * Violet -
 * Wilson -
 * Xila -
 * Yekela -
 * Zania -

Informal betting on weakest storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed.
 * Ambali -
 * Belna -
 * Calvinia - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * Diane -
 * Esami -
 * Francisco -
 * Gabekile -
 * Herold -
 * Irondro -
 * Jeruto -
 * Kundai -
 * Lisebo -
 * Michel -
 * Nousra -
 * Olivier -
 * Pokera -
 * Quincy -
 * Rebaone -
 * Salama -
 * Tristan -
 * Ursula -
 * Violet -
 * Wilson -
 * Xila -
 * Yekela -
 * Zania -

Informal betting on highest winds
Winds are in miles per hour, and are 3-minute sustained. No betting on winds from storms that have already formed.
 * 100 or less -
 * 105 -
 * 110 -
 * 115 -
 * 120 -
 * 125 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * 130 -
 * 135 -
 * 140 -
 * 145 -
 * 150 -
 * 155 -
 * 160 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on lowest pressure
Pressures are in ranges per 5 mbars (except below 900, which are per 10). You can add in your own pressure if you want to do so, but no betting on storms with the listed pressures that have already formed.
 * Above 960 -
 * 960-956 -
 * 955-950 -
 * 949-945 -
 * 944-940 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * 939-935 -
 * 934-930 -
 * 929-925 -
 * 924-920 -
 * 919-915 -
 * 914-910 -
 * 909-905 -
 * 904-900 -
 * 899-890 -
 * 889-880 -
 * 879-870 -
 * Less than 870 (worldwide record, exceptionally unlikely) -

Informal betting on final storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed.
 * Ambali -
 * Belna -
 * Calvinia -
 * Diane -
 * Esami -
 * Francisco -
 * Gabekile -
 * Herold -
 * Irondro -
 * Jeruto -
 * Kundai - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * Lisebo -
 * Michel -
 * Nousra -
 * Olivier -
 * Pokera -
 * Quincy -
 * Rebaone -
 * Salama -
 * Tristan -
 * Ursula -
 * Violet -
 * Wilson -
 * Xila -
 * Yekela -
 * Zania -

Informal betting on longest-lasting storm
No betting on storms that have already formed.
 * Ambali -
 * Belna -
 * Calvinia -
 * Diane -
 * Esami -
 * Francisco -
 * Gabekile - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * Herold -
 * Irondro -
 * Jeruto -
 * Kundai -
 * Lisebo -
 * Michel -
 * Nousra -
 * Olivier -
 * Pokera -
 * Quincy -
 * Rebaone -
 * Salama -
 * Tristan -
 * Ursula -
 * Violet -
 * Wilson -
 * Xila -
 * Yekela -
 * Zania -

Informal betting on number of deaths
No betting on death tolls that currently exist.
 * Less than 50 -
 * 50-100 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * 101-200 -
 * 201-300 -
 * 301-400 -
 * 401-500 -
 * 501-600 -
 * 601-700 -
 * 701-800 -
 * 801-900 -
 * 901-1000 -
 * 1001-1200 (record, 1892 Mauritius Cyclone) -
 * More than 1200 (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on damage totals
No betting on damage totals that currently exist.
 * Less than 10 million -
 * 10-20 million -
 * 21-30 million -
 * 31-40 million -
 * 41-50 million -
 * 51-60 million -
 * 61-70 million -
 * 71-80 million -
 * 81-90 million -
 * 91-100 million - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * 101-150 million -
 * 151-200 million -
 * 201-250 million -
 * 251-500 million -
 * 501-million-1 billion -
 * 1-2 billion (record, Cyclone Idai in 2019) -
 * More than 2 billion (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of subtropical storms
Storms that change tropical later on and subtropical depressions count too, but no betting on storms that have already formed.
 * None -
 * 1 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * More than 3 -

Informal betting on number of off-season storms
How many storms do you think will form off-season? P.S: A storm that forms in April but persists into May, or a crossover from the AUS region, counts as an off-season storm.
 * None -
 * 1 -
 * 2 - Ryan1000 16:02, July 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 or more -