Welcome to the 2024-25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season betting pools! Enjoy!
To keep the betting pools fun, do not bet on storms that have already formed!
NOTE: There is no actual betting intended for this page!
Informal betting on date of formation of first storm[]
You can add in your own date if you want to do so. However, zones of disturbed weather do not count for this or the following section, and crossovers from before July 1, 2024 do not count for this section either.
- Before November 1 -
- November 1 to 10 -
- November 11 to 20 -
- November 21 to 30 -
- December 1 to 10 -
- December 11 to 20 -
- December 21 to 31 - Ryan1000 21:41, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- 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[]
You can add in your own date if you want to do so.
- Before March 1 -
- March 1 to 10 -
- March 11 to 20 -
- March 21 to 31 -
- April 1 to 10 -
- April 11 to 20 -
- April 21 to 30 - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- 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, 2025 -
Informal betting on strongest storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. If there is a storm with higher winds but another with a lower pressure at the end of the season, we will split the title.
- Ancha -
- Bheki -
- Chido -
- Dikeledi -
- Elvis - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Faida -
- Garance -
- Honde -
- Ivone -
- Jude -
- Kanto -
- Lira -
- Maipelo -
- Njazi -
- Oscar -
- Pamela -
- Quentin -
- Rajab -
- Savana -
- Themba -
- Uyapo -
- Viviane -
- Walter -
- Xangy -
- Yemurai -
- Zanele -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on weakest storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. If there is a storm with lower winds but another with a higher pressure at the end of the season, we will split the title.
- Ancha -
- Bheki -
- Chido - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Dikeledi -
- Elvis -
- Faida -
- Garance -
- Honde -
- Ivone -
- Jude -
- Kanto -
- Lira -
- Maipelo -
- Njazi -
- Oscar -
- Pamela -
- Quentin -
- Rajab -
- Savana -
- Themba -
- Uyapo -
- Viviane -
- Walter -
- Xangy -
- Yemurai -
- Zanele -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on highest winds[]
Winds are in miles per hour and are 10-minute sustained. No betting on winds from storms that have already formed.
- 100 or less -
- 105 -
- 110 -
- 115 -
- 120 -
- 125 - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- 130 -
- 135 -
- 140 -
- 145 -
- 150 -
- 155 (record high, Fantala in 2015-16) -
- 160 or more (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on lowest pressure[]
Pressure values are given in ranges of five millibars above 900 mbar (hPa) and ranges of ten millibars below 900 mbar (hPa). 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 -
- 939-935 -
- 934-930 -
- 929-925 -
- 924-920 - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- 919-915 -
- 914-910 -
- 909-905 -
- 904-900 -
- 899-890 (record low, Gafilo in 2003-04) -
- 889-880 -
- 879-870 (worldwide record low, Typhoon Tip in 1979) -
- Less than 870 (exceptionally unlikely) -
Informal betting on final storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed.
- Ancha -
- Bheki -
- Chido -
- Dikeledi -
- Elvis -
- Faida -
- Garance -
- Honde -
- Ivone - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Jude -
- Kanto -
- Lira -
- Maipelo -
- Njazi -
- Oscar -
- Pamela -
- Quentin -
- Rajab -
- Savana -
- Themba -
- Uyapo -
- Viviane -
- Walter -
- Xangy -
- Yemurai -
- Zanele -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on longest-lasting storm[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. If a storm crosses into the AUS region, only time spent inside the SWIO is counted.
- Ancha -
- Bheki -
- Chido -
- Dikeledi -
- Elvis -
- Faida -
- Garance - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Honde -
- Ivone -
- Jude -
- Kanto -
- Lira -
- Maipelo -
- Njazi -
- Oscar -
- Pamela -
- Quentin -
- Rajab -
- Savana -
- Themba -
- Uyapo -
- Viviane -
- Walter -
- Xangy -
- Yemurai -
- Zanele -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on number of deaths[]
No betting on death tolls that currently exist.
- Less than 50 -
- 50-100 -
- 101-200 - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- 201-300 -
- 301-400 -
- 401-500 -
- 501-600 -
- 601-700 -
- 701-800 -
- 801-900 -
- 901-1000 -
- 1001-1303 (record high, Cyclone Idai in 2018-19) -
- More than 1303 (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on damage totals[]
All damage totals are in 2024 United States dollars. Also, 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 - Ryan1000 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- 91-100 million -
- 101-150 million -
- 151-200 million -
- 201-250 million -
- 251-500 million -
- 501-million-1 billion -
- 1-2.2 billion (record high, Cyclone Idai in 2018-19) -
- More than 2.2 billion (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on number of subtropical storms[]
Storms that eventually become tropical or that were formerly tropical and subtropical depressions also count, but no betting on storms that have already formed.
Informal betting on number of off-season storms[]
Storms that form in April but persists into May and/or crossovers from the Australian region count as off-season storms, but zones of disturbed weather do not.