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Cyclone Aila (2009)
22 May 2009 · North Indian Ocean · Category 1
Cyclone Aila formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 22 May 2009 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa. It made landfall in India and Bangladesh.
- Formed
- 22 May 2009
- Dissipated
- 26 May 2009
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 974 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSIndia102 km/h
- TSBangladesh65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- TSCyclone Bijli93 km/h
- TSCyclone Phyan93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth