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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Alby (1978)
27 March 1978 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Alby formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 27 March 1978 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa.
- Formed
- 27 March 1978
- Dissipated
- 5 April 1978
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
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- Cat. 3Cyclone Winnie194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth