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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Anne (1988)
5 January 1988 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Anne formed in the South Pacific basin on 5 January 1988 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in New Caledonia.
- Formed
- 5 January 1988
- Dissipated
- 14 January 1988
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1New Caledonia126 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Bola194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth