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Cyclone Bansi (2015)
8 January 2015 · South Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Bansi formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 8 January 2015 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 918 hPa.
- Formed
- 8 January 2015
- Dissipated
- 19 January 2015
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 918 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Eunice259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Quang222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Ikola213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Kate194 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chedza106 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth