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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Bellamine:melanie (1996)
28 October 1996 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Bellamine:melanie formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 28 October 1996 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa.
- Formed
- 28 October 1996
- Dissipated
- 12 November 1996
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Helinda:pancho232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Chantelle:daniella222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Gretelle213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Rhonda185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth