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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Billy (2008)
16 December 2008 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Billy formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 16 December 2008 and lasted 19 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 941 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 16 December 2008
- Dissipated
- 4 January 2009
- Duration
- 19 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 941 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Gael222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Fanele213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ilsa185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth