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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Bindu (2001)
3 January 2001 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Bindu formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 3 January 2001 and lasted 19 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 955 hPa.
- Formed
- 3 January 2001
- Dissipated
- 22 January 2001
- Duration
- 19 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 955 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Ando222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Charly194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth