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Cyclone Bingiza (2011)
6 February 2011 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Bingiza formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 6 February 2011 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 948 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 6 February 2011
- Dissipated
- 21 February 2011
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 948 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Madagascar157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth