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Cyclone Boloetse (2006)
20 January 2006 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Boloetse formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 20 January 2006 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 20 January 2006
- Dissipated
- 6 February 2006
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMadagascar56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Carina241 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Glenda222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Alvin:bertie213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Floyd213 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Clare139 km/h
- TSCyclone Emma74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth