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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Bonita (1995)
31 December 1995 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Bonita formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 31 December 1995 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar and Mozambique.
- Formed
- 31 December 1995
- Dissipated
- 15 January 1996
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Madagascar204 km/h
- Cat. 1Mozambique135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Agnielle:daryl278 km/h
- Cat. 5Cyclone Itelle259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Olivia232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Frank213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Flossy213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Barry185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Kirsty185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth