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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Clare (2006)
6 January 2006 · South Indian Ocean · Category 1
Cyclone Clare formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 6 January 2006 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 6 January 2006
- Dissipated
- 10 January 2006
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Australia120 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. 3Cyclone Boloetse185 km/h
- TSCyclone Emma74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth