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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Damien (2020)
3 February 2020 · South Indian Ocean · Category 2
Cyclone Damien formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 3 February 2020 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 956 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 3 February 2020
- Dissipated
- 10 February 2020
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 956 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Australia167 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Ambali259 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Belna194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Irondro194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ferdinand185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Herold185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth