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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Doaza (1988)
21 January 1988 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Doaza formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 21 January 1988 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 21 January 1988
- Dissipated
- 1 February 1988
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMadagascar74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Gasitao241 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ezenina:gwenda185 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Filao157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth