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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Elinor (1983)
10 February 1983 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Elinor formed in the South Pacific basin on 10 February 1983 and lasted 22 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 10 February 1983
- Dissipated
- 4 March 1983
- Duration
- 22 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Oscar204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Tomasi189 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Nisha:orama185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Rewa185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Veena185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth