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Cyclone Elita (2004)
24 January 2004 · South Indian Ocean · Category 1
Cyclone Elita formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 24 January 2004 and lasted 20 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 976 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 24 January 2004
- Dissipated
- 13 February 2004
- Duration
- 20 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMadagascar111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Gafilo259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Frank232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Itsang:itseng:oscar213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Monty204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Beni185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth