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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Eric (1985)
12 January 1985 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Eric formed in the South Pacific basin on 12 January 1985 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 955 hPa. It made landfall in Fiji and Vanuatu.
- Formed
- 12 January 1985
- Dissipated
- 20 January 1985
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 955 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Hina250 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Sandy222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Nigel194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Odette185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth