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Cyclone Ernest (2005)
16 January 2005 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Ernest formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 16 January 2005 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 16 January 2005
- Dissipated
- 25 January 2005
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Madagascar154 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Bentojana259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Adeline:juliet232 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Chambo194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth