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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Fay (2004)
12 March 2004 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Fay formed in the South Pacific basin on 12 March 2004 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 922 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 12 March 2004
- Dissipated
- 28 March 2004
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 922 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Australia200 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Heta259 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ivy194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth