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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Firinga (1989)
24 January 1989 · South Indian Ocean · Category 2
Cyclone Firinga formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 24 January 1989 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa.
- Formed
- 24 January 1989
- Dissipated
- 7 February 1989
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Orson259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Hanitra:leon232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Edme213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Krisy194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Barisaona185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ned185 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Ilona157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth