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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Freddy (2023)
4 February 2023 · South Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Freddy formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 4 February 2023 and lasted 38 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 923 hPa. It made landfall in Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
- Formed
- 4 February 2023
- Dissipated
- 14 March 2023
- Duration
- 38 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 923 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mozambique157 km/h
- Cat. 1Madagascar139 km/h
- TSMalawi56 km/h
- TSZimbabwe37 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Darian250 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Herman241 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Fabien194 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Cheneso148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth