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Cyclone Funa (2008)
15 January 2008 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Funa formed in the South Pacific basin on 15 January 2008 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in Vanuatu.
- Formed
- 15 January 2008
- Dissipated
- 21 January 2008
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSVanuatu93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Daman204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Gene185 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Guba139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth