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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Gafilo (2004)
1 March 2004 · South Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Gafilo formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 1 March 2004 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 898 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 1 March 2004
- Dissipated
- 18 March 2004
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 898 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Madagascar228 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Frank232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Itsang:itseng:oscar213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Monty204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Beni185 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Elita120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth