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Cyclone Giovanna (2012)
7 February 2012 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Giovanna formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 7 February 2012 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 933 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 7 February 2012
- Dissipated
- 22 February 2012
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 933 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Madagascar176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Funso213 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Lua176 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Irina111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth