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Cyclone Giri (2010)
19 October 2010 · North Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Giri formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 19 October 2010 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 922 hPa. It made landfall in Myanmar and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 19 October 2010
- Dissipated
- 24 October 2010
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 922 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Myanmar200 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Phet232 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Laila120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth