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Cyclone Gita (2018)
7 February 2018 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Gita formed in the South Pacific basin on 7 February 2018 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 929 hPa. It made landfall in New Zealand.
- Formed
- 7 February 2018
- Dissipated
- 22 February 2018
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 929 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSNew Zealand0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Hola194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Nora185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth