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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Glenda (2006)
22 March 2006 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Glenda formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 22 March 2006 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 922 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 22 March 2006
- Dissipated
- 31 March 2006
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 922 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Australia156 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Carina241 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Alvin:bertie213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Floyd213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Boloetse185 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Clare139 km/h
- TSCyclone Emma74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth