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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Gyan (1981)
18 December 1981 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Gyan formed in the South Pacific basin on 18 December 1981 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in New Caledonia.
- Formed
- 18 December 1981
- Dissipated
- 29 December 1981
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1New Caledonia120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Dominic213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Bernie185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth