World Map › Tropical Cyclones Since 1950 › 2003
Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Heta (2003)
25 December 2003 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Heta formed in the South Pacific basin on 25 December 2003 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 898 hPa.
- Formed
- 25 December 2003
- Dissipated
- 12 January 2004
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 898 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Fay222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ivy194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth