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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Ilona (1988)
12 December 1988 · South Indian Ocean · Category 2
Cyclone Ilona formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 12 December 1988 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 12 December 1988
- Dissipated
- 19 December 1988
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Australia148 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Orson259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Hanitra:leon232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Edme213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Krisy194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Barisaona185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ned185 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Firinga167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth