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Cyclone Ivan (2008)
5 February 2008 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Ivan formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 5 February 2008 and lasted 22 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 Madagascar.
- Formed
- 5 February 2008
- Dissipated
- 27 February 2008
- Duration
- 22 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 929 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Madagascar172 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Hondo241 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Kamba213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Jokwe204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Pancho185 km/h
- TSCyclone Helen93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth