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Cyclone Japhet (2003)
24 February 2003 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Japhet formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 24 February 2003 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 927 hPa. It made landfall in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
- Formed
- 24 February 2003
- Dissipated
- 5 March 2003
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 927 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mozambique157 km/h
- TSZimbabwe102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Kalunde259 km/h
- Cat. 5Cyclone Inigo259 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Fiona204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Gerry194 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Manou154 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Delfina102 km/h
- TSCyclone Graham74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth