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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Justin (1997)
3 March 1997 · South Pacific · Category 2
Cyclone Justin formed in the South Pacific basin on 3 March 1997 and lasted 26 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 955 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 3 March 1997
- Dissipated
- 29 March 1997
- Duration
- 26 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 955 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Drena222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Gavin222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Keli213 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Fergus167 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Hina139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth