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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Kara (2007)
23 March 2007 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Kara formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 23 March 2007 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 23 March 2007
- Dissipated
- 30 March 2007
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia28 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Bondo250 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Favio222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Indlala222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Dora213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Jaya204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Gamede194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth