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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Kelvin (2018)
12 February 2018 · South Indian Ocean · Category 1
Cyclone Kelvin formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 12 February 2018 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 971 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 12 February 2018
- Dissipated
- 21 February 2018
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 971 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Australia148 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Marcus278 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Cebile213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Dumazile204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Berguitta194 km/h
- TSCyclone Cempaka111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth