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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Kerry (1979)
11 February 1979 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Kerry formed in the South Pacific basin on 11 February 1979 and lasted 23 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 11 February 1979
- Dissipated
- 5 March 1979
- Duration
- 23 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Meli213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth