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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Kirsty (1985)
1 March 1985 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Kirsty formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 1 March 1985 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa.
- Formed
- 1 March 1985
- Dissipated
- 19 March 1985
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Helisaonina204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth