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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Laurence (2009)
8 December 2009 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Laurence formed in the South Pacific basin on 8 December 2009 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 926 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 8 December 2009
- Dissipated
- 23 December 2009
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 926 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Australia222 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Ului259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Oli213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Tomas213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Rene185 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Pat167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth