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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Lua (2012)
10 March 2012 · South Indian Ocean · Category 2
Cyclone Lua formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 10 March 2012 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 952 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 10 March 2012
- Dissipated
- 18 March 2012
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 952 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Australia165 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Giovanna222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Funso213 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Irina111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth