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Cyclone Luban (2018)
5 October 2018 · North Indian Ocean · Category 2
Cyclone Luban formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 5 October 2018 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 959 hPa. It made landfall in Yemen.
- Formed
- 5 October 2018
- Dissipated
- 15 October 2018
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 959 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSYemen61 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Titli194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Mekunu185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth