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Cyclone Mekunu (2018)
21 May 2018 · North Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Mekunu formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 21 May 2018 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 948 hPa. It made landfall in Oman.
- Formed
- 21 May 2018
- Dissipated
- 27 May 2018
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 948 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Oman172 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Titli194 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Luban157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth