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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Meli (1979)
24 March 1979 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Meli formed in the South Pacific basin on 24 March 1979 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa.
- Formed
- 24 March 1979
- Dissipated
- 31 March 1979
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Kerry194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth