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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Monica (2006)
16 April 2006 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Monica formed in the South Pacific basin on 16 April 2006 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 879 hPa. It made landfall in Australia. It is the 51st most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 16 April 2006
- Dissipated
- 27 April 2006
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 879 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Australia213 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Larry213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth