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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Namu (1986)
15 May 1986 · South Pacific · Category 1
Cyclone Namu formed in the South Pacific basin on 15 May 1986 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 955 hPa. It made landfall in the Solomon Islands.
- Formed
- 15 May 1986
- Dissipated
- 23 May 1986
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 955 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSSolomon Islands107 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 2Cyclone Winifred167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth