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Cyclone Niran (2021)
26 February 2021 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Niran formed in the South Pacific basin on 26 February 2021 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 917 hPa.
- Formed
- 26 February 2021
- Dissipated
- 7 March 2021
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 917 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Yasa259 km/h
- TSCyclone Imogen93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth