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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Oscar (1983)
22 February 1983 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Oscar formed in the South Pacific basin on 22 February 1983 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa.
- Formed
- 22 February 1983
- Dissipated
- 6 March 1983
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Elinor204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Tomasi189 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Nisha:orama185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Rewa185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Veena185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth