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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Quang (2015)
27 April 2015 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Quang formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 27 April 2015 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 933 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 27 April 2015
- Dissipated
- 1 May 2015
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 933 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Bansi259 km/h
- Cat. 5Cyclone Eunice259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Ikola213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Kate194 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chedza106 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth