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Cyclone Rusty (2013)
21 February 2013 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Rusty formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 21 February 2013 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 948 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 21 February 2013
- Dissipated
- 1 March 2013
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 948 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Australia139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Narelle222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Anais213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Claudia213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Felleng213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Haruna194 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Dumile139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth