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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Sam (2000)
28 November 2000 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Sam formed in the South Pacific basin on 28 November 2000 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 28 November 2000
- Dissipated
- 14 December 2000
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Australia185 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Paula194 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Sose130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth