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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Sandy (1985)
19 March 1985 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Sandy formed in the South Pacific basin on 19 March 1985 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 953 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 19 March 1985
- Dissipated
- 3 April 1985
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 953 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Australia120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Hina250 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Nigel194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Eric185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Odette185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth