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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Simon (1980)
21 February 1980 · South Pacific · Category 3
Cyclone Simon formed in the South Pacific basin on 21 February 1980 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in New Zealand.
- Formed
- 21 February 1980
- Dissipated
- 3 March 1980
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSNew Zealand80 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth