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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Susan (1997)
20 December 1997 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Susan formed in the South Pacific basin on 20 December 1997 and lasted 21 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa.
- Formed
- 20 December 1997
- Dissipated
- 10 January 1998
- Duration
- 21 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Ron269 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Martin185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Zuman185 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Yali167 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Pam120 km/h
- TSCyclone Alan83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth