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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Tiffany (1998)
22 January 1998 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Tiffany formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 22 January 1998 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 22 January 1998
- Dissipated
- 2 February 1998
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 940 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia61 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Anacelle213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth