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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Tracy (1974)
20 December 1974 · South Pacific · Category 2
Cyclone Tracy formed in the South Pacific basin on 20 December 1974 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 20 December 1974
- Dissipated
- 26 December 1974
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Australia176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth