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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Wendy (1972)
29 January 1972 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Wendy formed in the South Pacific basin on 29 January 1972 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa.
- Formed
- 29 January 1972
- Dissipated
- 9 February 1972
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth