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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Winston (2016)
9 February 2016 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Winston formed in the South Pacific basin on 9 February 2016 and lasted 19 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 907 hPa. It made landfall in Fiji. It is the 67th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 9 February 2016
- Dissipated
- 28 February 2016
- Duration
- 19 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 907 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 5Fiji274 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Ula222 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Amos167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth