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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Yali (1998)
17 March 1998 · South Pacific · Category 2
Cyclone Yali formed in the South Pacific basin on 17 March 1998 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in New Zealand.
- Formed
- 17 March 1998
- Dissipated
- 31 March 1998
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSNew Zealand0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Ron269 km/h
- Cat. 5Cyclone Susan259 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Martin185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Zuman185 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