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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Yasi (2011)
28 January 2011 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Yasi formed in the South Pacific basin on 28 January 2011 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 922 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 28 January 2011
- Dissipated
- 6 February 2011
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 922 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Australia228 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Wilma213 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Atu213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Zelia185 km/h
- TSCyclone Tasha74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth