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Cyclone Phil (1996)

Cyclone Phil formed in the South Pacific on 22 December 1996 and faded on 16 January 1997. Peak wind 157 km/h (85 kt), category 2, lowest pressure 975 hPa. Landfall: Australia.

157 km/hPeak wind · 85 kt
975 hPaLowest pressure
25.3 daysDuration
9,063 kmTrack length · ACE 13.4
AustraliaAustralia
Cyclone Phil (1996)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

631191541782092522528313691215

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
26 December 1996 06:00 UTCTSAustralia93 km/hAlyangula · 84 km
27 December 1996 12:00 UTCTSAustralia83 km/hWyndham · 114 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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