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Cyclone Japhet (2003)

Cyclone Japhet formed in the South Indian Ocean on 24 February 2003 and faded on 5 March 2003. Peak wind 213 km/h (115 kt), category 4, lowest pressure 927 hPa. Landfall: Mozambique.

213 km/hPeak wind · 115 kt
927 hPaLowest pressure
8.8 daysDuration
1,978 kmTrack length · ACE 15.2
Mozambique
Cyclone Japhet (2003)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

63119154178209252262824

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
2 March 2003 18:00 UTCC2Mozambique157 km/hInhassoro · 21 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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