Cyclone Beni (2003)

Beni crossed the South Pacific over an 18-day journey in January and February 2003, affecting four countries. Travelling between Vanuatu and New Caledonia, it reached peak intensity on 29 January with 10-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h and a pressure of 920 mbar, then weakened rapidly. Damage totalled about A$10 million in Queensland and US$1 million in Vanuatu.

Formed (UTC)

2003-01-20

Dissipated (UTC)

2003-02-05

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

South Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2003021S10163

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, vanuatu, new caledonia, queensland, south pacific

Coordinates: -22.249379729655644, 168.0012405406887

Part of South Pacific tropical cyclones of category 4 and above in the 1997 to 2009 seasons

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