Cyclone Claudia (2012)

The system reached cyclone strength over the weekend of 8 December 2012 and maximum sustained winds rose to 105 knots. It covered about 175 nautical miles in two days, and was centred near 18.0 south, 73.8 east, roughly 625 nautical miles south of Diego Garcia.

Formed (UTC)

2012-12-02

Dissipated (UTC)

2012-12-13

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

115

Basin it formed in

South Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2012337S06089

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, diego garcia, open water

Coordinates: -14.463661337912104, 74.6363386620879

Part of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones of category 4 and above in the 2010 to 2018 seasons

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