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The term "cyclones" is the generic term covering cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons. For the purpose of this question, the following answer refers to cyclones, the phenomenon restricted to the Southern Hemisphere and usually found in Australian waters.
Cyclones vary in speed, and so are classified into categories according to their wind speed.
- Category 1 cyclones have wind gusts reaching less than 125 kilometres per hour.
- Category 2 have wind gusts between 125-170km/h.
- Category 3 cyclones have wind gust measuring between 170-225km/h.
- Category 4 have wind gusts between 225-280km/h.
- Category 5 cyclones have wind gusts exceeding 280km/h.
A good gauge for wind speed in cyclones was Cyclone Tracy. At the height of the storm, the wind gauge at Darwin Airport officially recorded winds of 217 kilometres per hour before being blown away itself. Unofficial estimates suggest that the wind speed actually reached 300 kilometres per hour.
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The notorious, infamous Cyclone Yasi reached wind speeds of up to 290 kilometres per hour.
What were the wind speeds in cyclone yasi?
220 k/ph was the average, but it reached as high as 290 k/ph.
What was the smallest cyclone ever recorded?
The highest sustained wind speed on record in a tropical cyclone came with Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 with peak sustained wind speeds of 195 mph.
Is cyclone a wind current?
yes
Which cyclone comes in the category of F5 to F6?
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What was cyclone yasis top speeds?
The notorious, infamous Cyclone Yasi reached wind speeds of up to 290 kilometres per hour.
What were the wind speeds in cyclone yasi?
220 k/ph was the average, but it reached as high as 290 k/ph.
What was the smallest cyclone ever recorded?
The highest sustained wind speed on record in a tropical cyclone came with Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 with peak sustained wind speeds of 195 mph.
What is the wind speeds of venus?
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Is cyclone a wind current?
yes
Are hurricanes and tornadoes two types of wind speeds?
No. Hurricanes and tornadoes are two different types of storm that produce fast winds, but they are not defined by wind speed alone. In many cases tornadoes and hurricanes produce winds in the same range of speed. A tornado is a violently rotating vortex of wind that is in contact with both the ground and a parent thunderstorm's cloud base. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. Note that any wind of 74 mph or greater is considered "hurricane-force" but only in a tropical cyclone is it considered an actual hurricane.
Which cyclone comes in the category of F5 to F6?
Cyclones in the category of F5 to F6 don't exist. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is commonly used to classify tropical cyclones, only goes up to category 5, with sustained wind speeds of 157 mph or higher. Any cyclone with wind speeds greater than that would still be classified as a category 5 hurricane.
What are the average wind speeds on mercury?
There are no wind speeds to discuss on Mercury, since there is no atmosphere there.
What blast of wind begins with c?
cyclone
When was cyclone b created?
it is created by wind
What completes the analogy tsunami water cyclone?
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