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What is the highest speed of cyclone in India?

137 mph
Cyclone Tauktae/Highest wind speed

What is the wind speed of a category 3 cyclone?

Within the basin a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 64–85 knots (119–157 km/h; 74–98 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale.

What is the speed of wind during Cyclone?

In the most intense tropical cyclones, sustained winds may be as high as 240 km (150 miles) per hour, and gusts can exceed 320 km (200 miles) per hour. The length of time that a given location is exposed to extreme winds depends on the size of the storm and the speed at which it is moving.

Which has stronger winds?

Neptune
Neptune has the strongest winds in the Solar System. Winds whip clouds of frozen methane across the planet at speeds of more than 1,200 miles per hour (2,000 kilometers per hour).

Which state has most cyclone in India?

On average around 2 to 4 tropical cyclones impact India every year, while most of these tropical cyclones impact the east coast of Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.

Which is the most severe cyclone in India?

The 36 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History

RankName/Areas of Largest LossOcean Area
1.Great Bhola Cyclone, BangladeshBay of Bengal
2.Hooghly River Cyclone, India and BangladeshBay of Bengal
3.Haiphong Typhoon, VietnamWest Pacific
4.Coringa, IndiaBay of Bengal

Which state of India are more affected by cyclones?

Four states (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal) and one UT (Puducherry) on the east coast and one state (Gujarat) on the west coast are more vulnerable to cyclone hazards.

What is wind pattern of cyclone?

cyclone, any large system of winds that circulates about a centre of low atmospheric pressure in a counterclockwise direction north of the Equator and in a clockwise direction to the south. These winds are usually not as strong as the cyclonic variety and commonly produce no precipitation.