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Severe Tropical Cyclone Zuman
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zuman near its peak intensity
Meteorological history
FormedMarch 29, 1998
DissipatedApril 5, 1998
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (FMS)
Highest winds150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg
Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NPMOC)
Highest winds185 km/h (115 mph)
Overall effects
Damage$6 million (1997 USD)
Areas affectedVanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand

Part of the 1997–98 South Pacific cyclone season

Meteorological history[edit]

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Effects[edit]

Vanautu[edit]

Elsewhere[edit]

During April 7, as the system's remnants moved to the east of Norfolk Island, a depression developed along one of its cloudbands which New Zealand's Met Service tracked as an extension of Zuman. This secondary system produced several short bursts of heavy rain over parts of the North Island including 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in an hour at Gisborne Airport.

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