Cyclone Ktjaraung

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Ktjaraung was the deadliest, costliest, and longest lasting tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere, and the strongest and most intense tropical cyclone on record worldwide. The system was first noted as an area of tropical disturbance on December 31st, 2022 on the South-East Pacific ocean 910 miles (1,464 km) east from the Fatu Hiva island of French Polynesia, an unusual place for a tropical disturbance. On January 4th, 2023, the storm developed into a tropical depression with wind speeds of 30 mph (48 km/h). The storm continues to move west-southwest until it rapidly intensifies into a Category 5 cyclone on January 11th on 154°W, making it the easternmost cyclone to reach Category 5 intensity on both the Australian scale and the Saffir-Simpson scale.