Two storms have been named Gita since 1999: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1999 and 2018). The strongest, in 2018, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Gita formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2018 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 929 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Cyclone Gita (2018): track and historyGita formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1999 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Gita (1999): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone Gita in 2018, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on February 7, peaked at 145 mph (230 km/h) and lasted 16 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1999.
Cyclone Gita in 2018 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 929 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February. The weakest of the two, in 1999, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).