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Cyclone Heta at peak strength

January 5

• 2005 - Cyclone Heta (pictured) reached its lowest pressure of 915 hPa (mbar). Heta caused $150 million in damage, mostly on American Samoa.
• 2013 - Tropical Storm Sonamu reached peak intensity north of Borneo. The name was retired thereafter due to its pronunciation as it sounded like tsunami.
• 2018 - Cyclone Ava struck eastern Madagascar, resulting in 51 deaths from its widespread floods.