### [2023-03-7](/feed/2023/03/7/index.md)

##### 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
# Cyclone Freddy becomes the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record, breaking the record previously held by Hurricane John (1994) which lasted 31 days.




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/africa/cyclone-freddy-mozambique-record-storm-climate-intl/index.html/)

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