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Midget tropical cyclone

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midget tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclones on the small end of the size spectrum, historically defined as having a radius to the outermost closed isobar of less than 200 km.

The use of the term, however, is strongly discouraged.

Term edited 1 February 2022.

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