Hurricane History Map

1992 Eastern and central Pacific season

34 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 1992, from 26 January 1992 to 4 December 1992.

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Years1992
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1992 season in numbers

The record holds 34 storms for the 1992 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 31 had names.31 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 20 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 13 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 34storms
  • 31tropical storm strength or more
  • 20hurricane strength or more
  • 13major (category 3 to 5)
  • 448accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1992

  • Gay (1992)13 November 1992 to 4 December 1992, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 900 hPa
  • Kent (1992)3 August 1992 to 20 August 1992, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Tina (1992)17 September 1992 to 11 October 1992, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 932 hPa
  • Celia (1992)22 June 1992 to 4 July 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Frank (1992)13 July 1992 to 23 July 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa

All 34 storms of 1992

StormPeak
Ekeka Category 3
Hali Tropical storm
Agatha Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Celia Category 4
Blas Tropical storm
Darby Category 3
Estelle Category 4
Frank Category 4
Georgette Category 2
Howard Tropical storm
Isis Tropical storm
Javier Category 1
Kent Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kay Tropical storm
Lester Category 1
Newton Tropical storm
Madeline Tropical storm
Orlene Category 4
Iniki Category 4
Paine Category 1
Roslyn Category 2
Tina Category 4
Seymour Category 1
Ward Category 2
Virgil Category 4
Winifred Category 3
Xavier Tropical storm
Yolanda Tropical storm
Dan Category 3
Zeke Tropical storm
Gay Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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Other basins in 1992

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