Hurricane History Map

1992 South Pacific and Australian region season

14 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1992, from 12 November 1991 to 6 May 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 14 storms for the 1992 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 12 had names.14 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 9 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 4 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 14storms
  • 14tropical storm strength or more
  • 9cyclone strength or more
  • 4major (category 3 to 5)
  • 179accumulated 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

  • Fran (1992)4 March 1992 to 21 March 1992, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Esau (1992)24 February 1992 to 9 March 1992, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
  • Val (1992)4 December 1991 to 17 December 1991, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa
  • Wasa (1992)5 December 1991 to 13 December 1991, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa
  • Tia (1992)12 November 1991 to 21 November 1991, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 960 hPa

All 14 storms of 1992

StormPeak
Tia Category 2
Val Category 4
Wasa Category 3
Arthur Tropical storm
Betsy Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Cliff Category 1
Daman Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Esau Category 4
Fran Category 5
Gene Tropical storm
Hettie Tropical storm
Innis Category 1

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