Hurricane History Map

1993 South Pacific and Australian region season

15 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 1993, from 3 December 1992 to 16 May 1993.

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Years1993
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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 1993 season in numbers

The record holds 15 storms for the 1993 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 12 had names.14 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 15storms
  • 14tropical storm strength or more
  • 8cyclone strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 148accumulated 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 1993

  • Prema (1993)24 March 1993 to 6 April 1993, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 975 hPa
  • Kina (1993)23 December 1992 to 6 January 1993, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 997 hPa
  • Oliver (1993)3 February 1993 to 14 February 1993, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
  • Joni (1993)3 December 1992 to 14 December 1992, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 985 hPa
  • Polly (1993)22 February 1993 to 9 March 1993, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 945 hPa

All 15 storms of 1993

StormPeak
Joni Category 3
Nina Category 1
Kina Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Lin Category 2
Oliver Category 4
Mick Tropical storm
Nisha Category 1
Oli Tropical storm
Polly Category 3
Roger Tropical storm
Prema Category 4
Adel Tropical storm

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Other basins in 1993

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