1992 Western North Pacific season

30 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1992, from 3 January 1992 to 22 November 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 30 storms for the 1992 Western North Pacific season, of which 27 had names.28 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 19 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 30storms
  • 28tropical storm strength or more
  • 19typhoon strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 339accumulated 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

  • Yvette (1992)3 October 1992 to 18 October 1992, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 915 hPa
  • Elsie (1992)27 October 1992 to 9 November 1992, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
  • Omar (1992)23 August 1992 to 9 September 1992, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 920 hPa
  • Forrest (1992)8 November 1992 to 22 November 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 952 hPa
  • Hunt (1992)13 November 1992 to 22 November 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa

All 30 storms of 1992

StormPeak
Axel Category 1
Bobbie Category 4
Chuck Category 1
Deanna Tropical storm
Eli Category 1
Faye Tropical storm
Gary Category 1
Helen Tropical storm
Janis Category 4
Irving Category 1
Lois Tropical storm
Mark Tropical storm
Nina Tropical storm
Polly Tropical storm
Omar Category 4
Ryan Category 4
Sibyl Category 3
Ted Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Val Tropical storm
Yvette Category 5
Zack Tropical storm
Angela Category 2
Brian Category 2
Colleen Category 1
Elsie Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Category 1
Forrest Category 4
Hunt Category 4

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