Hurricane History Map

1993 Western North Pacific season

36 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1993, from 27 February 1993 to 1 January 1994.

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Years1993
Ocean basin

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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 36 storms for the 1993 Western North Pacific season, of which 28 had names.29 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 21 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 36storms
  • 29tropical storm strength or more
  • 21typhoon strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 249accumulated 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

  • Ed (1993)27 September 1993 to 9 October 1993, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
  • Koryn (1993)13 June 1993 to 29 June 1993, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 905 hPa
  • Yancy (1993)27 August 1993 to 7 September 1993, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
  • Robyn (1993)30 July 1993 to 14 August 1993, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 hPa
  • Ira (1993)25 October 1993 to 5 November 1993, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 950 hPa

All 36 storms of 1993

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Irma Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Jack Tropical storm
Koryn Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Lewis Category 2
Marian Tropical storm
Nathan Category 1
Ofelia Tropical storm
Percy Category 1
Robyn Category 4
Steve Category 1
Tasha Category 1
Vernon Category 1
Winona Tropical storm
Yancy Category 4
Zola Tropical storm
Abe Category 3
Becky Category 1
Dot Category 1
Cecil Category 3
Ed Category 5
Flo Category 1
Gene Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Ira Category 4
Jeana Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kyle Category 2
Lola Category 3
Unnamed storm Category 1
Manny Category 4
Nell Category 1

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