108Storms

Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1992

108 tropical storms formed worldwide in 1992: 59 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 32 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Hurricane Gay, with winds of 296 km/h.

108Storms

59Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones

32Category 3 or more

1,188.6Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)

Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1992

C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

The strongest storms

C5Hurricane Gay296 km/h · Eastern Pacific C5Typhoon Yvette287 km/h · Western Pacific C5Hurricane Andrew278 km/h · North Atlantic C5Typhoon Elsie269 km/h · Western Pacific C5Cyclone Fran259 km/h · South Pacific C4Typhoon Omar241 km/h · Western Pacific C4Cyclone Esau241 km/h · South Pacific C4Hurricane Kent241 km/h · Eastern Pacific

By ocean basin

Eastern Pacific31 · 20 · 13

Western Pacific30 · 19 · 9

South Pacific14 · 9 · 4

South Indian Ocean17 · 6 · 5

North Atlantic7 · 4 · 1

North Indian Ocean9 · 1 · 0

Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE

Every storm of the year

Formed		Storms	Peak wind	Lowest pressure	Landfalls
3 Jan – 15 Jan	C1	Typhoon AxelWestern Pacific	130 km/h	980 hPa	–
4 Jan – 19 Jan	C2	Cyclone BetsySouth Pacific	176 km/h	940 hPa	Vanuatu
6 Jan – 11 Jan	TS	Tropical Storm MarkSouth Indian Ocean	102 km/h	980 hPa	Australia
16 Jan – 18 Jan	TS	Tropical Storm of 16 January 1992South Pacific	65 km/h	–	–
26 Jan – 9 Feb	C3	Hurricane EkekaEastern Pacific	185 km/h	990 hPa	–
4 Feb – 11 Feb	C1	Cyclone CliffSouth Pacific	130 km/h	980 hPa	–
8 Feb – 14 Feb	TS	Tropical Storm CelestaSouth Indian Ocean	83 km/h	985 hPa	–
13 Feb – 23 Feb	C2	Cyclone DamanSouth Pacific	157 km/h	965 hPa	New Zealand
16 Feb – 25 Feb	TS	Tropical Storm DaviliaSouth Indian Ocean	65 km/h	988 hPa	–
19 Feb – 21 Feb	TS	Tropical Storm of 19 February 1992South Pacific	65 km/h	–	Australia
22 Feb – 26 Feb	TS	Tropical Storm ElizabethaSouth Indian Ocean	65 km/h	992 hPa	Madagascar
23 Feb – 4 Mar	C4	Cyclone FaridaSouth Indian Ocean	222 km/h	941 hPa	–
23 Feb – 4 Mar	C4	Cyclone IanSouth Indian Ocean	213 km/h	930 hPa	Australia
24 Feb – 9 Mar	C4	Cyclone EsauSouth Pacific	241 km/h	925 hPa	New Caledonia, New Zealand
24 Feb – 27 Feb	TD	Tropical Depression GerdaSouth Indian Ocean	37 km/h	1003 hPa	–
24 Feb – 8 Mar	C4	Cyclone Harriet:heatherSouth Indian Ocean	222 km/h	930 hPa	–
26 Feb – 4 Mar	TS	Tropical Storm GerdaSouth Indian Ocean	65 km/h	992 hPa	–
29 Feb – 1 Mar	TS	Tropical Storm GerdaSouth Indian Ocean	65 km/h	992 hPa	–
4 Mar – 21 Mar	C5	Cyclone FranSouth Pacific	259 km/h	920 hPa	Australia
13 Mar – 19 Mar	TS	Tropical Storm GeneSouth Pacific	111 km/h	985 hPa	–
23 Mar – 29 Mar	TS	Tropical Storm HettieSouth Pacific	102 km/h	987 hPa	–
27 Mar – 30 Mar	TS	Tropical Storm HettieSouth Pacific	83 km/h	987 hPa	–
28 Mar – 30 Mar	TS	Tropical Storm HaliEastern Pacific	83 km/h	–	–
4 Apr – 15 Apr	C4	Cyclone NevilleSouth Indian Ocean	222 km/h	945 hPa	–
5 Apr – 20 Apr	C4	Cyclone Irna:janeSouth Indian Ocean	222 km/h	915 hPa	–
21 Apr – 24 Apr	TS	Tropical Storm of 21 April 1992North Atlantic	83 km/h	1002 hPa	–
27 Apr – 6 May	C1	Cyclone InnisSouth Pacific	120 km/h	985 hPa	–
15 May – 20 May	C1	Cyclone of 15 May 1992North Indian Ocean	120 km/h	992 hPa	Myanmar
1 Jun – 5 Jun	TS	Tropical Storm AgathaEastern Pacific	111 km/h	990 hPa	–
3 Jun – 12 Jun	TS	Tropical Storm of 3 June 1992North Indian Ocean	65 km/h	994 hPa	–
14 Jun – 18 Jun	TS	Tropical Storm of 14 June 1992North Indian Ocean	83 km/h	–	India
20 Jun – 3 Jul	C4	Typhoon BobbieWestern Pacific	222 km/h	940 hPa	–
21 Jun – 2 Jul	C1	Typhoon ChuckWestern Pacific	148 km/h	965 hPa	China, Philippines, Vietnam
22 Jun – 23 Jun	TS	Tropical Storm BlasEastern Pacific	65 km/h	1004 hPa	–
22 Jun – 4 Jul	C4	Hurricane CeliaEastern Pacific	232 km/h	935 hPa	–
24 Jun – 4 Jul	TS	Tropical Storm DeannaWestern Pacific	74 km/h	–	–
2 Jul – 10 Jul	C3	Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific	194 km/h	968 hPa	–
5 Jul – 14 Jul	C1	Typhoon EliWestern Pacific	139 km/h	965 hPa	China, Philippines, Vietnam
9 Jul – 17 Jul	C4	Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific	222 km/h	943 hPa	–
11 Jul – 18 Jul	TS	Tropical Storm FayeWestern Pacific	102 km/h	1000 hPa	China, Philippines
13 Jul – 23 Jul	C4	Hurricane FrankEastern Pacific	232 km/h	935 hPa	–
14 Jul – 27 Jul	C2	Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific	176 km/h	964 hPa	–
16 Jul – 24 Jul	C1	Typhoon GaryWestern Pacific	120 km/h	980 hPa	China, Philippines
24 Jul – 29 Jul	TS	Tropical Storm HelenWestern Pacific	83 km/h	996 hPa	–
24 Jul – 28 Jul	TS	Tropical Storm of 24 July 1992North Indian Ocean	74 km/h	–	India
26 Jul – 31 Jul	TS	Tropical Storm HowardEastern Pacific	102 km/h	992 hPa	–
28 Jul – 2 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm IsisEastern Pacific	102 km/h	992 hPa	–
30 Jul – 5 Aug	C1	Typhoon IrvingWestern Pacific	148 km/h	980 hPa	Japan, South Korea
30 Jul – 13 Aug	C4	Typhoon JanisWestern Pacific	213 km/h	935 hPa	Japan, Russia
30 Jul – 12 Aug	C1	Hurricane JavierEastern Pacific	130 km/h	985 hPa	–
3 Aug – 20 Aug	C4	Hurricane KentEastern Pacific	241 km/h	930 hPa	Japan
13 Aug – 25 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm LoisWestern Pacific	74 km/h	996 hPa	–
13 Aug – 22 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm MarkWestern Pacific	93 km/h	990 hPa	China
16 Aug – 22 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm NinaWestern Pacific	83 km/h	996 hPa	–
16 Aug – 28 Aug	C5	Hurricane AndrewNorth Atlantic	278 km/h	922 hPa	Bahamas, United States
18 Aug – 22 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm KayEastern Pacific	83 km/h	1000 hPa	–
20 Aug – 24 Aug	C1	Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific	130 km/h	985 hPa	Mexico
23 Aug – 9 Sept	C4	Typhoon OmarWestern Pacific	241 km/h	920 hPa	China, Taiwan, Vietnam
23 Aug – 4 Sept	TS	Tropical Storm PollyWestern Pacific	93 km/h	975 hPa	China, Taiwan
26 Aug – 27 Aug	TD	Tropical Depression PollyWestern Pacific	–	–	–
27 Aug – 31 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm MadelineEastern Pacific	83 km/h	999 hPa	–
27 Aug – 31 Aug	TS	Tropical Storm NewtonEastern Pacific	83 km/h	999 hPa	–
29 Aug – 13 Sept	C4	Typhoon RyanWestern Pacific	213 km/h	945 hPa	Russia
1 Sept – 2 Sept	TD	Tropical Depression PollyWestern Pacific	–	–	North Korea
2 Sept – 14 Sept	C4	Hurricane OrleneEastern Pacific	232 km/h	934 hPa	–
4 Sept – 19 Sept	C3	Typhoon SibylWestern Pacific	204 km/h	940 hPa	–
5 Sept – 13 Sept	C4	Hurricane InikiEastern Pacific	232 km/h	938 hPa	–
11 Sept – 16 Sept	C1	Hurricane PaineEastern Pacific	120 km/h	987 hPa	–
13 Sept – 30 Sept	C2	Hurricane RoslynEastern Pacific	157 km/h	975 hPa	–
14 Sept – 27 Sept	C1	Typhoon TedWestern Pacific	120 km/h	985 hPa	China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
17 Sept – 27 Sept	C1	Hurricane SeymourEastern Pacific	139 km/h	980 hPa	–
17 Sept – 11 Oct	C4	Hurricane TinaEastern Pacific	241 km/h	932 hPa	–
17 Sept – 2 Oct	C2	Hurricane BonnieNorth Atlantic	176 km/h	965 hPa	–
19 Sept – 30 Sept	TS	Tropical Storm ValWestern Pacific	102 km/h	970 hPa	–
21 Sept – 29 Sept	C2	Hurricane CharleyNorth Atlantic	176 km/h	965 hPa	–
22 Sept – 26 Sept	TS	Tropical Storm DanielleNorth Atlantic	102 km/h	1001 hPa	United States
23 Sept – 7 Oct	C2	Hurricane WardEastern Pacific	176 km/h	945 hPa	–
25 Sept – 5 Oct	C1	Cyclone AvionaSouth Indian Ocean	120 km/h	988 hPa	–
26 Sept – 3 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm EarlNorth Atlantic	102 km/h	990 hPa	–
29 Sept – 4 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm of 29 September 1992North Indian Ocean	102 km/h	996 hPa	India, Oman
1 Oct – 5 Oct	C4	Hurricane VirgilEastern Pacific	213 km/h	948 hPa	Mexico
3 Oct – 18 Oct	C5	Typhoon YvetteWestern Pacific	287 km/h	915 hPa	–
4 Oct – 9 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm of 4 October 1992North Indian Ocean	83 km/h	–	India
5 Oct – 17 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm ZackWestern Pacific	74 km/h	992 hPa	–
6 Oct – 10 Oct	C3	Hurricane WinifredEastern Pacific	185 km/h	960 hPa	Mexico
12 Oct – 30 Oct	C2	Typhoon AngelaWestern Pacific	167 km/h	970 hPa	Vietnam
13 Oct – 15 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm XavierEastern Pacific	74 km/h	1003 hPa	–
14 Oct – 25 Oct	C2	Typhoon BrianWestern Pacific	176 km/h	950 hPa	–
15 Oct – 29 Oct	C1	Typhoon ColleenWestern Pacific	148 km/h	980 hPa	Philippines, Vietnam
15 Oct – 22 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm YolandaEastern Pacific	102 km/h	993 hPa	–
17 Oct – 21 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm BabieSouth Indian Ocean	83 km/h	991 hPa	–
22 Oct – 30 Oct	C1	Hurricane FrancesNorth Atlantic	139 km/h	976 hPa	Spain
23 Oct – 5 Nov	C3	Hurricane DanEastern Pacific	204 km/h	935 hPa	–
25 Oct – 30 Oct	TS	Tropical Storm ZekeEastern Pacific	83 km/h	1000 hPa	–
27 Oct – 9 Nov	C5	Typhoon ElsieWestern Pacific	269 km/h	915 hPa	–
31 Oct – 8 Nov	TS	Tropical Storm of 31 October 1992North Indian Ocean	102 km/h	996 hPa	–
6 Nov – 17 Nov	C1	Typhoon of 6 November 1992Western Pacific	130 km/h	994 hPa	India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
8 Nov – 22 Nov	C4	Typhoon ForrestWestern Pacific	232 km/h	952 hPa	Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand
13 Nov – 4 Dec	C5	Hurricane GayEastern Pacific	296 km/h	900 hPa	–
13 Nov – 22 Nov	C4	Typhoon HuntWestern Pacific	232 km/h	940 hPa	–
26 Nov – 11 Dec	TS	Tropical Storm of 26 November 1992South Indian Ocean	65 km/h	997 hPa	–
29 Nov – 4 Dec	TS	Tropical Storm of 29 November 1992North Indian Ocean	93 km/h	–	–
3 Dec – 14 Dec	C3	Cyclone JoniSouth Pacific	204 km/h	985 hPa	–
17 Dec – 24 Dec	TS	Tropical Storm KenSouth Indian Ocean	83 km/h	990 hPa	–
18 Dec – 24 Dec	TS	Tropical Storm of 18 December 1992North Indian Ocean	93 km/h	–	Somalia
21 Dec – 5 Jan	C1	Cyclone NinaSouth Pacific	139 km/h	960 hPa	Australia
23 Dec – 6 Jan	C4	Cyclone KinaSouth Pacific	222 km/h	997 hPa	–
26 Dec – 30 Dec	TS	Tropical Storm of 26 December 1992South Indian Ocean	69 km/h	998 hPa	–