Tropical cyclones in 1992

Tropical cyclones in 1992
Year boundaries
First systemAxel
FormedJanuary 3, 1992
Last systemKina
DissipatedJanuary 5, 1993
Strongest system
NameGay
Lowest pressure900 mbar (hPa); 26.58 inHg
Longest lasting system
NameTina
Duration25 days
Year statistics
Total systems111
Named systems101
Total fatalities1,513 reported
Total damageUnknown
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1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Tropical Storm Kent making landfall in Kyushu, Japan on August 18. In the vicinity of Kent are Lois, Mark and Nina, which were either tropical storms or tropical depressions at this time.

The year 1992 featured the highest amount of accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) on record, with an ACE rating of 1,163.1 units.[1] It would be regarded as one of the most intense tropical cyclone years on record. Throughout the year, 111 tropical cyclones formed, of which 101 were given names by various weather agencies. Five Category 5 tropical cyclones would form in 1992.

Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by a group of ten warning centers, which have been designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization. These are the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Central Pacific Hurricane Center, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France, Indonesia's Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service, the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) as well as New Zealand's MetService. Other notable warning centres include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.

  1. ^ "Global statistics compared with climatology". Colorado State University. 2023.