Tropical Storm Zack (1992)
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The 1992 Pacific typhoon season was the fifth consecutive above-average season, producing 31 tropical storms, 16 typhoons and five super typhoons. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1992. Despite this, most
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s tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the West Pacific basin, tropical depressions have the "W" suffix added to their number. Storms reaching tropical storm intensity of sustained winds were assigned a name by the
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(JTWC). Storms with sustained winds exceeding are called typhoons, while intense typhoons with sustained winds exceeding are designated super typhoons by the JTWC (see
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). Furthermore, tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine Area of Responsibility are assigned an internal name by the
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(PAGASA). This can often result in the same storm having two names.


Season summary

There were a total of 40 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1992. 39 of these formed within the basin, and 1 storm, Tropical Storm Ekeka, formed in the Central Pacific basin, crossing the Date Line to enter the Western Pacific. Out of the 39, 32 became named tropical storms, 21 reached typhoon intensity, and 5 reached super typhoon strength. Storms are listed in numerical ascending order by their JTWC tropical depression numbers except for Ekeka, and not in alphabetical order of names. Thus, Tropical Storm Zack (22W) is listed before Super Typhoon Yvette (23W). The season was hyperactive, featuring the highest
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(ACE) for a Pacific typhoon season on record at the time, until it was surpassed by the
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. The ACE index for the 1992 Pacific typhoon season as calculated by Colorado State University using data from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center was 470.1 units. Broadly speaking, ACE is a measure of the power of a tropical or subtropical storm multiplied by the length of time it existed. It is only calculated for full advisories on specific tropical and subtropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of .


Systems


Severe Tropical Storm Axel

On 2 January, stronger-than-normal low-level
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were observed east of New Guinea. As a result of these increased winds and an area of cloudiness, two areas of convection on different sides of the equator formed. The next day, these areas began consolidating. As a result, on 4 January, the
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(JMA) noted that the northern area of convection had developed into a tropical depression. Several hours later, the
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(JTWC) issued a
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(TCFA) on the depression, issuing their first warning on Tropical Depression 01W later that day. Early on 6 January, both the JTWC and JMA had noted that the tropical depression had intensified into a tropical storm, causing the former agency to name it ''Axel''. As a result of favorable upper-level divergence, Axel was able to significantly intensify, with the JMA noting that the cyclone had developed into a severe tropical storm the next day. Despite the JMA stating that Axel did not develop further until 9 January, later that day, the JTWC noted that Axel had intensified into a typhoon. Soon after, they noted that Axel had peaked with 1-minute sustained winds of while the JMA stated that Axel had peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of . However, on 10 January, Axel tracked into an environment with high wind shear, causing it to weaken. As a result, three days later, both the JMA and JTWC noted that Axel had weakened into a tropical depression. Two days later, Axel had transitioned into a weak extratropical low, causing both agencies to stop tracking it. The worst typhoon to affect the Marshall Islands in over 70 years, waves produced by Axel flooded homes and cars while gusts amounting to destroyed scores of houses, submerging houses and cars in knee-deep water and leaving hundreds homeless. After passing Majuro, Axel passed across Jaluit Atoll, causing over four feet of water to cover most of the main islands. As a result of Axel's winds, a majority of the outhouses were destroyed, resulting in serious health concerns for the islanders. In the eastern Caroline Islands, Kosrae experienced gusts of resulting in severe crop losses, damaged fauna, and several structures being destroyed.As Axel passed just north of Pohnpei, the island's electrical power was knocked out for several hours and many buildings in low-lying areas flooded. In those islands, a storm surge of fifteen feet was recorded, with a daily total of of rain seen.


Severe Tropical Storm Ekeka

On 3 February, a weakening Tropical Storm Ekeka tracked west of the
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, entering the West Pacific basin and being monitored by the JMA. Early the next day, the JTWC began issuing bulletins on Ekeka, which was in an environment with high wind shear. Later that same day, Ekeka weakened into a tropical depression. Several days later, on 8 February, the JMA stopped tracking the depression. The JTWC kept tracking Ekeka for a few hours until it passed over Chuuk. Early on February 9, Ekeka finally dissipated about east-southeast of
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, or about off the north coast of
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.


Typhoon Bobbie (Asiang)

On 20 June, a poorly organized area of convection south of
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near the central Caroline Islands began developing. Embedded in the monsoon trough, the disturbance's circulation began consolidating, prompting the JTWC to issue a TCFA on the disturbance. As a result, on 23 June, the JMA noted that the disturbance had developed into a tropical depression. Around that time, the JTWC also upgraded the disturbance into a depression, issuing their first warning on Tropical Depression 02W later that day. Intensifying, early on 24 June, both the JTWC and JMA noted Bobbie intensified into a tropical storm, causing the latter agency to name it ''Bobbie''. Just a few hours later, Bobbie began undergoing a binary interaction with nearby Tropical Storm Chuck, which at the time, just formed off the Philippines. As Bobbie was intensifying, it crossed into the
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(PAR), prompting the
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(PAGSA) to name it ''Asiang''. Early the next day, Bobbie intensified into a severe tropical storm. At that time, the JTWC claimed that Bobbie had intensified into a typhoon, while the JMA noted that Bobbie had actually became a typhoon several hours later. On 18:00 UTC on 26 June, Bobbie peaked with 1-minute sustained winds of as it tracked the western extent of the mid-level subtropical ridge. Several hours later, Bobbie peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of . As Bobbie began recurving east of Taiwan at 12:00 UTC that day, increasing southwesterly winds caused Bobbie to steadily weaken. Passing over Miyako Jima on 28 June and then just southeast of Okinawa on 29 June, Bobbie began undergoing an extratropical transition on at that time. At that time, Bobbie weakened into a severe tropical storm as it left the PAR, causing PAGASA to stop issuing advisories on the storm. As Bobbie transitioned into an extratropical storm, the JTWC issued their final warning on the system the next day, prior to it brushing the southern tip of Honshu. The JMA noted that Bobbie became extratropical early the next day, prior to it dissipating on 3 July. Bobbie would primarily bring beneficial rainfall to Luzon, as mostly light showers had persevered over the region. However, combined with the effects of nearby Chuck, heavy rainfall would produce
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s pouring down the Bucao, Balinquero and Maraunot rivers, causing them to rise up . In
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, 23 homes were destroyed while 2 people went missing. In Japan, Bobbie primarily brought severe rainfall, causing the prefectures of Okinawa, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Tokyo,
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, and Fukui to receive heavy rainfall.
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received in a day.


Typhoon Chuck

On 19:00 UTC on 21 June, a tropical disturbance began developing over the central Philippines. Initially weakening as it traversed the Philippines, once it crossed into the
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two days later, the convection of the disturbance began organizing. As a result, on 24 June, the JMA noted that the disturbance had developed into a tropical depression. As it kept consolidating, the JTWC issued a TCFA on the disturbance later that day, issuing their first warning on it the next day as Tropical Depression 03W. Several hours later, the JMA noted that Chuck had intensified into a tropical storm, causing the JTWC to name it ''Chuck'' around 12 hours later. Steadily intensifying, on 27 June, both the JTWC and JMA noted that Chuck had become a typhoon. As a result, the JMA stated that Chuck peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of around that time. Just a few hours later, early on 28 June, the JTWC stated that Chuck peaked with 1-minute sustained winds of . Later that day, Chuck made landfall along the southern tip of
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as a minimal typhoon. Weakening into a tropical storm as it crossed into the
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, Chuck made its second landfall around east-southeast of Hanoi early on 29 June. As a result of this, Chuck rapidly weakened, causing the JTWC to stop tracking it on 1 July. The JMA kept tracking Chuck until it dissipated two days later. In Vietnam, at least 21 people died and while 80 were reported missing. Intense winds uprooted over 500 trees, downed electrical cables and damaged about 140 houses in Hanoi. As a result of the storm, in the capital alone, three people were killed while another three were injured. Massive waves engulfed several coastal fishing villages in Cát Hải district, with seven people being missing there. Elsewhere, in Hainan, one person died. In the Philippines, combined with the effects of nearby Bobbie, heavy rainfall would produce mudflows in the Philippines. These poured down the Bucao, Balinquero and Maraunot rivers, causing them to rise up . Economic losses in Hainan are estimated at 223 million RMB (US$40.5 million).


Tropical Storm Deanna (Biring)

On 25 June, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began tracking a tropical disturbance over the open Pacific. On 6:00 UTC the next day, they issued a TCFA on the consolidating system, later issuing their first advisory on it just a few hours later as Tropical Depression 04W. Initially, the depression was slow to consolidate due to wind shear produced by a nearby Typhoon Bobby alongside a
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(TUTT). This hindered much development of the depression's convection, causing it to not intensify into a tropical storm until 1 July. As a result of it becoming a tropical storm, the JTWC named it ''Deanna''. Slowly developing, the next day, Deanna peaked with 1-minute sustained winds of . Accelerating towards the northeast, Deanna weakened into a depression around east-northeast of Okinawa. As Deanna tracked northwards, it dissipated on 3 July. Despite that, the remnants of Dianna tracked towards Japan, prior to becoming extratropical the next day. In the Philippines, Deanna, known there as Biring, would prompt PAGASA to issue PSWS #1 for Batanes and Cagayan. Additionally, the remnants of Deanna produced moderate to heavy rainfall in the
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and Southern Japan.


Typhoon Eli (Konsing)

One person was killed and eight others were reported missing when the storm moved through the Philippines. Extensive damage took place in China with losses amounting to $235 million.


Tropical Storm Faye

Two people were killed in
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. Agricultural losses were estimated to be at HK$8 million (US$1.03 million).


Severe Tropical Storm Gary (Ditang)

At least 48 people were killed by Gary. Extensive damage took place in China with losses reaching $940 million.


Tropical Storm Helen

Helen moved north away from land.


Severe Tropical Storm Irving (Edeng)

Typhoon Irving caused over $4 million in damages and 3 fatalities. The storm formed south of Japan and moved north. Then, it recurved west and moved towards South Korea and dissipated.


Typhoon Janis (Gloring)

In Japan, Typhoon Janis killed two people and injured 41 others. Total losses from the storm reached 5.8 billion yen ($45.6 million).


Typhoon Kent

Kent formed on August 5 in the Federated States of Micronesia. Then, it tracked northwest and was intensified into a tropical storm. Then, it was upgraded into a category 1 typhoon. A few days later, the JTWC upgraded Kent into a category 2 typhoon. Then, Kent intensified into a category 3 then to a category 4 typhoon. Kent reached its peak intensity as a super typhoon. Afterwards, Kent moved very slowly. Then, the JTWC downgraded Kent into a category 4 typhoon then to a category 3 typhoon. Kent still moved slowly. Afterwards, the JTWC downgraded Kent into a category 2 typhoon. However, it still moved slowly until it was downgraded into a category 1 typhoon. Afterwards, the JTWC downgraded Kent into a tropical storm. Kent moved northeastwards then affected Japan. After it affected Japan, it weakened into a tropical depression then dissipated on the Sea of Japan. When Kent was traveling towards Japan, its large waves swept five people on the sea. Overall, Kent caused five deaths.


Tropical Storm Lois (Huaning)

Lois moved northeast away from Japan.


Tropical Storm Mark

One person was killed and another reported missing. Losses reached $10.4 million.


Tropical Storm Nina

Nina curved away from land.


Typhoon Omar (Lusing)

Typhoon Omar originated into a tropical disturbance on August 20. On those days, the basin saw the dissipation of 2 tropical cyclones and another two more cyclones that begin their extratropical transition. The system intensified, prompting JMA and JTWC to name the Tropical depression 15W. 15W tracked westward, and it intensified to a tropical storm then was named ''Omar'' by the JMA. Omar begin to track westward, causing the outflow of Tropical Storm Polly to shear the system and slowing intensification. Then JTWC noticed that the wind shear can weaken Omar. The two storms furthered apart, allowing a ridge to develop between them. This caused Omar to drift slowly on the north, and because of the decreasing wind shear, Omar resumed strengthening. The storm later resumed its west-northwest track. On August 27, JTWC designed the storm as a typhoon, developing an eye. On August 28, Omar rapidly intensified and it made landfall on Guam with maximum sustained winds with . On August 29, the storm reached its peak intensity with 10 min. sustained winds of and the lowest pressure of 920 mbar. This intensity remained for 24 hours before it weakened. However, JTWC estimated 1 min. winds at . Two days later, Omar entered the PAR and PAGASA assigned the local name ''Lusing''. On September 3, Omar weakened into a tropical storm by JMA, but JTWC maintained the storm at the typhoon strength. The storm still tracked westward, then made landfall on east coast of Taiwan. Then it made its final landfall near
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in Eastern China on September 5. Then it degenerated to a tropical depression before turning west-southwest. Then it moved on southern China as a weak system, dissipating on September 9 on northern Vietnam. Typhoon Omar was a destructive storm to Guam, causing over a foot of rain there, amounting to $702 million in damage (2008 USD) and a death. In Taiwan, the storm caused 2 deaths and heavy rainfall, which warranted the name's retirement. The name Omar was replaced with ''Oscar'' which was first used in the 1995 season.


Severe Tropical Storm Polly (Isang)

Developing to Omar's west, Polly began its life on August 23 and reached tropical storm strength on the 26th. As a developing monsoon depression, it had a large outflow. Polly retained that throughout its lifetime, inhibiting intensification past winds. On the 30th, the storm hit southeastern Taiwan, and on the 31st it hit China. Torrential rains produced by Tropical Storm Polly triggered devastating floods that killed 202 people and injured hundreds more. More than 5 million people were left homeless across Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces in China. Total losses from the storm were roughly $450 million.


Typhoon Ryan

Ryan was a potent typhoon that passed east of Japan. Despite passing well offshore, the storm damaged 3,128 homes and destroyed nine homes in Hokkaido. One person was killed. Damage was estimated at ¥13.9 billion (US$110 million).


Typhoon Sibyl

Typhoon Sibyl took an unusual track east of Japan, first heading northward, then back south, and finally north again while strengthening. Then, it curved west and dissipated as it recurved eastward.


Severe Tropical Storm Ted (Maring)

Tropical Storm Ted, having developed on September 14, stalled off northern
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on the 20th. It turned northward, and hit southern Taiwan on the 22nd as a minimal typhoon. Ted weakened to a tropical storm over the island, and hit eastern China on the 23rd. It turned to the northeast, hit South Korea, and became extratropical on the 24th. At least 61 people were killed by Typhoon Ted and 51 others were reported missing. Losses from the storm reached $360 million in China.


Tropical Storm Val

Val stayed at sea.


Typhoon Ward

On September 23, a tropical depression developed just east of the
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; however, it was warned upon by the
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rather than the Central Pacific Hurricane Center as it was expected to become a significant tropical cyclone outside of the CPHC's area of responsibility. Just prior to crossing into the Western Pacific basin, it reached tropical storm intensity, at which time it was given the name Ward from the list of Pacific typhoon names. Winds at this time were estimated at ; the
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reported the system to have also attained a pressure of . Over the following days, Ward gradually intensified, peaking as a Category 2 storm with winds of . The storm eventually weakened as it moved through higher latitudes, becoming extratropical on October 7 over open waters.


Typhoon Yvette (Ningning)

A depression that formed near the Mariana Islands organized and was upgraded into a tropical storm on October 7, and was given the name Yvette. It rapidly intensified into a super typhoon which started to recurve out at sea, preventing major impacts at the Philippines. Yvette started to weaken as it headed towards colder waters and eventually dissipated on October 17.


Tropical Storm Zack

Zack stayed away from land.


Typhoon Angela (Osang)

At least 49 people were killed by Typhoon Angela, mostly in Vietnam, while 14 others were reported missing. In the history of Vietnam's list of storm numbers in the East Sea, this storm is a rare storm. When it was re-issued twice, the number were 6 and 8. The thing is, when storm number 6 made landfall in Central Vietnam, it weakened into a tropical depression and its remnants strengthened in the Gulf of Thailand into storm number 8. This is also a rare time whe
two storms
are active at the same time because of storm Colleen below entering the East Sea area.


Typhoon Brian

Brian caused small damage in Guam, but no deaths were reported.


Severe Tropical Storm Colleen (Paring)

Colleen intensified over the South China Sea before making landfall in Vietnam.


Typhoon Dan

Dan came nowhere near land.


Typhoon Elsie (Reming)

Elsie recurved away from land.


Tropical Depression 29W

On October 30, a tropical disturbance began to form west of the
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. The JTWC then issued a
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late the next day as the system moved westward and started warnings on Tropical Depression 29W on November 1. However, intensification was severely inhibited by outflow from nearby Typhoon Dan, and the depression failed to develop. It passed within of
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, causing a minor pressure dip and gusts to . No damage was reported, due to the relative weakness of 29W as compared to Dan, which ravaged the island 3 days earlier. The depression dissipated on November 2 over open ocean.


Tropical Storm Forrest

On November 8 a tropical depression formed from the monsoon trough east of the
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. It crossed the islands, and strengthened to a tropical storm in the South China Sea on the 12th. Forrest continued westward until hitting and crossing the
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on the 15th. It reached a peak of winds in the Bay of Bengal before hitting
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on the 21st. At least two people were killed by Tropical Storm Forrest and 31 others were reported missing after a ship capsized.


Typhoon Gay (Seniang)

Typhoon Gay was the strongest and longest-lasting storm of the season, forming on November 13 near the
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. As it moved to the west, Gay steadily intensified and moved through the
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as an intensifying typhoon. After passing through the country, it intensified its peak intensity over open waters. The JTWC estimated peak winds of and a minimum
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of . However, the
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(JMA), which is the official warning center in the western Pacific, estimated winds of , with a pressure of . Typhoon Gay weakened rapidly after peaking due to interaction with another typhoon, and it struck
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with winds of on November 23. The typhoon briefly re-intensified, although it weakened as it turned toward Japan and became
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on November 29. The typhoon first affected the Marshall Islands, where 5,000 people were left homeless and heavy crop damage was reported. The nation's capital of
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lost power during the storm and experienced power and water outages. No Marshall Islands citizens were killed, although the typhoon killed a sailor who was traveling around the world. When Gay struck Guam, it became the sixth typhoon of the year to affect the island. Most of the weaker structures were destroyed during Typhoon Omar earlier in the year. Due to its substantial weakening, Gay had a disrupted inner-core that dropped minimal rainfall, which caused extensive defoliation of plants due to salt water scorching. Further north, the typhoon destroyed a house on
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from high waves.


Typhoon Hunt

The last storm of the year formed on November 13 and became extratropical on November 22.


Storm names

During the season 31 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started on mid-1989.


Philippines

The
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uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1996 season. This is the same list used for the 1988 season, except for ''Ulpiang'' and ''Yerling'', which replaced '' Unsang and Yoning''. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the
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, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in .


Retirement

Due to extensive damage caused by Omar in Guam, the name was later retired and was replaced by ''Oscar'' and was first used in the 1995 season.


Season effects

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See also

*
1992 Pacific hurricane season The 1992 Pacific hurricane season was the most active Pacific Hurricane Season, Pacific hurricane season on record, featuring 27 named storms. The season also produced the second-highest Accumulated cyclone energy, ACE value on record in the b ...
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1992 Atlantic hurricane season The 1992 Atlantic hurricane season was a significantly below average season for overall tropical or subtropical cyclones as only ten formed. Six of them became named tropical storms, and four of those became hurricanes; one hurricane became ...
* 1992 North Indian cyclone season *
List of wettest tropical cyclones This is a list of the wettest tropical cyclones, listing all tropical cyclones known to have dropped at least of precipitation on a single location. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Yap, Chuu ...
*South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season: 1991–92, 1992–93 *Australian region cyclone season: 1991–92, 1992–93 *South Pacific cyclone season: 1991–92, 1992–93


References


External links


Satellite movie of the 1992 Pacific typhoon seasonJapan Meteorological AgencyJoint Typhoon Warning Center
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China Meteorological AgencyNational Weather Service GuamMacau Meteorological Geophysical ServicesKorea Meteorological AgencyPhilippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
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