1992–93 Australian region cyclone season

The 1992–93 Australian region cyclone season was a below average Australian cyclone season. It was also an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It ran from 1 November 1992 to 30 April 1993. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, and the "tropical cyclone year" ran from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

Tropical cyclones in this area were monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

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Seasonal summary

Systems

Tropical Cyclone Ken

Tropical Cyclone Ken existed from 17 December to 23 December.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Nina

Nina formed on December 21, 1992, the storm reached Category 1 status before making landfall in northern Queensland, then Nina moved eastward, reaching Category 3 status before becoming an extratropical cyclone on January 4, 1993.

Tropical Cyclone Lena

Tropical Cyclone Lena existed from 22 January to 2 February.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver

Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver existed from 3 February to 14 February.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly

Developed in the Coral Sea far offshore from Queensland. The cyclone intensified to a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone before crossing out of Australian region on 1 March where it passed to the southwest of New Caledonia.

Tropical Cyclone Roger

Tropical Cyclone Roger peaked as a category 2 cyclone on March 15. On March 20, Roger exited the Australian region into the South Pacific.

Tropical Cyclone Monty

Tropical Cyclone Monty existed from 6 April to 15 April.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Adel

Adel lasted from 11–16 May 1993. During its life, it passed over Bougainville Island and near Goodenough Island, leaving two drowned and a total of at least 15 missing. Leaves were blown from trees, and 345 houses were destroyed, along with a radio tower that was bent over.

Storm names TCWC Perth Ken Lena Monty TCWC Brisbane Nina Oliver Polly Roger

Season Effects

| Ken || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Cocos Island || || || |- | Nina || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#||| bgcolor=#| || Queensland, Solomon Islands, Rotuma, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Tonga, Niue || None || None || |- | Lena || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || || || |- | Oliver || || bgcolor=#|Category 4 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#||| bgcolor=#| || Queensland || || || |- | Polly || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#||| bgcolor=#| || None || || || |- | Roger || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Monty || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || || || |- | Adel || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Papua New Guinea || Minimal || 3 ||

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See also

List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1992, 1993 Pacific hurricane seasons: 1992, 1993 Pacific typhoon seasons: 1992, 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1992, 1993

References