1992–93 Australian region cyclone season

Seasonal summary

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Systems

Tropical Cyclone Ken

|10-min winds=40 |1-min winds=45 Tropical Cyclone Ken existed from 17 December to 23 December.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Nina

|10-min winds=85 |1-min winds=75 Main article: 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

|10-min winds=55 |1-min winds=55 Tropical Cyclone Lena existed from 22 January to 2 February.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver

|10-min winds=100 |1-min winds=115 Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver existed from 3 February to 14 February.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly

|10-min winds=85 |1-min winds=100 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

|10-min winds=60 |1-min winds=60 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

|10-min winds=60 |1-min winds=50 Tropical Cyclone Monty existed from 6 April to 15 April.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Adel

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=45 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=#|40 kn || bgcolor=#|990 hPa || 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=#|55 kn || bgcolor=#|972 hPa || None || || || |- | Oliver || || bgcolor=#|Category 4 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#||| bgcolor=#| || Queensland || || || |- | Polly || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#||| bgcolor=#|955 hPa || None || || || |- | Roger || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Monty || || bgcolor=#|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|60 kn || bgcolor=#|992 hPa || None || || || |- | Adel || || bgcolor=#|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#|65 kn || bgcolor=#|970 hPa || Papua New Guinea || Minimal || 3 || |-

References

References

1. (1993). "1993 ATCF". [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]].
2. "Cyclone Nina".
3. "Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly". Australian Government [[Bureau of Meteorology]].
4. (December 2001). "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary". Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
5. "Tropical Cyclone Ken". Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
6. ["1993 Tropical Cyclone Lena (1993023S14120)"]({{IBTRACS url). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
7. ["1993 Tropical Cyclone Monty (1993096S11101)"]({{IBTRACS url). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
8. ["1993 Tropical Cyclone Adel (1993131S04158)"]({{IBTRACS url). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
9. "Papua New Guinea - Tropical Cyclone Adel Dha-Geneva Information Report No.2". Department Of Humanitarian Affairs.