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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1992 SEASON

Typhoon Gay (1992)

Recorded track and intensity · 13 Nov 1992–3 Dec 1992

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
THE COMPLETE TRACKOpen in the explorer
GAY: complete recorded track, 13 Nov 1992–3 Dec 1992Recorded track from 13 Nov 1992 to 3 Dec 1992. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.ASIAPacific Ocean14 Nov, 00:00 UTC15 Nov, 00:00 UTC16 Nov, 00:00 UTC17 Nov, 00:00 UTC18 Nov, 00:00 UTC19 Nov, 00:00 UTC20 Nov, 00:00 UTC21 Nov, 00:00 UTC22 Nov, 00:00 UTC23 Nov, 00:00 UTC24 Nov, 00:00 UTC25 Nov, 00:00 UTC26 Nov, 00:00 UTC27 Nov, 00:00 UTC28 Nov, 00:00 UTC29 Nov, 00:00 UTC30 Nov, 00:00 UTC1 Dec, 00:00 UTC2 Dec, 00:00 UTC3 Dec, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 513 NOV3 DEC

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

21 Nov, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 160 ktPressure 900 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa13 Nov20 Nov27 Nov3 Dec

Forward speed & ACE

21 Nov, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 15 ktCumulative ACE 25.70 10⁴ kt²
0025305060kt10⁴ kt²13 Nov20 Nov27 Nov3 Dec

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind160 kt

184 mph / 296 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure900 hPa

21 Nov 1992 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration20 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance11,790 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Gay is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1992 season. Its archived track begins on 13 Nov 1992, 21:00 UTC at 6.1°N, 179.9°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 19 Nov 1992, 15:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 160 knots (184 mph / 296 km/h), first recorded on 21 Nov 1992, 00:00 UTC at 11.3°N, 156°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 900 hPa on 21 Nov 1992, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 480 hours and approximately 11,790 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 49.6°N, 179°E on 3 Dec 1992, 21:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 29 Nov 1992, 21:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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