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EASTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1992 Pacific hurricane season

Every recorded track, mapped · 29 storms · 28 Mar 1992–23 Nov 1992

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1992 Pacific hurricane season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 29 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESMEXICOCUBACHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoAtlantic OceanPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalHali: 28 Mar–30 Mar, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormAgatha: 1 Jun–5 Jun, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 16 Jun–18 Jun, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionCelia: 22 Jun–4 Jul, peak 125 kt, Category 4Blas: 22 Jun–23 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormDarby: 2 Jul–10 Jul, peak 105 kt, Category 3Estelle: 9 Jul–17 Jul, peak 120 kt, Category 4Frank: 13 Jul–23 Jul, peak 125 kt, Category 4Georgette: 14 Jul–27 Jul, peak 95 kt, Category 2Howard: 26 Jul–30 Jul, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormIsis: 28 Jul–2 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormJavier: 30 Jul–12 Aug, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 10 Aug–13 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionKay: 18 Aug–22 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormLester: 20 Aug–24 Aug, peak 70 kt, Category 1Newton: 27 Aug–31 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormMadeline: 27 Aug–31 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormOrlene: 2 Sep–14 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Iniki: 5 Sep–13 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Paine: 11 Sep–16 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Roslyn: 13 Sep–30 Sep, peak 85 kt, Category 2Tina: 17 Sep–11 Oct, peak 130 kt, Category 4Seymour: 17 Sep–27 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Virgil: 1 Oct–5 Oct, peak 115 kt, Category 4Winifred: 6 Oct–10 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Xavier: 13 Oct–15 Oct, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormYolanda: 15 Oct–22 Oct, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormZeke: 25 Oct–30 Oct, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 22 Nov–23 Nov, peak 30 kt, Tropical depression

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season. Column headers sort the list.
Hali–45Tropical storm—240
Agatha–60Tropical storm990550
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—270
Celia–125Cat 49352,580
Blas–35Tropical storm1004280
Darby–105Cat 39682,190
Estelle–120Cat 49431,650
Frank–125Cat 49352,530
Georgette–95Cat 29644,430
Howard–55Tropical storm9921,280
Isis–55Tropical storm9921,200
Javier–70Cat 19853,320
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—650
Kay–45Tropical storm10001,550
Lester–70Cat 19851,500
Newton–45Tropical storm9991,500
Madeline–45Tropical storm9991,040
Orlene–125Cat 49343,280
Iniki–125Cat 49382,950
Paine–65Cat 1987810
Roslyn–85Cat 29752,680
Tina–130Cat 49323,700
Seymour–75Cat 19801,450
Virgil–115Cat 4948650
Winifred–100Cat 3960910
Xavier–40Tropical storm1003350
Yolanda–55Tropical storm9932,210
Zeke–45Tropical storm1000820
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—260

29 storms with an IBTrACS 1992 hurricane season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 28 Mar 1992, last 23 Nov 1992.

Tropical storms26

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Hurricanes15

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)9

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 50

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormTina

130 kt · 150 mph / 241 km/h

Lowest pressure932 hPa

Tina, 30 Sept 1992

Longest track record24.3 days

Tina, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind0

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1992 season in brief

How many hurricanes were there in the 1992 Pacific hurricane season?

The archive records 15 hurricanes (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 26 tropical storms, with 9 major hurricanes reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season?

Tina, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 130 kt (Category 4) on 30 Sept 1992, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 932 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1992?

None. No storm in the 1992 Pacific hurricane season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale in the archive.

When did the 1992 Pacific hurricane season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 28 Mar 1992 and the last on 23 Nov 1992, from 29 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first hurricane of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season?

Celia, which reached hurricane strength (64 kt) on 24 Jun 1992, 18:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Eastern Pacific basin for the 1992 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for hurricane strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Eastern Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology