1992 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Yvette 1992
Typhoon Yvette approached the Philippines in October 1992 before turning away over the Philippine Sea. Its strongest winds developed after that turn, keeping the most intense part of the storm offshore.
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178 mph
Oct 14, 1992 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Approaching the Philippines before turning away
Yvette developed near the Mariana Islands and became a tropical storm on 7 October. It moved west toward the Philippines and strengthened. The track slowed east of Luzon, then curved north and northeast instead of continuing across the islands.
Further intensification followed over water. The archive records peak one-minute winds of 155 kt late on 13 October, with a minimum central pressure of 915 hPa early the next day.
Weakening on a northeastward course
Yvette weakened as it moved toward cooler waters south and east of Japan. Its offshore turn prevented major effects in the Philippines. The tropical stage ended late on 17 October, with the archive continuing through the following day and no center position over land.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Yvette in brief
What was Typhoon Yvette's highest wind speed?
178 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 13, 1992, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Yvette?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 13, 1992, 09:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Yvette's lowest pressure?
915 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 14, 1992, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Yvette occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 3, 1992, 06:00 AM UTC to Oct 18, 1992, 06:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 7, 1992, 12:00 AM UTC to Oct 17, 1992, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Yvette form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 1992 season. Its first archived position is 15.7°N, 139.7°E on Oct 3, 1992, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Yvette make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Yvette's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
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 and Field documentation
Sources & methodology