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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1992 SEASON

Typhoon Yvette (1992)

Recorded track and intensity · 3 Oct 1992–18 Oct 1992

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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YVETTE: complete recorded track, 3 Oct 1992–18 Oct 1992Recorded track from 3 Oct 1992 to 18 Oct 1992. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWAN4 Oct, 00:00 UTC5 Oct, 00:00 UTC6 Oct, 00:00 UTC7 Oct, 00:00 UTC8 Oct, 00:00 UTC9 Oct, 00:00 UTC10 Oct, 00:00 UTC11 Oct, 00:00 UTC12 Oct, 00:00 UTC13 Oct, 00:00 UTC14 Oct, 00:00 UTC15 Oct, 00:00 UTC16 Oct, 00:00 UTC17 Oct, 00:00 UTC18 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 53 OCT18 OCT

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

13 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 155 ktPressure 920 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa3 Oct8 Oct13 Oct18 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

13 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 5 ktCumulative ACE 24.54 10⁴ kt²
0015253050kt10⁴ kt²3 Oct8 Oct13 Oct18 Oct

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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 wind155 kt

178 mph / 287 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure915 hPa

14 Oct 1992 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration15.5 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,300 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Yvette is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1992 season. Its archived track begins on 3 Oct 1992, 06:00 UTC at 15.7°N, 139.7°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 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 13 Oct 1992, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 155 knots (178 mph / 287 km/h), first recorded on 13 Oct 1992, 18:00 UTC at 19.1°N, 129.4°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 915 hPa on 14 Oct 1992, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 372 hours and approximately 5,300 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 34°N, 154°E on 18 Oct 1992, 18:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 17 Oct 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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