1992–93 Australian region cyclone season
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{{Infobox hurricane season
| Basin=Aus
| Year=1992
| Track=1992-1993 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg
| First storm formed=17 December 1992
| Last storm dissipated=16 May 1993
| Strongest storm name=Oliver
| Strongest storm pressure=950
| Strongest storm winds=100
| Average wind speed=10
| Total depressions=8
| Total hurricanes=8
| Total intense=4
| Fatalities=0
| Damages=950
| five seasons=1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
| South Indian season=1992–93 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
| South Pacific season=1992–93 South Pacific cyclone season
}}
The 1992–93 Australian region cyclone season was a below average Australian cyclone season. It was also an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It ran from 1 November 1992 to 30 April 1993. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, and the "tropical cyclone year" ran from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.
Tropical cyclones in this area were monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
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Seasonal summary
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from:17/12/1992 till:21/12/1992 color:C1 text:"Ken (C1)"
from:22/12/1992 till:01/01/1993 color:C3 text:"Nina (C3)"
from:24/01/1993 till:02/02/1993 color:C2 text:"Lena (C2)"
from:04/02/1993 till:12/02/1993 color:C4 text:"Oliver (C4)"
from:24/02/1993 till:27/02/1993 color:C3 text:"Polly (C3)"
from:12/03/1993 till:20/03/1993 color:C2 text:"Roger (C2)"
from:08/04/1993 till:13/04/1993 color:C2 text:"Monty (C2)"
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from:12/05/1993 till:16/05/1993 color:C3 text:"Adel (C3)"
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from:01/12/1992 till:31/12/1992 text:December
from:01/01/1993 till:31/01/1993 text:January
from:01/02/1993 till:28/02/1993 text:February
from:01/03/1993 till:31/03/1993 text:March
from:01/04/1993 till:30/04/1993 text:April
from:01/05/1993 till:31/05/1993 text:May
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Systems
=Tropical Cyclone Ken=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Ken Dec 19 1992 0047Z.png
|Track=Ken 1992 track.png
|Formed=17 December
|Dissipated=23 December
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=990
}}
Tropical Cyclone Ken existed from 17 December to 23 December.{{cite report|url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1993atcr/pdf/chapter4.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607042138/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1993atcr/pdf/chapter4.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2011|title=1993 ATCF|accessdate=August 8, 2012|year=1993|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}
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=Severe Tropical Cyclone Nina=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Nina Dec 24 1992 0553Z.png
|Track=Nina Aus 1992 track.png
|Formed=21 December
|Dissipated=1 January
|10-min winds=85
|1-min winds=75
|Pressure=960
}}
{{Main|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.{{cite report|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1993/bom/nina.gif|title=Cyclone Nina}}
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=Tropical Cyclone Lena=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Lena Jan 25 1993 0750Z.png
|Track=Lena 1993 track.png
|Formed=22 January
|Dissipated=2 February
|10-min winds=55
|1-min winds=55
|Pressure=972
}}
Tropical Cyclone Lena existed from 22 January to 2 February.
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=Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Oliver Feb 7 1993 0510Z.png
|Track=Oliver 1993 track.png
|Formed=3 February
|Dissipated=14 February
|10-min winds=100
|1-min winds=115
|Pressure=950
}}
Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver existed from 3 February to 14 February.
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=Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Track=Polly 1993 track.png
|Formed=25 February
|Dissipated=1 March
|10-min winds=85
|1-min winds=100
|Pressure=955
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/polly.shtml|publisher=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology|location=Melbourne, Victoria|access-date=January 10, 2022}}
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=Tropical Cyclone Roger=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Track=Roger 1993 track.png
|Formed=12 March
|Dissipated=20 March
|10-min winds=60
|1-min winds=60
|Pressure=980
}}
Tropical Cyclone Roger peaked as a category 2 cyclone on March 15. On March 20, Roger exited the Australian region into the South Pacific.
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=Tropical Cyclone Monty=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Monty Apr 11 1993 0030Z.png
|Track=Monty 1993 track.png
|Formed=6 April
|Dissipated=15 April
|10-min winds=60
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=992
}}
Tropical Cyclone Monty existed from 6 April to 15 April.
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=Severe Tropical Cyclone Adel=
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Adel May 14 1993 0554Z.png
|Track=Adel 1993 track.png
|Formed=13 May
|Dissipated=15 May
|10-min winds=65
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=970
}}
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.{{cite report|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2002/summ0112.htm|title=Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary|accessdate=August 8, 2012|date=December 2001|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} The track, especially its intensity and formation area, are highly unusual as a tropical cyclone in this region (the north coast of Papua New Guinea) has occurred less than 10 times in history.
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Storm names
= TCWC Perth =
- Ken
- Lena
- Monty
= TCWC Brisbane =
- Nina
- Oliver
- Polly
- Roger
Season Effects
{{Pacific areas affected (Top)}}
|-
| Ken || {{sort|19921217|17 – 21 December 1992}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A1}}|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A1}}|{{convert|40|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A1}}|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Cocos Island || {{sort|0|None}} || {{sort|0|None}} ||{{cite report|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=27 May 2022 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/ken92.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Ken}}
|-
| Nina || {{sort|19921221|21 December – 1 January}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|{{Sort|140|140 km/h (85 mph)}}|| bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|{{Sort|0960|960 hPa (28.34 inHg)}} || Queensland, Solomon Islands, Rotuma, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Tonga, Niue || None || None ||
|-
| Lena || {{sort|19930122|22 January – 2 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|{{convert|55|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|{{Convert|972|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4|sortable=on}} || None || {{sort|0|None}} || {{sort|0|None}} ||{{cite web|title=1993 Tropical Cyclone Lena (1993023S14120)|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1993023S14120}}|access-date=28 May 2022|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}}
|-
| Oliver || {{sort|0203|3 – 14 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|Aus4}}|Category 4 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|Aus4}}|{{Sort|165|165 km/h (105 mph)}}|| bgcolor=#{{storm color|Aus4}}|{{Sort|0950|950 hPa (28.05 inHg)}} || Queensland || {{sort|0|None}} || {{sort|0|None}} ||
|-
| Polly || {{sort|0225|25 – 28 February}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|{{Sort|140|140 km/h (85 mph)}}|| bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|{{Convert|955|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4|sortable=on}} || None || {{sort|0|None}} || {{sort|0|None}} ||
|-
| Roger || {{sort|0312|12 – 20 March}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}| {{Sort|110|110 km/h (70 mph)}}|| bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|{{Sort|0980|980 hPa (28.93 inHg)}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Monty || {{sort|19930406|6 – 13 April}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|{{convert|60|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A2}}|{{convert|992|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || None || {{sort|0|None}} || {{sort|0|None}} ||{{cite web|title=1993 Tropical Cyclone Monty (1993096S11101)|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1993096S11101}}|access-date=28 May 2022}}
|-
| Adel || {{sort|0511|11 – 16 May}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|{{convert|65|kn|km/h mph|round=5|order=out|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || bgcolor=#{{storm color|A3}}|{{convert|970|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Papua New Guinea || Minimal || 3 ||{{cite web|title=1993 Tropical Cyclone Adel (1993131S04158)|publisher=International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship|url={{IBTRACS url|id=1993131S04158}}|access-date=25 May 2022}}{{Cite report|url=http://www.pacificdisaster.net/doc/PNG_TC_Adel_informrep1_2.pdf |title=Papua New Guinea - Tropical Cyclone Adel Dha-Geneva Information Report No.2|access-date=25 May 2022|publisher=Department Of Humanitarian Affairs }}
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