1992–93 Australian region cyclone season
cyclone season in the Australian region
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.
Seasonal summary
Systems
Tropical Cyclone Ken
Tropical Cyclone Ken existed from 17 December to 23 December.
Severe Tropical 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.
Tropical Cyclone Lena
Tropical Cyclone Lena existed from 22 January to 2 February.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver
Severe Tropical Cyclone Oliver existed from 3 February to 14 February.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly
Developed in the Coral Sea far offshore from Queensland.
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