1992–93 Australian region cyclone season
Introduction 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.__ToC__
Seasonal summary ImageSize = width:800 height:210PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:20 left:20Legend = columns:3 left:30 top:58 columnwidth:270AlignBars = earlyDateFormat = dd/mm/yyyyPeriod = from:01/12/1992 till:31/05/1993TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalScaleMinor = grid:black unit:month increment:1 start:01/12/1992Colors     =  id:canvas value:gray(0.88)  id:GP     value:red  id:TL     value:rgb(0.43,0.76,0.92)  legend:Tropical_Low_=_
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. 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.===Tropical Cyclone Roger===Tropical Cyclone Roger peaked as a category 2 cyclone on March 15.On March 20, Roger exited the Australian region into the South Pacific.===Tropical Cyclone Monty===Tropical Cyclone Monty existed from 6 April to 15 April.===Severe Tropical Cyclone Adel===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. 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.
Storm names === TCWC Perth ===*Ken*Lena*Monty=== TCWC Brisbane ===*Nina*Oliver*Polly*Roger
Season Effects  Ken   Category 1 tropical cyclone    Cocos Island      Nina   Category 3 severe tropical cyclone   Queensland, Solomon IslandsRotuma, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Tonga, Niue  None  None  None  Lena   Category 2 tropical cyclone    None      Oliver   Category 4 severe tropical cyclone   Queensland     Polly   Category 3 severe tropical cyclone   None      Roger   Category 2 tropical cyclone    None  None  None  None  Monty   Category 2 tropical cyclone    None      Adel   Category 3 severe tropical cyclone    Papua New Guinea  Minimal  3
See also * List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons* Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1992, 1993* Pacific hurricane seasons: 1992, 1993* Pacific typhoon seasons: 1992, 1993* North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1992, 1993
References