Tropical Storm Arthur (1992)
Tropical Storm Arthur peaked at 50 kt in the South Pacific between December 13, 1991 and December 18, 1991, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Arthur. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- December 13, 1991 to December 18, 1991
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 3283 km (2040 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.1
- Fastest the center moved
- 18 kt (21 mph)
- Identifier
- SH081992
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 22.7S 142.5W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 22.0S 141.0W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 21.3S 140.7W | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 20.7S 139.5W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 20.0S 138.0W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 19.4S 136.0W | 35 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 19.0S 135.3W | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 18.6S 134.7W | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 18.3S 134.2W | 40 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 17.9S 133.8W | 35 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 17.7S 133.5W | 35 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 17.8S 133.3W | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 17.9S 133.2W | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 18.2S 133.0W | 25 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 18.6S 132.5W | 25 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 18.0S 131.9W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 18.0S 131.9W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 18.0S 131.9W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 18.4S 131.6W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 19.0S 131.0W | 25 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 1992
- Cyclone TiaSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone ValSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone WasaSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone BetsySouth Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone CliffSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone DamanSouth Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone EsauSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone FranSouth Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm GeneSouth Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm HettieSouth Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm HettieSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone InnisSouth Pacific · 1992
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.