Cyclone Cliff (1992)
Cyclone Cliff reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between February 4, 1992 and February 11, 1992, with a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Cliff. 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
- February 4, 1992 to February 11, 1992
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 2646 km (1644 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 5.0
- Identifier
- SH141992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 11.0S 148.0W | 25 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 11.0S 146.8W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 10.5S 145.1W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 10.8S 144.1W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 11.2S 143.1W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 11.7S 142.1W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 12.3S 141.1W | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 12.9S 140.2W | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 13.9S 139.4W | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 15.2S 138.9W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 16.5S 138.5W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 17.8S 138.2W | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 19.0S 137.9W | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 20.3S 137.6W | 55 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 21.7S 137.1W | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 23.2S 136.1W | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 24.9S 134.7W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 26.5S 132.3W | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 27.6S 129.4W | 45 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 28.4S 126.3W | 45 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 30.0S 129.0W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 30.5S 127.5W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 31.3S 126.5W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 32.0S 125.0W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 34.0S 123.0W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 37.0S 120.0W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 39.0S 117.0W | Not reported | ||
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 41.0S 114.0W | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 1992
- Cyclone TiaSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone ValSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone WasaSouth Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm ArthurSouth Pacific · 1992
- Cyclone BetsySouth Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth 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.