Typhoon Sibyl (1992)
Typhoon Sibyl reached Category 3 in the Western Pacific between September 4, 1992 and September 19, 1992, with a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Sibyl. 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 4, 1992 to September 19, 1992
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 110 kt (127 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb (27.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1137 km (706 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 18.7
- Identifier
- WP181992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 00:00 | 19.1N 166.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 4, 06:00 | 19.3N 166.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 4, 12:00 | 19.5N 166.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 4, 18:00 | 19.7N 165.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 5, 00:00 | 20.0N 165.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 5, 06:00 | 20.2N 165.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | 20.4N 165.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 5, 18:00 | 20.6N 165.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 6, 00:00 | 20.8N 165.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 21.0N 165.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 21.0N 166.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 21.0N 166.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 20.9N 166.3E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 06:00 | 20.7N 166.4E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 12:00 | 20.4N 166.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 18:00 | 20.0N 166.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 00:00 | 19.6N 166.8E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 06:00 | 19.2N 167.0E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 12:00 | 18.8N 167.2E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 18.7N 167.5E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 18.9N 167.7E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 19.2N 167.6E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 19.7N 167.6E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 20.2N 167.6E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 21.2N 167.5E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 22.5N 166.5E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 23.3N 165.0E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 23.9N 163.5E | 90 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 24.3N 162.0E | 90 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 24.8N 160.6E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 25.5N 159.3E | 105 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 26.3N 158.1E | 110 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 27.1N 157.0E | 105 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 28.1N 156.0E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 29.0N 155.2E | 95 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 29.7N 154.7E | 90 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 30.4N 154.3E | 80 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 31.2N 154.1E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 32.1N 154.2E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 33.0N 154.6E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 33.9N 155.1E | 60 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 34.7N 155.8E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 14, 12:00 | 35.6N 156.9E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 14, 18:00 | 36.7N 158.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 00:00 | 37.8N 159.1E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 06:00 | 38.9N 160.3E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 12:00 | 39.6N 161.8E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 18:00 | 40.2N 163.4E | 40 kt | 980 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 16, 00:00 | 40.2N 164.3E | 976 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 16, 06:00 | 40.6N 166.0E | 968 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 16, 12:00 | 40.9N 167.5E | 964 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 41.3N 168.9E | 966 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 41.5N 170.0E | 968 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 41.6N 171.5E | 970 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 41.7N 172.7E | 972 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 41.9N 174.0E | 976 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 42.0N 175.5E | 980 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 42.3N 177.0E | 982 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 18, 12:00 | 42.8N 178.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 43.4N 179.4E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 44.5N 181.0E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1992
- Typhoon AxelWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon BobbieWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon ChuckWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm DeannaWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon EliWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm FayeWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon GaryWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm HelenWestern Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon JanisWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon IrvingWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm LoisWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm MarkWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm NinaWestern Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1992 · 15 deaths
- Super Typhoon OmarWestern Pacific · 1992 · 15 deaths
- Tropical Storm PollyWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Depression PollyWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon RyanWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Depression PollyWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon TedWestern Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm ValWestern Pacific · 1992
- Super Typhoon YvetteWestern Pacific · 1992
- Tropical Storm ZackWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon AngelaWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon BrianWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon ColleenWestern Pacific · 1992
- Super Typhoon ElsieWestern Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1992
- Unnamed typhoonWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon ForrestWestern Pacific · 1992
- Typhoon HuntWestern 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.