# 1992–93 Australian region cyclone season

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.

## 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

| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Peak intensity | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs |
| Name | Dates | Category | Wind speed | Pressure | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs |
| Ken | 17 – 21 December 1992 | Category 1 tropical cyclone | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Cocos Island | None | None | |
| Nina | 21 December – 1 January | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.34 inHg) | Queensland, Solomon Islands, Rotuma, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Tonga, Niue | None | None | |
| Lena | 22 January – 2 February | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Oliver | 3 – 14 February | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Queensland | None | None | |
| Polly | 25 – 28 February | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Roger | 12 – 20 March | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 980 hPa (28.93 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Monty | 6 – 13 April | Category 2 tropical cyclone | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Adel | 11 – 16 May | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Papua New Guinea | Minimal | 3 | |
| Season aggregates |||||||||
| 8 systems | 17 December – 16 May | | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | | $950 million | 2 | |