The 1992–93 Australian region cyclone season was a below average Australian

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. It was also an event in the ongoing cycle of

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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

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, Darwin, and

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; and TCWC

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Seasonal summary

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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

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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

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far offshore from

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. 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

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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

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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

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