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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Esau (1992)
24 February 1992 · South Pacific · Category 4
Cyclone Esau formed in the South Pacific basin on 24 February 1992 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in New Caledonia and New Zealand.
- Formed
- 24 February 1992
- Dissipated
- 9 March 1992
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1New Caledonia148 km/h
- TSNew Zealand56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Fran259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Val232 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Wasa194 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Tia176 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Betsy176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth