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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Fran (1992)
4 March 1992 · South Pacific · Category 5
Cyclone Fran formed in the South Pacific basin on 4 March 1992 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 4 March 1992
- Dissipated
- 21 March 1992
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSAustralia83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Esau241 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