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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kent (1992)
3 August 1992 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Kent formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 3 August 1992 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 3 August 1992
- Dissipated
- 20 August 1992
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan85 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gay296 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Tina241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Celia232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frank232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Orlene232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iniki232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Estelle222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Virgil213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth