Storm history › South Pacific › 1992 season
Cyclone Fran (1992)
Fran was a Category 5 cyclone of the 1992 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 4, 1992 to March 21, 1992, about 17 days, and covered 5,298 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
Its peak winds rank 8th of 671 South Pacific storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,298 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 34.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 8th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Ilsa (2023), Cyclone Yasa (2021), Cyclone Niran (2021) and 7 more.
- Lowest pressure: 25th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Ilsa (2023), Cyclone Thelma (1999), Cyclone Rewa (1994) and 2 more.
- Energy: 24% of the 1992 South Pacific season's ACE.