Storm history › South Pacific › 1993 season
Cyclone Kina (1993)
Kina was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1993 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 23, 1992 to January 6, 1993, about 14 days, and covered 3,193 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,193 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 46th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Jasper (2024), Cyclone Ula (2016), Cyclone Fay (2004) and 5 more.
- Lowest pressure: 737th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Vicky (2020), Tropical Storm Neville (2010), Tropical Storm Rae (2005) and 6 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1993 South Pacific season's ACE.