Storm history › East Pacific › 1992 season
Hurricane Kent (1992)
Kent was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1992 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 3, 1992 to August 20, 1992, about 17 days, and covered 4,342 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 12 miles from Ōita, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 4,342 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 41.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ōita, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 26 mi (42 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 64 mi (102 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 76 mi (123 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 43rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Dora (2023), Hurricane Norman (2018), Hurricane Rosa (2018) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 41st lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Barbara (2019), Hurricane Javier (2004), Hurricane Juliette (1995) and 1 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1992 East Pacific season's ACE.