Storm history › South Pacific › 1992 season
Cyclone Val (1992)
Val was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1992 South Pacific season. It was tracked from December 4, 1991 to December 17, 1991, about 13 days, and covered 4,220 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,220 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 31st highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Lola (2024), Cyclone Gita (2018), Cyclone Donna (2017) and 9 more.
- Lowest pressure: 78th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Katrina (1998), Cyclone Wasa (1992), Cyclone Betsy (1992) and 5 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 1992 South Pacific season's ACE.