Two storms have been named Kina since 1982: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1982 and 1992). The strongest, in 1992, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
Kina formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1992 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Cyclone Kina (1992): track and historyKina formed in the Southern Hemisphere in November 1982 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Kina (1982): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone Kina in 1992, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on December 23, peaked at 140 mph (220 km/h) and lasted 14 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1982.
Cyclone Kina in 1992 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December. The weakest of the two, in 1982, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).