Storms near Barisal
The record holds 124 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Barisal, Bangladesh between 1877 and 2024. The busiest month is October, with 30 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 88 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 124storms within 50 km
- 2major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 5at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Barisal?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 6 | 5% |
| Tropical storm | 25 | 20% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 2 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 3 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 4 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 88 | 71% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Barisal storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1877, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 |
| 1880s | 4 |
| 1890s | 9 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 8 |
| 1930s | 9 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 4 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 14 |
| Jun | 18 |
| Jul | 13 |
| Aug | 19 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 30 |
| Nov | 17 |
| Dec | 3 |
Strongest storms near Barisal
- Sidr (2007)10 November 2007 to 16 November 2007, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 944 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1988 (North Indian)21 November 1988 to 30 November 1988, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
- Bulbul:matmo (2019)28 October 2019 to 11 November 2019, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 976 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1974 (North Indian)23 November 1974 to 28 November 1974, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Unnamed storm of September 1997 (North Indian)19 September 1997 to 27 September 1997, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 984 hPa
Most recent storms near Barisal
- Unnamed storm of September 2024 (North Indian)13 September 2024 to 17 September 2024, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 989 hPa
- Midhili (2023)13 November 2023 to 18 November 2023, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 998 hPa
- Unnamed storm of July 2023 (North Indian)30 July 2023 to 3 August 2023, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 984 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.