Storms near Hebei
The record holds 14 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Hebei, People's Republic of China between 1911 and 2023. The busiest month is August, with 7 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 8 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 14storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 0at 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 Hebei?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 36% |
| Tropical storm | 1 | 7% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 8 | 57% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Hebei storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1911, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Hebei
- Rita (1972)5 July 1972 to 30 July 1972, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 910 hPa
Most recent storms near Hebei
- Doksuri (2023)20 July 2023 to 31 July 2023, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- In-Fa (2021)15 July 2021 to 31 July 2021, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 950 hPa
- Yagi (2018)6 August 2018 to 16 August 2018, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 990 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.