Storms near Jharkhand
The record holds 453 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Jharkhand, India between 1877 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 144 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 393 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 453storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 1at 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 Jharkhand?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 33 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 26 | 6% |
| Category 1 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 393 | 87% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the RSMC New Delhi (India Meteorological Department), converted from a 10-minute wind to a 1-minute equivalent.
Jharkhand storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, 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 | 8 |
| 1880s | 42 |
| 1890s | 52 |
| 1900s | 32 |
| 1910s | 34 |
| 1920s | 46 |
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 45 |
| 1950s | 27 |
| 1960s | 35 |
| 1970s | 31 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s | 19 |
| 2020s | 8 |
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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 11 |
| Jun | 54 |
| Jul | 119 |
| Aug | 144 |
| Sep | 91 |
| Oct | 29 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Jharkhand
- Unnamed storm of October 1999 (North Indian)15 October 1999 to 19 October 1999, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 968 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1989 (North Indian)23 May 1989 to 27 May 1989, peak Tropical storm (55 kt)
- Yaas (2021)23 May 2021 to 27 May 2021, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 970 hPa
- Phailin (2013)7 October 2013 to 14 October 2013, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1982 (North Indian)30 May 1982 to 5 June 1982, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 952 hPa
Most recent storms near Jharkhand
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (North Indian)25 July 2025 to 26 July 2025, peak Tropical depression (28 kt), 988 hPa
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (North Indian)14 July 2025 to 15 July 2025, peak Tropical depression (23 kt), 996 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2024 (North Indian)13 September 2024 to 17 September 2024, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 989 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.