Storms near Tripura
The record holds 56 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Tripura, India between 1877 and 2023. The busiest month is October, with 14 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 32 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 56storms 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 Tripura?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 4 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 15 | 27% |
| Category 1 | 3 | 5% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 32 | 57% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Tripura storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2023, 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 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2 |
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1930s | 4 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 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 | 11 |
| Jun | 12 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 14 |
| Nov | 11 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Tripura
- Unnamed storm of May 1997 (North Indian)13 May 1997 to 20 May 1997, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 964 hPa
- Sidr (2007)10 November 2007 to 16 November 2007, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 944 hPa
- Mora (2017)27 May 2017 to 30 May 2017, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 978 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 Tripura
- Midhili (2023)13 November 2023 to 18 November 2023, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 998 hPa
- Sitrang (2022)21 October 2022 to 25 October 2022, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 996 hPa
- Bulbul:matmo (2019)28 October 2019 to 11 November 2019, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 976 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.