Storms near West Bengal
The record holds 444 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of West Bengal, India between 1877 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 114 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 365 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 444storms within 50 km
- 2major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 6at 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 West Bengal?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 39 | 9% |
| Tropical storm | 34 | 8% |
| Category 1 | 3 | <1% |
| Category 2 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 3 | 2 | <1% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 365 | 82% |
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.
West Bengal 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 | 10 |
| 1880s | 41 |
| 1890s | 40 |
| 1900s | 32 |
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 35 |
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 29 |
| 1960s | 44 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 20 |
| 2020s | 12 |
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 | 24 |
| Jun | 61 |
| Jul | 105 |
| Aug | 114 |
| Sep | 78 |
| Oct | 43 |
| Nov | 15 |
| Dec | 4 |
Strongest storms near West Bengal
- 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, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 976 hPa
- Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1998 (Western North Pacific)16 November 1998 to 23 November 1998, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 984 hPa
- Fani (2019)25 April 2019 to 4 May 2019, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 932 hPa
Most recent storms near West Bengal
- 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 May 2025 (North Indian)29 May 2025 to 30 May 2025, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 986 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.