Storms near Kagawa
The record holds 84 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Kagawa, Japan between 1911 and 2024. The busiest month is September, with 29 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 27 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 84storms within 50 km
- 3major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 21at 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 Kagawa?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 10% |
| Tropical storm | 28 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 14 | 17% |
| Category 2 | 4 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 27 | 32% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Kagawa storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 8 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 3 |
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 | 1 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 9 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 29 |
| Oct | 10 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Kagawa
- Shirley (1965)31 August 1965 to 13 September 1965, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
- Yancy (1993)27 August 1993 to 7 September 1993, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- Jebi (2018)26 August 2018 to 7 September 2018, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 915 hPa
- Wilda (1964)16 September 1964 to 27 September 1964, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 895 hPa
- Kate (1951)25 June 1951 to 3 July 1951, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 975 hPa
Most recent storms near Kagawa
- Shanshan (2024)20 August 2024 to 1 September 2024, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa
- Aere (2022)29 June 2022 to 11 July 2022, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 hPa
- Chanthu (2021)5 September 2021 to 20 September 2021, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 905 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.