Storms near Nagasaki
The record holds 115 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Nagasaki, Japan between 1917 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 45 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 19 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 115storms within 50 km
- 6major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 41at 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 Nagasaki?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 17 | 15% |
| Tropical storm | 38 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 20 | 17% |
| Category 2 | 15 | 13% |
| Category 3 | 5 | 4% |
| Category 4 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 19 | 17% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Nagasaki storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1917, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 9 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 |
| 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 | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 11 |
| Jul | 27 |
| Aug | 45 |
| Sep | 26 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Nagasaki
- Jean (1965)24 July 1965 to 14 August 1965, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Emma (1956)1 September 1956 to 11 September 1956, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 930 hPa
- Goni (2015)13 August 2015 to 30 August 2015, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
- Mireille (1991)13 September 1991 to 1 October 1991, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- Ryan (1995)14 September 1995 to 25 September 1995, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
Most recent storms near Nagasaki
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (Western North Pacific)11 July 2025 to 14 July 2025, peak Tropical depression (29 kt), 992 hPa, provisional
- Kong-Rey (2024)24 October 2024 to 2 November 2024, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
- Shanshan (2024)20 August 2024 to 1 September 2024, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 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.