Storms near Wakayama
The record holds 105 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Wakayama, Japan between 1911 and 2026. The busiest month is September, with 41 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 16 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 105storms within 50 km
- 6major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 40at 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 Wakayama?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 9% |
| Tropical storm | 40 | 38% |
| Category 1 | 28 | 27% |
| Category 2 | 6 | 6% |
| Category 3 | 5 | 5% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 16 | 15% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Wakayama storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 3 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 18 |
| 2020s | 7 |
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 | 0 |
| Jun | 10 |
| Jul | 16 |
| Aug | 23 |
| Sep | 41 |
| Oct | 14 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Wakayama
- Vera (1959)20 September 1959 to 29 September 1959, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 895 hPa
- Shirley (1965)31 August 1965 to 13 September 1965, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
- Thelma (1962)20 August 1962 to 1 September 1962, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
- Helen (1972)10 September 1972 to 21 September 1972, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 955 hPa
- Roke (2011)9 September 2011 to 24 September 2011, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 hPa
Most recent storms near Wakayama
- Krovanh (2026)1 September 2026 to 9 September 2026, Tropical depression (29 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 982 hPa, provisional
- Jangmi (2026)27 May 2026 to 3 June 2026, Tropical storm (51 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (74 kt), 973 hPa, provisional
- Peipah (2025)2 September 2025 to 10 September 2025, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 988 hPa, provisional
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.