Storms near Bolikhamxai
The record holds 85 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bolikhamxai, Laos between 1930 and 2025. The busiest month is October, with 26 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 19 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 85storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 16at 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 Bolikhamxai?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 19 | 22% |
| Tropical storm | 31 | 36% |
| Category 1 | 15 | 18% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 19 | 22% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Bolikhamxai storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1930, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 10 |
| Aug | 21 |
| Sep | 21 |
| Oct | 26 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Bolikhamxai
- Charlotte (1956)25 August 1956 to 2 September 1956, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 975 hPa
- Doksuri (2017)10 September 2017 to 16 September 2017, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 955 hPa
- Kajiki (2025)21 August 2025 to 27 August 2025, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (93 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Bualoi (2025)22 September 2025 to 30 September 2025, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Brian (1989)28 September 1989 to 4 October 1989, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 hPa
Most recent storms near Bolikhamxai
- Bualoi (2025)22 September 2025 to 30 September 2025, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Nongfa (2025)27 August 2025 to 31 August 2025, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 996 hPa, provisional
- Kajiki (2025)21 August 2025 to 27 August 2025, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (93 kt), 950 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.