Storms near Louang Namtha
The record holds 27 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Louang Namtha, Laos between 1952 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 8 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 11 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 27storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 0at 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 Louang Namtha?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 12 | 44% |
| Tropical storm | 4 | 15% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 11 | 41% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Louang Namtha storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1952, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 8 |
| Sep | 8 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Louang Namtha
- Charlotte (1956)25 August 1956 to 2 September 1956, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 975 hPa
- Vera (1983)5 July 1983 to 19 July 1983, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 965 hPa
- Bualoi (2025)22 September 2025 to 30 September 2025, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Lois (1952)22 August 1952 to 30 August 1952, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 975 hPa
Most recent storms near Louang Namtha
- Bualoi (2025)22 September 2025 to 30 September 2025, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Yagi (2024)30 August 2024 to 9 September 2024, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
- Koguma (2021)10 June 2021 to 13 June 2021, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 996 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.