Storms near Saravan
The record holds 62 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Saravan, Laos between 1911 and 2024. The busiest month is September, with 27 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 20 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 62storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 5at 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 Saravan?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 16 | 26% |
| Tropical storm | 21 | 34% |
| Category 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 20 | 32% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Saravan 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 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 | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 27 |
| Oct | 18 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Saravan
- Violet (1964)12 September 1964 to 16 September 1964, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Hester (1971)18 October 1971 to 24 October 1971, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
- Xangsane (2006)25 September 2006 to 2 October 2006, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa
- Noru (2022)21 September 2022 to 29 September 2022, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 940 hPa
- Cathy (1947)28 October 1947 to 4 November 1947, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
Most recent storms near Saravan
- Soulik (2024)15 September 2024 to 20 September 2024, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 992 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2023 (Western North Pacific)23 September 2023 to 26 September 2023, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 995 hPa
- Noru (2022)21 September 2022 to 29 September 2022, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 940 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.