Storms near Xaignabouri
The record holds 44 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Xaignabouri, Laos between 1947 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 15 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 18 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 44storms 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 Xaignabouri?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 16 | 36% |
| Tropical storm | 10 | 23% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 18 | 41% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Xaignabouri storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1947, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 3 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Jul | 8 |
| Aug | 13 |
| Sep | 15 |
| Oct | 7 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Xaignabouri
- Wutip (2013)25 September 2013 to 1 October 2013, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 965 hPa
- Charlotte (1956)25 August 1956 to 2 September 1956, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 975 hPa
- Vicente (2005)14 September 2005 to 19 September 2005, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 985 hPa
- Ophelia (1953)9 August 1953 to 16 August 1953, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
- Cary (1987)7 August 1987 to 24 August 1987, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Xaignabouri
- Nongfa (2025)27 August 2025 to 31 August 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 996 hPa, provisional
- Kajiki (2025)21 August 2025 to 27 August 2025, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (93 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Sinlaku (2020)29 July 2020 to 3 August 2020, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 985 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.