Storms near Menabe
The record holds 165 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Menabe, Madagascar between 1893 and 2026. The busiest month is January, with 62 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 118 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 165storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 6at 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 Menabe?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 14 | 8% |
| Tropical storm | 27 | 16% |
| Category 1 | 4 | 2% |
| Category 2 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 3 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 118 | 72% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
Menabe storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1893, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 18 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 19 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 |
| 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 | 62 |
| Feb | 55 |
| Mar | 26 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 20 |
Strongest storms near Menabe
- Fanele (2009)17 January 2009 to 26 January 2009, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 930 hPa
- Belna (2020)2 December 2019 to 11 December 2019, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 965 hPa
- Angele (1979)13 December 1978 to 5 January 1979, Category 1 (82 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (93 kt), 941 hPa
- Calasanjy (1989)6 January 1989 to 17 January 1989, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 954 hPa
- Elita (2004)24 January 2004 to 13 February 2004, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 970 hPa
Most recent storms near Menabe
- Gezani (2026)4 February 2026 to 21 February 2026, Tropical storm (51 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (109 kt), 952 hPa, provisional
- Alvaro (2024)29 December 2023 to 6 January 2024, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 982 hPa
- Freddy (2023)4 February 2023 to 14 March 2023, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 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.