Hurricane History Map

Marshall Islands storm history

88 storms have passed within 50 km of the Marshall Islands from 1950 to 2026, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Marshall Islands

The record holds 88 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of the Marshall Islands between 1950 and 2026. The busiest month is November, with 18 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 17 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 88storms within 50 km
  • 3major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 12at 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 Marshall Islands?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression4045%
Tropical storm1922%
Category 1910%
Category 200%
Category 311%
Category 422%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity1719%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).

Marshall Islands storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 39 in 1990s.1950s91960s101970s91980s121990s392000s52010s22020s2

The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1950, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1950s9
1960s10
1970s9
1980s12
1990s39
2000s5
2010s2
2020s2

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.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 18 in Nov.Jan9Feb1Mar5Apr1May1Jun1Jul5Aug7Sep9Oct17Nov18Dec14
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan9
Feb1
Mar5
Apr1
May1
Jun1
Jul5
Aug7
Sep9
Oct17
Nov18
Dec14

Strongest storms near Marshall Islands

  • Fengshen (2002)13 July 2002 to 28 July 2002, Category 4 (125 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
  • Dolphin (2026)27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026, Category 4 (119 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (144 kt), 915 hPa, provisional
  • Georgia (1951)18 March 1951 to 27 March 1951, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 970 hPa
  • Ophelia (1958)6 January 1958 to 18 January 1958, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
  • Hester (1952)27 December 1952 to 6 January 1953, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 950 hPa
  • Rita (1978)15 October 1978 to 30 October 1978, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 880 hPa

Most recent storms near Marshall Islands

  • Dolphin (2026)27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026, Category 4 (119 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (144 kt), 915 hPa, provisional
  • Man-Yi (2024)7 November 2024 to 20 November 2024, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Nangka (2015)2 July 2015 to 18 July 2015, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 925 hPa
  • Bavi (2015)10 March 2015 to 21 March 2015, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 990 hPa
  • Talas (2004)9 December 2004 to 20 December 2004, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 994 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.

Notable storms near Marshall Islands with their own pages

  • Fengshen (2002)13 July 2002 to 28 July 2002, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
  • Dolphin (2026)27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026, peak Category 5 (144 kt), 915 hPa, provisional
  • Georgia (1951)18 March 1951 to 27 March 1951, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 970 hPa
  • Ophelia (1958)6 January 1958 to 18 January 1958, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
  • Hester (1952)27 December 1952 to 6 January 1953, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 950 hPa
  • Rita (1978)15 October 1978 to 30 October 1978, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 880 hPa
  • Pamela (1982)21 November 1982 to 9 December 1982, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 940 hPa
  • Gay (1992)13 November 1992 to 4 December 1992, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 900 hPa
  • Paka (1997)28 November 1997 to 23 December 1997, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 920 hPa
  • Susan (1963)18 December 1963 to 29 December 1963, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 935 hPa
  • Olga (1972)20 October 1972 to 31 October 1972, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa
  • Alice (1979)27 December 1978 to 15 January 1979, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 930 hPa

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