Storms near Durango
The record holds 35 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Durango, Mexico between 1945 and 2022. The busiest month is October, with 20 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength.
- 35storms within 50 km
- 7major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 20at 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 Durango?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 6 | 17% |
| Tropical storm | 9 | 26% |
| Category 1 | 9 | 26% |
| Category 2 | 4 | 11% |
| Category 3 | 6 | 17% |
| Category 4 | 1 | 3% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 0 | 0% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, eastern Pacific).
Durango storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1945, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 10 |
| Oct | 20 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Durango
- Unnamed storm of October 1957 (Eastern and central Pacific)20 October 1957 to 22 October 1957, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
- Tico (1983)11 October 1983 to 19 October 1983, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt)
- Lane (2006)13 September 2006 to 17 September 2006, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 952 hPa
- Olivia (1975)22 October 1975 to 25 October 1975, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
- Kenna (2002)22 October 2002 to 26 October 2002, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 913 hPa
Most recent storms near Durango
- Roslyn (2022)20 October 2022 to 24 October 2022, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 954 hPa
- Orlene (2022)28 September 2022 to 3 October 2022, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 954 hPa
- Pamela (2021)10 October 2021 to 13 October 2021, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 987 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.