Storms near Tanintharyi
The record holds 30 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Tanintharyi, Myanmar between 1888 and 2021. The busiest month is October, with 12 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 11 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 30storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 2at 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 Tanintharyi?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 16 | 53% |
| Tropical storm | 1 | 3% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 3% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 3% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 11 | 37% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Tanintharyi storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1888, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 2 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 12 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 4 |
Strongest storms near Tanintharyi
- Gay (1989)31 October 1989 to 10 November 1989, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 970 hPa
- Linda (1997)25 October 1997 to 9 November 1997, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 985 hPa
- Sally (1972)30 November 1972 to 8 December 1972, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 985 hPa
Most recent storms near Tanintharyi
- Unnamed storm of April 2021 (North Indian)2 April 2021 to 3 April 2021, peak Tropical depression (28 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Krovanh (2020)17 December 2020 to 25 December 2020, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Pabuk (2018)30 December 2018 to 7 January 2019, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 996 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.