Storms near Chiayi
The record holds 147 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Chiayi, Taiwan between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 46 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 73 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 147storms within 50 km
- 20major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 44at 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 Chiayi?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 6% |
| Tropical storm | 21 | 14% |
| Category 1 | 12 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 12 | 8% |
| Category 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Category 4 | 4 | 3% |
| Category 5 | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown intensity | 73 | 50% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Chiayi storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1884, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 8 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 9 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 7 |
| Jun | 13 |
| Jul | 40 |
| Aug | 46 |
| Sep | 34 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Chiayi
- Joan (1959)23 August 1959 to 2 September 1959, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 885 hPa
- Winnie (1958)11 July 1958 to 18 July 1958, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Bilis (2000)17 August 2000 to 27 August 2000, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Sarah (1989)3 September 1989 to 14 September 1989, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 950 hPa
- Tim (1994)5 July 1994 to 13 July 1994, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
Most recent storms near Chiayi
- Podul (2025)5 August 2025 to 15 August 2025, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 960 hPa, provisional
- Danas (2025)3 July 2025 to 11 July 2025, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 965 hPa, provisional
- Kong-Rey (2024)24 October 2024 to 2 November 2024, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 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.