Storms near Chiayi City
The record holds 86 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Chiayi City, Taiwan between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 27 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 47 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 86storms within 50 km
- 8major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 19at 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 City?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 6% |
| Tropical storm | 15 | 17% |
| Category 1 | 7 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 4 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 5 | 6% |
| Category 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 5 | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown intensity | 47 | 55% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Chiayi City 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 | 4 |
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 27 |
| Sep | 22 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Chiayi City
- Joan (1959)23 August 1959 to 2 September 1959, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 885 hPa
- Bilis (2000)17 August 2000 to 27 August 2000, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Tim (1994)5 July 1994 to 13 July 1994, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
- Andy (1982)21 July 1982 to 1 August 1982, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
- Fanapi (2010)13 September 2010 to 21 September 2010, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 930 hPa
Most recent storms near Chiayi City
- 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
- Unnamed storm of August 2018 (Western North Pacific)22 August 2018 to 25 August 2018, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 997 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.