Storms near Hsinchu
The record holds 136 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Hsinchu, Taiwan between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is July, with 39 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 54 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 136storms within 50 km
- 18major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 54at 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 Hsinchu?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 10 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 18 | 13% |
| Category 1 | 17 | 13% |
| Category 2 | 19 | 14% |
| Category 3 | 9 | 7% |
| Category 4 | 8 | 6% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 54 | 40% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Hsinchu 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 | 1 |
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 8 |
| 1930s | 8 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 14 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Jun | 16 |
| Jul | 39 |
| Aug | 38 |
| Sep | 36 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Hsinchu
- Opal (1962)30 July 1962 to 14 August 1962, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 900 hPa
- Amy (1962)28 August 1962 to 10 September 1962, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Herb (1996)21 July 1996 to 4 August 1996, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
- Pamela (1961)5 September 1961 to 13 September 1961, Category 4 (125 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 910 hPa
- Shirley (1960)27 July 1960 to 6 August 1960, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
Most recent storms near Hsinchu
- Danas (2025)3 July 2025 to 11 July 2025, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 965 hPa, provisional
- Gaemi (2024)19 July 2024 to 28 July 2024, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
- Maliksi (2024)30 May 2024 to 5 June 2024, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 998 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.