Storms near Hualien
The record holds 199 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Hualien, Taiwan between 1885 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 58 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 86 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 199storms within 50 km
- 39major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 80at 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 Hualien?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 4% |
| Tropical storm | 25 | 13% |
| Category 1 | 20 | 10% |
| Category 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Category 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Category 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Category 5 | 4 | 2% |
| Unknown intensity | 86 | 43% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Hualien storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1885, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 3 |
| 1890s | 15 |
| 1900s | 14 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 26 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 |
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 | 19 |
| Jul | 53 |
| Aug | 58 |
| Sep | 47 |
| Oct | 9 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Hualien
- 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
- Opal (1962)30 July 1962 to 14 August 1962, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 900 hPa
- Bilis (2000)17 August 2000 to 27 August 2000, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Shirley (1960)27 July 1960 to 6 August 1960, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
Most recent storms near Hualien
- Fung-Wong (2025)4 November 2025 to 13 November 2025, Tropical storm (39 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa, provisional
- Kong-Rey (2024)24 October 2024 to 2 November 2024, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
- Gaemi (2024)19 July 2024 to 28 July 2024, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 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.