Storms near Pingtung
The record holds 187 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Pingtung, Taiwan between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 48 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 95 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 187storms within 50 km
- 22major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 48at 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 Pingtung?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 10 | 5% |
| Tropical storm | 34 | 18% |
| Category 1 | 13 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 13 | 7% |
| Category 3 | 9 | 5% |
| Category 4 | 10 | 5% |
| Category 5 | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown intensity | 95 | 51% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Pingtung 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 | 5 |
| 1890s | 19 |
| 1900s | 13 |
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 13 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 14 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s | 9 |
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 | 3 |
| May | 10 |
| Jun | 21 |
| Jul | 37 |
| Aug | 48 |
| Sep | 46 |
| Oct | 13 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Pingtung
- Meranti (2016)8 September 2016 to 17 September 2016, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 890 hPa
- Virginia (1957)17 June 1957 to 28 June 1957, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
- Bilis (2000)17 August 2000 to 27 August 2000, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Gilda (1956)17 September 1956 to 25 September 1956, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 935 hPa
- Dinah (1965)10 June 1965 to 24 June 1965, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 935 hPa
Most recent storms near Pingtung
- Fung-Wong (2025)4 November 2025 to 13 November 2025, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa, provisional
- Podul (2025)5 August 2025 to 15 August 2025, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 960 hPa, provisional
- Usagi (2024)9 November 2024 to 16 November 2024, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 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.