Storms near Maha Sarakham
The record holds 29 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Maha Sarakham, Thailand between 1958 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 11 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 17 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 29storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 0at 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 Maha Sarakham?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 31% |
| Tropical storm | 3 | 10% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 17 | 59% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Maha Sarakham storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1958, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 11 |
| Oct | 9 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Maha Sarakham
- Doris (1969)29 August 1969 to 3 September 1969, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 975 hPa
- Lorna (1972)27 September 1972 to 4 October 1972, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 990 hPa
- Noul (2020)14 September 2020 to 19 September 2020, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 992 hPa
Most recent storms near Maha Sarakham
- Kalmaegi (2025)31 October 2025 to 7 November 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Noru (2022)21 September 2022 to 29 September 2022, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 940 hPa
- Dianmu (2021)21 September 2021 to 26 September 2021, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,000 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.