Storms near Phayao
The record holds 18 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Phayao, Thailand between 1953 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 7 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 8 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 18storms 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 Phayao?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 44% |
| Tropical storm | 2 | 11% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 8 | 44% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Phayao storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1953, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 |
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 | 0 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Phayao
- Ophelia (1953)9 August 1953 to 16 August 1953, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
- Cary (1987)7 August 1987 to 24 August 1987, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Phayao
- Kajiki (2025)21 August 2025 to 27 August 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 2 (93 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Bebinca (2018)9 August 2018 to 17 August 2018, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 985 hPa
- Doksuri (2017)10 September 2017 to 16 September 2017, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 955 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.