Storms near Sakon Nakhon
The record holds 51 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Sakon Nakhon, Thailand between 1947 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 19 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 16 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 51storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 1at 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 Sakon Nakhon?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 16 | 31% |
| Tropical storm | 18 | 35% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 16 | 31% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Sakon Nakhon storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1947, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 3 |
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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 14 |
| Sep | 19 |
| Oct | 10 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Sakon Nakhon
- Wutip (2013)25 September 2013 to 1 October 2013, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 965 hPa
- Becky (1990)20 August 1990 to 30 August 1990, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 965 hPa
- Fred (1991)8 August 1991 to 18 August 1991, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 960 hPa
- Tilda (1964)12 September 1964 to 25 September 1964, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 965 hPa
- Cecil (1985)8 October 1985 to 17 October 1985, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Sakon Nakhon
- Nongfa (2025)27 August 2025 to 31 August 2025, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 996 hPa, provisional
- Soulik (2024)15 September 2024 to 20 September 2024, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 992 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2023 (Western North Pacific)23 September 2023 to 26 September 2023, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 995 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.