Storms near Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
The record holds 17 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu, Vietnam between 1948 and 2018. The busiest month is November, with 9 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 6 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 17storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 3at 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 Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 6 | 35% |
| Tropical storm | 2 | 12% |
| Category 1 | 3 | 18% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 6 | 35% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1948, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 9 |
| Dec | 2 |
Strongest storms near Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
- Lucy (1962)23 November 1962 to 1 December 1962, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 975 hPa
- Durian (2006)24 November 2006 to 9 December 2006, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 915 hPa
- Usagi (2018)7 November 2018 to 26 November 2018, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 hPa
- Pakhar (2012)26 March 2012 to 2 April 2012, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 998 hPa
- Louise (1970)23 October 1970 to 30 October 1970, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 990 hPa
Most recent storms near Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
- Usagi (2018)7 November 2018 to 26 November 2018, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 hPa
- Unnamed storm of December 2016 (Western North Pacific)12 December 2016 to 13 December 2016, peak Unknown intensity
- Unnamed storm of November 2012 (Western North Pacific)12 November 2012 to 15 November 2012, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical depression (25 kt), 1,004 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.