Storms near Bến Tre
The record holds 12 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bến Tre, Vietnam between 1956 and 2018. The busiest month is November, with 8 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 4 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 12storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 2at 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 Bến Tre?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 4 | 33% |
| Tropical storm | 2 | 17% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 4 | 33% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Bến Tre storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1956, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 4 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Bến Tre
- 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, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 hPa
- Thelma (1973)13 November 1973 to 18 November 1973, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 992 hPa
Most recent storms near Bến Tre
- Usagi (2018)7 November 2018 to 26 November 2018, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 hPa
- 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
- Unnamed storm of January 2010 (Western North Pacific)18 January 2010 to 20 January 2010, peak Tropical depression (30 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.