Storms near Bình Phước
The record holds 33 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bình Phước, Vietnam between 1916 and 2020. The busiest month is November, with 18 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 9 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 33storms 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 Bình Phước?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 27% |
| Tropical storm | 14 | 42% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 3% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 9 | 27% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Bình Phước storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1916, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 8 |
| Nov | 18 |
| Dec | 2 |
Strongest storms near Bình Phước
- Lola (1993)27 November 1993 to 9 December 1993, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 955 hPa
- Wanda (1951)16 November 1951 to 26 November 1951, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 985 hPa
- Damrey (2017)31 October 2017 to 5 November 2017, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
- Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Vae (1952)15 October 1952 to 24 October 1952, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 975 hPa
Most recent storms near Bình Phước
- Etau (2020)6 November 2020 to 11 November 2020, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 992 hPa
- Toraji (2018)16 November 2018 to 21 November 2018, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Usagi (2018)7 November 2018 to 26 November 2018, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 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.