Storms near Bình Thuận
The record holds 46 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bình Thuận, Vietnam between 1891 and 2018. The busiest month is November, with 22 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 21 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 46storms 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 Bình Thuận?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 17% |
| Tropical storm | 15 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 4% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 21 | 46% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Bình Thuận storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1891, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 7 |
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 | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 12 |
| Nov | 22 |
| Dec | 6 |
Strongest storms near Bình Thuận
- Kate (1964)10 November 1964 to 20 November 1964, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 990 hPa
- Durian (2006)24 November 2006 to 9 December 2006, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 915 hPa
- Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Louise (1970)23 October 1970 to 30 October 1970, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 990 hPa
- Vae (1952)15 October 1952 to 24 October 1952, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 975 hPa
Most recent storms near Bình Thuận
- Toraji (2018)16 November 2018 to 21 November 2018, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Kirogi (2017)16 November 2017 to 19 November 2017, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Unnamed storm of December 2016 (Western North Pacific)12 December 2016 to 13 December 2016, peak Unknown intensity
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.