Storms near Cao Bằng
The record holds 48 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Cao Bằng, Vietnam between 1913 and 2025. The busiest month is July, with 22 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 18 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 48storms 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 Cao Bằng?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 12 | 25% |
| Tropical storm | 15 | 31% |
| Category 1 | 3 | 6% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 18 | 38% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Cao Bằng storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1913, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 22 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Cao Bằng
- Sally (1996)2 September 1996 to 10 September 1996, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Rammasun (2014)9 July 2014 to 20 July 2014, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 935 hPa
- Krovanh (2003)13 August 2003 to 26 August 2003, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
- Elsie (1954)5 May 1954 to 12 May 1954, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 945 hPa
- Koryn (1993)13 June 1993 to 29 June 1993, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 905 hPa
Most recent storms near Cao Bằng
- Matmo (2025)30 September 2025 to 6 October 2025, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of August 2025 (Western North Pacific)16 August 2025 to 19 August 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical depression (29 kt), 1,000 hPa, provisional
- Talim (2023)13 July 2023 to 19 July 2023, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 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.