Storms near Hồ Chí Minh city
The record holds 15 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Hồ Chí Minh city, Vietnam between 1948 and 2018. The busiest month is November, with 7 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.
- 15storms 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 Hồ Chí Minh city?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 6 | 40% |
| Tropical storm | 4 | 27% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 4 | 27% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Hồ Chí Minh city 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 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Nov | 7 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Hồ Chí Minh city
- 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
- Pakhar (2012)26 March 2012 to 2 April 2012, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 998 hPa
- Hester (1968)15 October 1968 to 21 October 1968, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 995 hPa
- Louise (1970)23 October 1970 to 30 October 1970, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 990 hPa
Most recent storms near Hồ Chí Minh city
- 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 (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
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.