Storms near Lai Chau
The record holds 31 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Lai Chau, Vietnam between 1946 and 2024. The busiest month is August, with 11 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 10 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 31storms 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 Lai Chau?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 14 | 45% |
| Tropical storm | 6 | 19% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 3% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 10 | 32% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Lai Chau storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1946, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 10 |
| Aug | 11 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Lai Chau
- Nancy (1954)30 September 1954 to 13 October 1954, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 965 hPa
- Kalmaegi (2014)10 September 2014 to 17 September 2014, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 960 hPa
- Vera (1983)5 July 1983 to 19 July 1983, Tropical storm (46 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 965 hPa
- Ida (1954)18 August 1954 to 31 August 1954, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 890 hPa
- Opal (1946)6 September 1946 to 14 September 1946, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
Most recent storms near Lai Chau
- Yagi (2024)30 August 2024 to 9 September 2024, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
- Ma-On (2022)20 August 2022 to 26 August 2022, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 985 hPa
- Dianmu (2016)15 August 2016 to 20 August 2016, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 980 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.