Storms near Lạng Sơn
The record holds 102 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Lạng Sơn, Vietnam between 1893 and 2025. The busiest month is July, with 34 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 39 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 102storms within 50 km
- 2major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 11at 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 Lạng Sơn?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 15 | 15% |
| Tropical storm | 37 | 36% |
| Category 1 | 7 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 39 | 38% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Lạng Sơn storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1893, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 4 |
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 8 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s | 9 |
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 | 2 |
| Jun | 10 |
| Jul | 34 |
| Aug | 27 |
| Sep | 18 |
| Oct | 9 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Lạng Sơn
- Yagi (2024)30 August 2024 to 9 September 2024, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
- Rammasun (2014)9 July 2014 to 20 July 2014, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 935 hPa
- Sally (1996)2 September 1996 to 10 September 1996, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Krovanh (2003)13 August 2003 to 26 August 2003, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
- Freda (1965)6 July 1965 to 16 July 1965, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
Most recent storms near Lạng Sơn
- Matmo (2025)30 September 2025 to 6 October 2025, Category 1 (64 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Ragasa (2025)16 September 2025 to 25 September 2025, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (144 kt), 905 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of August 2025 (Western North Pacific)16 August 2025 to 19 August 2025, peak Tropical depression (29 kt), 1,000 hPa, provisional
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.