Storms near Quàng Nam
The record holds 92 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Quàng Nam, Vietnam between 1887 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 32 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 41 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 92storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 15at 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 Quàng Nam?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 11 | 12% |
| Tropical storm | 25 | 27% |
| Category 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Category 2 | 4 | 4% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 41 | 45% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Quàng Nam storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1887, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1890s | 4 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 1 |
| May | 7 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 32 |
| Oct | 32 |
| Nov | 10 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Quàng Nam
- Zack (1995)21 October 1995 to 2 November 1995, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 950 hPa
- Xangsane (2006)25 September 2006 to 2 October 2006, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa
- Noru (2022)21 September 2022 to 29 September 2022, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 940 hPa
- Hester (1971)18 October 1971 to 24 October 1971, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
- Ketsana (2009)25 September 2009 to 30 September 2009, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Quàng Nam
- Fengshen (2025)15 October 2025 to 23 October 2025, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 990 hPa, provisional
- Trami (2024)18 October 2024 to 29 October 2024, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 970 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2023 (Western North Pacific)23 September 2023 to 26 September 2023, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 995 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.