Hurricanes that hit Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: hurricane history

Storms near Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

The record holds 396 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands between 1890 and 2026. The busiest month is September, with 99 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 120 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

• 396storms within 50 km
• 58major (category 3 to 5) near here
• 109at 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 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands?

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands storms over time

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.

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands counties

Every county that a storm has come near is listed, most storms first. 4 of them have at least 3 storms and their own page.

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