Storms near Chittagong
The record holds 130 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Chittagong, Bangladesh between 1877 and 2024. The busiest month is October, with 32 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 81 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 130storms within 50 km
- 4major (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 Chittagong?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 29 | 22% |
| Category 1 | 5 | 4% |
| Category 2 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 3 | 2% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 81 | 62% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Chittagong storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1877, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 3 |
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 4 |
| 1910s | 4 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 23 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 3 |
| May | 26 |
| Jun | 17 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 10 |
| Oct | 32 |
| Nov | 24 |
| Dec | 5 |
Strongest storms near Chittagong
- Unnamed storm of April 1991 (North Indian)22 April 1991 to 30 April 1991, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 918 hPa
- Sidr (2007)10 November 2007 to 16 November 2007, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 944 hPa
- Unnamed storm of April 1994 (North Indian)26 April 1994 to 3 May 1994, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1997 (North Indian)13 May 1997 to 20 May 1997, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 964 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1988 (North Indian)21 November 1988 to 30 November 1988, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
Most recent storms near Chittagong
- Unnamed storm of September 2024 (North Indian)13 September 2024 to 17 September 2024, Tropical depression (28 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 989 hPa
- Remal (2024)23 May 2024 to 28 May 2024, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 978 hPa
- Midhili (2023)13 November 2023 to 18 November 2023, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 998 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.