Storms near Rajshahi
The record holds 70 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Rajshahi, Bangladesh between 1877 and 2025. The busiest month is June, with 14 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 58 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 70storms 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 Rajshahi?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 6 | 9% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 58 | 83% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Rajshahi storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, 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 | 7 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 12 |
| Jun | 14 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 12 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 12 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Rajshahi
- Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 2002 (North Indian)9 November 2002 to 12 November 2002, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 990 hPa
- Aila (2009)22 May 2009 to 26 May 2009, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 970 hPa
- Remal (2024)23 May 2024 to 28 May 2024, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 978 hPa
- Unnamed storm of October 1996 (North Indian)21 October 1996 to 29 October 1996, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 998 hPa
Most recent storms near Rajshahi
- Unnamed storm of May 2025 (North Indian)29 May 2025 to 30 May 2025, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 986 hPa
- Remal (2024)23 May 2024 to 28 May 2024, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 978 hPa
- Unnamed storm of October 2020 (North Indian)22 October 2020 to 23 October 2020, peak Tropical depression (28 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.