Storms near Guizhou
The record holds 40 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Guizhou, People's Republic of China between 1913 and 2025. The busiest month is July, with 13 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 26 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 40storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 0at 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 Guizhou?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 7 | 18% |
| Tropical storm | 7 | 18% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 26 | 65% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Guizhou storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1913, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 8 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 13 |
| Aug | 12 |
| Sep | 10 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Guizhou
- Pamela (1954)26 October 1954 to 8 November 1954, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
- Elaine (1949)30 June 1949 to 11 July 1949, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
- Wendy (1957)10 July 1957 to 18 July 1957, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 985 hPa
- Lola (1966)8 July 1966 to 14 July 1966, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 990 hPa
- Vongfong (2002)14 August 2002 to 20 August 2002, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 985 hPa
Most recent storms near Guizhou
- Podul (2025)5 August 2025 to 15 August 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 960 hPa, provisional
- Higos (2020)16 August 2020 to 20 August 2020, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 992 hPa
- Nida (2016)29 July 2016 to 3 August 2016, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 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.