Storms near Heilongjiang
The record holds 34 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China between 1911 and 2020. The busiest month is August, with 19 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 16 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 34storms 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 Heilongjiang?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 26% |
| Tropical storm | 9 | 26% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 16 | 47% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Heilongjiang storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1911, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1930s | 3 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 2020s | 3 |
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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 19 |
| Sep | 8 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Heilongjiang
- June (1954)4 September 1954 to 16 September 1954, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 905 hPa
- Emma (1956)1 September 1956 to 11 September 1956, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 930 hPa
- Lingling (2019)30 August 2019 to 12 September 2019, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 hPa
- Carmen (1960)14 August 1960 to 25 August 1960, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 975 hPa
- Agnes (1957)10 August 1957 to 24 August 1957, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 905 hPa
Most recent storms near Heilongjiang
- Haishen (2020)30 August 2020 to 10 September 2020, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
- Maysak (2020)26 August 2020 to 7 September 2020, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
- Bavi (2020)20 August 2020 to 29 August 2020, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 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.