Storms near Jiangxi
The record holds 216 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Jiangxi, People's Republic of China between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 78 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 97 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 216storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 15at 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 Jiangxi?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 38 | 18% |
| Tropical storm | 66 | 31% |
| Category 1 | 14 | 6% |
| Category 2 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 97 | 45% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Jiangxi storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1884, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 |
| 1890s | 10 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 14 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 14 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 24 |
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 16 |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 2 |
| Jun | 14 |
| Jul | 68 |
| Aug | 78 |
| Sep | 43 |
| Oct | 10 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Jiangxi
- Nina (1953)7 August 1953 to 23 August 1953, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 885 hPa
- Joan (1959)23 August 1959 to 2 September 1959, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 885 hPa
- Fred (1994)12 August 1994 to 26 August 1994, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- Dinah (1956)28 August 1956 to 6 September 1956, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 970 hPa
- Carmen (1957)5 September 1957 to 16 September 1957, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Jiangxi
- Podul (2025)5 August 2025 to 15 August 2025, Tropical storm (46 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 960 hPa, provisional
- Danas (2025)3 July 2025 to 11 July 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 965 hPa, provisional
- Wutip (2025)10 June 2025 to 15 June 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 1 (64 kt), 980 hPa, provisional
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.