Storms near Jilin
The record holds 40 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Jilin, People's Republic of China between 1911 and 2022. The busiest month is August, with 22 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 15 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 40storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 2at 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 Jilin?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 13% |
| Tropical storm | 18 | 45% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 5% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 15 | 38% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Jilin storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2022, 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 | 2 |
| 1940s | 4 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 9 |
| Aug | 22 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Jilin
- Lingling (2019)30 August 2019 to 12 September 2019, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 hPa
- Bavi (2020)20 August 2020 to 29 August 2020, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 hPa
- June (1954)4 September 1954 to 16 September 1954, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 905 hPa
- Flossie (1964)24 July 1964 to 1 August 1964, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 980 hPa
- Maysak (2020)26 August 2020 to 7 September 2020, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
Most recent storms near Jilin
- Muifa (2022)3 September 2022 to 17 September 2022, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 950 hPa
- Haishen (2020)30 August 2020 to 10 September 2020, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
- Maysak (2020)26 August 2020 to 7 September 2020, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 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.