Storms near Shanghai
The record holds 63 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Shanghai, People's Republic of China between 1911 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 20 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 24 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 63storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 8at 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 Shanghai?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 10 | 16% |
| Tropical storm | 21 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 3 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 24 | 38% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Shanghai storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, 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 | 4 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 17 |
| Aug | 20 |
| Sep | 19 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Shanghai
- Gloria (1949)18 July 1949 to 27 July 1949, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
- Pearl (1948)1 July 1948 to 8 July 1948, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
- Babe (1977)31 August 1977 to 12 September 1977, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 905 hPa
- Flossie (1964)24 July 1964 to 1 August 1964, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 980 hPa
- Muifa (2022)3 September 2022 to 17 September 2022, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 950 hPa
Most recent storms near Shanghai
- Co-May (2025)22 July 2025 to 3 August 2025, Tropical storm (39 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Pulasan (2024)15 September 2024 to 24 September 2024, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 992 hPa
- Bebinca (2024)8 September 2024 to 18 September 2024, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 965 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.