Storms near El Salvador
The record holds 15 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of El Salvador between 1911 and 2022. The busiest month is October, with 5 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength.
- 15storms 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 El Salvador?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 33% |
| Tropical storm | 10 | 67% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 0 | 0% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).
El Salvador 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 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near El Salvador
- Joan:miriam (1988)10 October 1988 to 2 November 1988, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 932 hPa
- Cesar (1996)24 July 1996 to 28 July 1996, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 990 hPa
- Alma (2008)29 May 2008 to 30 May 2008, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 994 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 1911 (North Atlantic)3 September 1911 to 12 September 1911, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt)
- Iota (2020)12 November 2020 to 18 November 2020, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 917 hPa
- Julia (2022)6 October 2022 to 10 October 2022, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 982 hPa
Most recent storms near El Salvador
- Julia (2022)6 October 2022 to 10 October 2022, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 982 hPa
- Iota (2020)12 November 2020 to 18 November 2020, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 917 hPa
- Amanda (2020)30 May 2020 to 31 May 2020, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,003 hPa
- Selma (2017)26 October 2017 to 28 October 2017, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,004 hPa
- Alma (2008)29 May 2008 to 30 May 2008, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 994 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.
Notable storms near El Salvador with their own pages
- Joan:miriam (1988)10 October 1988 to 2 November 1988, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 932 hPa
- Iota (2020)12 November 2020 to 18 November 2020, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 917 hPa
- Mitch (1998)22 October 1998 to 9 November 1998, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 905 hPa