Storms near Goa
The record holds 15 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Goa, India between 1886 and 1992. The busiest month is November, with 8 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 13 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 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 Goa?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 1 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 1 | 7% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 13 | 87% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Goa storms over time
The 1990s only run to 1992, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1886, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 4 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 |
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 | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Goa
- Unnamed storm of November 1992 (Western North Pacific)6 November 1992 to 17 November 1992, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 994 hPa
Most recent storms near Goa
- Unnamed storm of November 1992 (Western North Pacific)6 November 1992 to 17 November 1992, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 994 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1990 (North Indian)16 November 1990 to 18 November 1990, Tropical depression (31 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (38 kt), 1,007 hPa
- Unnamed storm of October 1977 (North Indian)27 October 1977 to 4 November 1977, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical storm (40 kt)
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.