Storms near Madhya Pradesh
The record holds 487 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Madhya Pradesh, India between 1877 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 151 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 426 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 487storms 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 Madhya Pradesh?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 49 | 10% |
| Tropical storm | 12 | 2% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 426 | 87% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the RSMC New Delhi (India Meteorological Department), converted from a 10-minute wind to a 1-minute equivalent.
Madhya Pradesh storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1877, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 7 |
| 1880s | 49 |
| 1890s | 53 |
| 1900s | 37 |
| 1910s | 39 |
| 1920s | 52 |
| 1930s | 42 |
| 1940s | 47 |
| 1950s | 31 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 33 |
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 49 |
| Jul | 133 |
| Aug | 151 |
| Sep | 120 |
| Oct | 29 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Madhya Pradesh
- Unnamed storm of November 1982 (North Indian)4 November 1982 to 9 November 1982, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 962 hPa
- Nisarga (2020)31 May 2020 to 4 June 2020, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 984 hPa
- Unnamed storm of October 1985 (North Indian)8 October 1985 to 13 October 1985, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
- Unnamed storm of May 1990 (North Indian)3 May 1990 to 11 May 1990, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1982 (North Indian)30 May 1982 to 5 June 1982, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 952 hPa
Most recent storms near Madhya Pradesh
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (North Indian)25 July 2025 to 26 July 2025, peak Tropical depression (28 kt), 988 hPa
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (North Indian)17 July 2025 to 19 July 2025, peak Tropical depression (28 kt), 993 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2024 (North Indian)13 September 2024 to 17 September 2024, Tropical depression (28 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 989 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.