Storms near Meghalaya
The record holds 20 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Meghalaya, India between 1881 and 2025. The busiest month is May, with 9 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 11 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 20storms 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 Meghalaya?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 5 | 25% |
| Tropical storm | 4 | 20% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 11 | 55% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Meghalaya storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1881, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 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 | 9 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Meghalaya
- Mora (2017)27 May 2017 to 30 May 2017, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 978 hPa
- Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1985 (North Indian)22 May 1985 to 25 May 1985, peak Tropical storm (60 kt)
- Rashmi (2008)24 October 2008 to 27 October 2008, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 992 hPa
Most recent storms near Meghalaya
- Unnamed storm of May 2025 (North Indian)29 May 2025 to 30 May 2025, Tropical depression (28 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 986 hPa
- Remal (2024)23 May 2024 to 28 May 2024, Tropical depression (23 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 978 hPa
- Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 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.