Storms near Mizoram
The record holds 44 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Mizoram, India between 1891 and 2023. The busiest month is May, with 12 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 25 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 44storms within 50 km
- 3major (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 Mizoram?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 2 | 5% |
| Tropical storm | 9 | 20% |
| Category 1 | 4 | 9% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 2 | 5% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 25 | 57% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Mizoram storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1891, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 3 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1930s | 3 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 3 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 2 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 |
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 | 2 |
| May | 12 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 12 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Mizoram
- Unnamed storm of April 1991 (North Indian)22 April 1991 to 30 April 1991, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 918 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 1997 (North Indian)13 May 1997 to 20 May 1997, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 964 hPa
- Unnamed storm of April 1994 (North Indian)26 April 1994 to 3 May 1994, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1995 (North Indian)18 November 1995 to 25 November 1995, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 956 hPa
- Mora (2017)27 May 2017 to 30 May 2017, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 978 hPa
Most recent storms near Mizoram
- Hamoon (2023)20 October 2023 to 25 October 2023, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 985 hPa
- Mora (2017)27 May 2017 to 30 May 2017, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 978 hPa
- Roanu (2016)17 May 2016 to 22 May 2016, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 983 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.