Storms near Uttar Pradesh
The record holds 313 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Uttar Pradesh, India between 1878 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 108 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 283 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 313storms 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 Uttar Pradesh?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 27 | 9% |
| Tropical storm | 3 | <1% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 283 | 90% |
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.
Uttar Pradesh storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1878, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 |
| 1880s | 30 |
| 1890s | 46 |
| 1900s | 20 |
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 24 |
| 1940s | 29 |
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 7 |
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 | 0 |
| Jun | 29 |
| Jul | 76 |
| Aug | 108 |
| Sep | 82 |
| Oct | 18 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Uttar Pradesh
- Unnamed storm of May 1982 (North Indian)30 May 1982 to 5 June 1982, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 952 hPa
- Unnamed storm of August 2022 (North Indian)17 August 2022 to 23 August 2022, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 992 hPa
- Unnamed storm of August 2024 (North Indian)2 August 2024 to 5 August 2024, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 988 hPa
Most recent storms near Uttar Pradesh
- 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
- Unnamed storm of September 2024 (North Indian)11 September 2024 to 13 September 2024, peak Tropical depression (28 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.