Storms near Hokkaidō
The record holds 117 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Hokkaidō, Japan between 1911 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 49 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 46 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 117storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 10at 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 Hokkaidō?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 12 | 10% |
| Tropical storm | 49 | 42% |
| Category 1 | 10 | 9% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 46 | 39% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Hokkaidō storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1911, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 10 |
| Aug | 49 |
| Sep | 43 |
| Oct | 10 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Hokkaidō
- Louise (1955)20 September 1955 to 2 October 1955, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 930 hPa
- Sarah (1959)10 September 1959 to 23 September 1959, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 905 hPa
- Mireille (1991)13 September 1991 to 1 October 1991, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- Marie (1954)17 September 1954 to 29 September 1954, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 952 hPa
- Shirley (1965)31 August 1965 to 13 September 1965, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
Most recent storms near Hokkaidō
- Nari (2025)9 July 2025 to 17 July 2025, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 990 hPa, provisional
- Maria (2024)5 August 2024 to 14 August 2024, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 980 hPa
- Lan (2023)6 August 2023 to 18 August 2023, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 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.