Storms near Yamanashi
The record holds 76 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Yamanashi, Japan between 1911 and 2026. The busiest month is August, with 24 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 15 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 76storms within 50 km
- 3major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 24at 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 Yamanashi?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 11% |
| Tropical storm | 29 | 38% |
| Category 1 | 17 | 22% |
| Category 2 | 4 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 3 | 4% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 15 | 20% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Yamanashi storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, 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 | 4 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 9 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 12 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 24 |
| Sep | 24 |
| Oct | 14 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Yamanashi
- Lucy (1965)14 August 1965 to 26 August 1965, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 940 hPa
- Ma-On (2004)1 October 2004 to 10 October 2004, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Ida (1966)18 September 1966 to 26 September 1966, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
- Ione (1948)11 September 1948 to 17 September 1948, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
- Georgia (1959)10 August 1959 to 16 August 1959, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Yamanashi
- Chan-Hom (2026)7 August 2026 to 12 August 2026, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 976 hPa, provisional
- Peipah (2025)2 September 2025 to 10 September 2025, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 988 hPa, provisional
- Meari (2022)8 August 2022 to 16 August 2022, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 996 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.