Storms near Haute Matsiatra
The record holds 99 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar between 1876 and 2024. The busiest month is January, with 41 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 77 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 99storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 3at 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 Haute Matsiatra?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 8% |
| Tropical storm | 11 | 11% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 77 | 78% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
Haute Matsiatra storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1876, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 |
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1890s | 4 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 8 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 41 |
| Feb | 31 |
| Mar | 18 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 6 |
Strongest storms near Haute Matsiatra
- Batsirai (2022)24 January 2022 to 10 February 2022, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 923 hPa
- Freddy (2023)4 February 2023 to 14 March 2023, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
- Alibera (1990)14 December 1989 to 7 January 1990, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 954 hPa
- Daisy (1994)7 January 1994 to 17 January 1994, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 935 hPa
- Fari (2003)21 January 2003 to 2 February 2003, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 985 hPa
Most recent storms near Haute Matsiatra
- Alvaro (2024)29 December 2023 to 6 January 2024, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 982 hPa
- Freddy (2023)4 February 2023 to 14 March 2023, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
- Batsirai (2022)24 January 2022 to 10 February 2022, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 923 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.