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Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia: storm history

7 storms have passed within 50 km of Kosrae from 1981 to 1995. The map shows Federated States of Micronesia; search for a town in Kosrae to see storms near it.

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Years1842 to 2026
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Kosrae

The record holds 7 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia between 1981 and 1995. The busiest month is December, with 2 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength.

  • 7storms 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 Kosrae?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression686%
Tropical storm114%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity00%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).

Kosrae storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1980s11990s6

The 1990s only run to 1995, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1981, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1980s1
1990s6

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.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 2 in Dec.Jan1Feb0Mar1Apr1May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct1Nov0Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr1
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct1
Nov0
Dec2

Strongest storms near Kosrae

  • Bobbie (1994)14 December 1994 to 29 December 1994, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 985 hPa

Most recent storms near Kosrae

  • Zack (1995)21 October 1995 to 2 November 1995, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 950 hPa
  • Sibyl (1995)21 September 1995 to 4 October 1995, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 985 hPa
  • Bobbie (1994)14 December 1994 to 29 December 1994, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 985 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.

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