Storms near Mountain Province
The record holds 200 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Mountain Province, Philippines between 1884 and 2026. The busiest month is September, with 45 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 95 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 200storms within 50 km
- 19major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 55at 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 Mountain Province?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 20 | 10% |
| Tropical storm | 30 | 15% |
| Category 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Category 2 | 10 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 6 | 3% |
| Category 4 | 8 | 4% |
| Category 5 | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown intensity | 95 | 48% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Mountain Province storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1884, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 13 |
| 1920s | 13 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 18 |
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 19 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s | 13 |
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 | 4 |
| May | 9 |
| Jun | 15 |
| Jul | 36 |
| Aug | 21 |
| Sep | 45 |
| Oct | 40 |
| Nov | 21 |
| Dec | 9 |
Strongest storms near Mountain Province
- Zeb (1998)7 October 1998 to 20 October 1998, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 900 hPa
- Megi (2010)11 October 2010 to 24 October 2010, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 885 hPa
- Georgia (1970)7 September 1970 to 16 September 1970, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 905 hPa
- Elsie (1989)13 October 1989 to 22 October 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
- Cimaron (2006)25 October 2006 to 7 November 2006, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
Most recent storms near Mountain Province
- Peilou (2026)5 August 2026 to 13 August 2026, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 991 hPa, provisional
- Fung-Wong (2025)4 November 2025 to 13 November 2025, Category 3 (99 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa, provisional
- Matmo (2025)30 September 2025 to 6 October 2025, Category 1 (64 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
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.