Storms near Tacloban
The record holds 110 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Tacloban, Philippines between 1885 and 2025. The busiest month is November, with 31 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 53 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 110storms within 50 km
- 5major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 19at 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 Tacloban?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 16 | 15% |
| Tropical storm | 22 | 20% |
| Category 1 | 6 | 5% |
| Category 2 | 8 | 7% |
| Category 3 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 4 | 3 | 3% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 53 | 48% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Tacloban storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1885, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1900s | 9 |
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 14 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 8 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 4 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 9 |
| May | 8 |
| Jun | 11 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 12 |
| Nov | 31 |
| Dec | 18 |
Strongest storms near Tacloban
- Haiyan (2013)2 November 2013 to 11 November 2013, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
- Wilma (1952)21 October 1952 to 31 October 1952, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 930 hPa
- Agnes (1984)28 October 1984 to 9 November 1984, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 925 hPa
- Skip (1988)3 November 1988 to 12 November 1988, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 950 hPa
- Irma (1966)10 May 1966 to 22 May 1966, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 972 hPa
Most recent storms near Tacloban
- Kalmaegi (2025)31 October 2025 to 7 November 2025, Category 2 (89 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Ewiniar (2024)20 May 2024 to 2 June 2024, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 970 hPa
- Megi (2022)8 April 2022 to 13 April 2022, peak Tropical storm (40 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.