Storms near Gwangju
The record holds 34 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Gwangju, South Korea between 1911 and 2022. The busiest month is August, with 19 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 9 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 34storms 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 Gwangju?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 26% |
| Tropical storm | 13 | 38% |
| Category 1 | 3 | 9% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 9 | 26% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Gwangju storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2022, 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 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 4 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 |
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 | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 19 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Gwangju
- Irving (1979)7 August 1979 to 20 August 1979, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 955 hPa
- Rusa (2002)22 August 2002 to 3 September 2002, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
- Kit (1985)30 July 1985 to 17 August 1985, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 960 hPa
- Betty (1966)21 August 1966 to 4 September 1966, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 986 hPa
- Judy (1989)20 July 1989 to 29 July 1989, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 940 hPa
Most recent storms near Gwangju
- Trases (2022)29 July 2022 to 1 August 2022, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 998 hPa
- Mitag (2019)24 September 2019 to 5 October 2019, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 965 hPa
- Soulik (2018)15 August 2018 to 30 August 2018, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 950 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.