Storms near South Chungcheong
The record holds 60 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of South Chungcheong, South Korea between 1911 and 2024. The busiest month is August, with 36 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 17 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 60storms 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 South Chungcheong?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 11 | 18% |
| Tropical storm | 29 | 48% |
| Category 1 | 3 | 5% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 17 | 28% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
South Chungcheong storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2024, 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 13 |
| Aug | 36 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near South Chungcheong
- Kompasu (2010)27 August 2010 to 6 September 2010, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 960 hPa
- Thelma (1987)6 July 1987 to 18 July 1987, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 915 hPa
- Olga (1999)26 July 1999 to 5 August 1999, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 hPa
- Karen (1952)10 August 1952 to 28 August 1952, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 955 hPa
- Kit (1985)30 July 1985 to 17 August 1985, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near South Chungcheong
- Jongdari (2024)18 August 2024 to 22 August 2024, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 996 hPa
- Trases (2022)29 July 2022 to 1 August 2022, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 998 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2019 (Western North Pacific)7 September 2019 to 10 September 2019, peak Unknown intensity
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.