Storms near Nakhon Si Thammarat
The record holds 16 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand between 1948 and 2020. The busiest month is November, with 9 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 4 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 16storms 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 Nakhon Si Thammarat?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 50% |
| Tropical storm | 4 | 25% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 4 | 25% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Nakhon Si Thammarat storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1948, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 9 |
| Dec | 5 |
Strongest storms near Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Forrest (1992)8 November 1992 to 22 November 1992, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 952 hPa
- Harriet (1962)19 October 1962 to 27 October 1962, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Pabuk (2018)30 December 2018 to 7 January 2019, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 996 hPa
- Gil (1998)8 December 1998 to 13 December 1998, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 992 hPa
Most recent storms near Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Krovanh (2020)17 December 2020 to 25 December 2020, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Pabuk (2018)30 December 2018 to 7 January 2019, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 996 hPa
- Toraji (2018)16 November 2018 to 21 November 2018, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 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.