Hurricane History Map

Phatthalung, Thailand: storm history

8 storms have passed within 50 km of Phatthalung from 1962 to 2018. The map shows Thailand; search for a town in Phatthalung to see storms near it.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Phatthalung

The record holds 8 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Phatthalung, Thailand between 1962 and 2018. The busiest month is November, with 4 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 8storms 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 Phatthalung?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression563%
Tropical storm225%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity113%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).

Phatthalung storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 4 in 1990s.1960s21990s42010s2

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1962, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1990s4
2010s2

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.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 4 in Nov.Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov4Dec3
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov4
Dec3

Strongest storms near Phatthalung

  • 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 Phatthalung

  • 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
  • Gil (1998)8 December 1998 to 13 December 1998, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 992 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.

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