Storms near Prachuap Khiri Khan
The record holds 15 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand between 1956 and 2017. The busiest month is November, with 9 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 5 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 15storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 2at 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 53% |
| Tropical storm | 0 | 0% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 7% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 5 | 33% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Prachuap Khiri Khan storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1956, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 9 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Gay (1989)31 October 1989 to 10 November 1989, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 970 hPa
- Linda (1997)25 October 1997 to 9 November 1997, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 985 hPa
Most recent storms near Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Unnamed storm of November 2017 (Western North Pacific)3 November 2017 to 8 November 2017, peak Tropical depression (25 kt), 1,004 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 2013 (Western North Pacific)1 November 2013 to 21 November 2013, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 996 hPa
- Muifa (2004)13 November 2004 to 26 November 2004, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 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.