Storms near Bình Dương
The record holds 18 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bình Dương, Vietnam between 1948 and 2018. The busiest month is November, with 8 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 5 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 18storms 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 Bình Dương?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 7 | 39% |
| Tropical storm | 6 | 33% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 5 | 28% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Bình Dương storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2018, 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 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 4 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 5 |
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 | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Bình Dương
- Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Usagi (2018)7 November 2018 to 26 November 2018, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 hPa
- Hester (1968)15 October 1968 to 21 October 1968, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 995 hPa
- Louise (1970)23 October 1970 to 30 October 1970, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 990 hPa
- Kim (1983)9 October 1983 to 20 October 1983, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 994 hPa
Most recent storms near Bình Dương
- Toraji (2018)16 November 2018 to 21 November 2018, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Usagi (2018)7 November 2018 to 26 November 2018, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 990 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 2012 (Western North Pacific)12 November 2012 to 15 November 2012, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical depression (25 kt), 1,004 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.