Hurricane History Map

Can Tho, Vietnam: storm history

7 storms have passed within 50 km of Can Tho from 1948 to 1992. The map shows Vietnam; search for a town in Can Tho to see storms near it.

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Years1842 to 2026
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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 Can Tho

The record holds 7 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Can Tho, Vietnam between 1948 and 1992. The busiest month is November, with 4 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.

  • 7storms 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 Can Tho?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression114%
Tropical storm114%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity571%

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

Can Tho storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 3 in 1960s.1940s21950s11960s31990s1

The 1990s only run to 1992, 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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PeriodCount
1940s2
1950s1
1960s3
1990s1

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.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct2Nov4Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct2
Nov4
Dec0

Strongest storms near Can Tho

  • Lucy (1962)23 November 1962 to 1 December 1962, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 975 hPa

Most recent storms near Can Tho

  • Angela (1992)12 October 1992 to 30 October 1992, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
  • Mamie (1968)9 November 1968 to 25 November 1968, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 975 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1964 (Western North Pacific)11 October 1964 to 17 October 1964, 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.

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