Storms near Ninh Bình
The record holds 71 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Ninh Bình, Vietnam between 1887 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 19 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 20 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 71storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 6at 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 Ninh Bình?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 12 | 17% |
| Tropical storm | 33 | 46% |
| Category 1 | 5 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 20 | 28% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Ninh Bình storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1887, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 2 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 8 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 8 |
| Jul | 18 |
| Aug | 19 |
| Sep | 18 |
| Oct | 8 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Ninh Bình
- Frankie (1996)19 July 1996 to 25 July 1996, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 975 hPa
- Niki (1996)13 August 1996 to 23 August 1996, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 970 hPa
- Lois (1952)22 August 1952 to 30 August 1952, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 975 hPa
- Nona (1952)1 September 1952 to 8 September 1952, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 980 hPa
- Ruth (1980)10 September 1980 to 17 September 1980, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 980 hPa
Most recent storms near Ninh Bình
- Wipha (2025)16 July 2025 to 22 July 2025, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (64 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Lionrock (2021)2 October 2021 to 10 October 2021, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 hPa
- Unnamed storm of July 2021 (Western North Pacific)3 July 2021 to 8 July 2021, 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.