Storms near Quảng Bình
The record holds 108 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Quảng Bình, Vietnam between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 32 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 35 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 108storms within 50 km
- 3major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 20at 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 Quảng Bình?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 18 | 17% |
| Tropical storm | 35 | 32% |
| Category 1 | 12 | 11% |
| Category 2 | 5 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 3 | 3% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 35 | 32% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Quảng Bình storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1884, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 8 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 13 |
| Aug | 23 |
| Sep | 32 |
| Oct | 28 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Quảng Bình
- Charlotte (1956)25 August 1956 to 2 September 1956, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 975 hPa
- Harriet (1971)30 June 1971 to 8 July 1971, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 925 hPa
- Cecil (1985)8 October 1985 to 17 October 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
- Wutip (2013)25 September 2013 to 1 October 2013, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 965 hPa
- Doksuri (2017)10 September 2017 to 16 September 2017, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 955 hPa
Most recent storms near Quảng Bình
- Bualoi (2025)22 September 2025 to 30 September 2025, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Nongfa (2025)27 August 2025 to 31 August 2025, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 996 hPa, provisional
- Kajiki (2025)21 August 2025 to 27 August 2025, peak Category 2 (93 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
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.