Recent typhoons in Taiwan - Worlddata.info

Typhoons occurfrequently in Taiwan. On average, they happen about 9 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Taiwan, Fukien and Kaohsiung. TyphoonsinTaiwanTyphoonsoccurfrequentlyinTaiwan.Onaverage,theyhappenabout9timesayear.ThehardesthitregionsareTaiwan,FukienandKaohsiung.ThetyphoonseasoninthePacificusuallybeginswithlessseverestormsinAprilanddoesnotenduntilNovember.ThemostseveretyphoonsusuallyoccurinAugustandSeptember.ThemostseveretyphoontomakelandfallinTaiwaninthepast12monthswas»Lupit«.Itreachedawindspeedofupto72km/honAugust7,2021at8:00amlocaltimenearHsinchuandwas28kilometersindiameteratthetime.AccordingtotheinternationallyacceptedSaffir-Simpsonclassification,thiscorrespondedtoatropicalstormtyphoon.Ontheopensea,speedsofupto100km/hwereevenmeasured.OthernaturalhazardsinTaiwan:›Earthquake›Tsunamis›ThemostseverenaturaldisastersworldwideBacktooverview:TaiwanCurrentsatelliteimageofthewesternPacific Movethetimelinebelowtheimagetoseepreviousshots.26.06.2022©CIMSSUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonMostviolenttyphoonsinTaiwansince2018Kompasu:10thto14thOctober2021Windspeed:max.100km/hDiameter:max.519kmAirpressure:below981mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:tropicalstormThetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnOctober11th,2021at11:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout356kmsouthofHengchuninTaiwan.Chanthu:6thto18thSeptember2021Windspeed:max.274km/hDiameter:max.222kmEye:max.56kmAirpressure:below908mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category5Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnSeptember12th,2021at2:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout66kmwestofKeelunginTaiwan.Omais:10thto24thAugust2021Windspeed:max.94km/hDiameter:max.296kmAirpressure:below993mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:tropicalstormThetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnAugust22nd,2021at5:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout350kmwestofKeelunginTaiwan.InFa:16thto30thJuly2021Windspeed:max.176km/hDiameter:max.222kmAirpressure:below951mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category2Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnJuly24th,2021at2:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout323kmwestofKeelunginTaiwan.Surigae:13thto25thApril2021Windspeed:max.306km/hDiameter:max.296kmEye:max.185kmAirpressure:below888mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category5Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnApril22nd,2021at8:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout503kmsouthwestofHengchuninTaiwan.Saudel:16thto26thOctober2020Windspeed:max.133km/hDiameter:max.722kmAirpressure:below975mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category1Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnOctober22nd,2020at11:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout721kmsoutheastofHengchuninTaiwan.Maysak:26thAugustto7thSeptember2020Windspeed:max.176km/hDiameter:max.1111kmEye:max.148kmAirpressure:below935mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category2Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnSeptember01st,2020at8:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout466kmnorthwestofKeelunginTaiwan.Bavi:20thto29thAugust2020Windspeed:max.185km/hDiameter:max.667kmEye:max.93kmAirpressure:below942mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category3Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnAugust22nd,2020at8:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout134kmsouthwestofHualianinTaiwan.Higos:16thto20thAugust2020Windspeed:max.109km/hDiameter:max.389kmAirpressure:below988mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:tropicalstormThetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnAugust17th,2020at5:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout273kmsouthofHengchuninTaiwan.Mekkhala:8thto12thAugust2020Windspeed:max.130km/honland:max.83km/hDiameter:max.389kmAirpressure:below980mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category1AffectedregionsFukienJangmi:6thto14thAugust2020Windspeed:max.83km/hDiameter:max.722kmAirpressure:below990mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:tropicalstormThetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnAugust09th,2020at2:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout449kmwestofKeelunginTaiwan.Hagupit:30thJulyto12thAugust2020Windspeed:max.139km/honland:max.120km/hDiameter:max.556kmEye:max.74kmAirpressure:below971mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category1AffectedregionsTaiwanFungWong:17thto25thNovember2019Windspeed:max.120km/hDiameter:max.611kmAirpressure:below988mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category1Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnNovember22nd,2019at2:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout335kmwestofTaitungCityinTaiwan.Kalmaegi:9thto22ndNovember2019Windspeed:max.161km/hDiameter:max.722kmEye:max.74kmAirpressure:below964mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category2Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnNovember19th,2019at5:00pmithadtheshortestdistanceatabout349kmsouthwestofHengchuninTaiwan.Mitag:24thSeptemberto5thOctober2019Windspeed:max.143km/hDiameter:max.1111kmEye:max.56kmAirpressure:below965mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category1AffectedregionsTaiwanTapah:17thto23rdSeptember2019Windspeed:max.120km/hDiameter:max.1148kmEye:max.167kmAirpressure:below970mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category1Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnSeptember21st,2019at8:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout416kmwestofKeelunginTaiwan.Lingling:30thAugustto12thSeptember2019Windspeed:max.207km/hDiameter:max.852kmEye:max.111kmAirpressure:below935mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category3Thetyphoondidnotmakedirectlandfall.OnSeptember04th,2019at2:00amithadtheshortestdistanceatabout345kmwestofTaitungCityinTaiwan.Bailu:19thto26thAugust2019Windspeed:max.106km/hDiameter:max.1111kmAirpressure:below980mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:tropicalstormAffectedregionsTaiwanKaohsiungFukienLekima:2ndto14thAugust2019Windspeed:max.217km/honland:max.207km/hDiameter:max.1159kmEye:max.37kmAirpressure:below918mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:category4AffectedregionsTaiwanDanas:14thto23rdJuly2019Windspeed:max.83km/honland:max.78km/hDiameter:max.1148kmAirpressure:below984mbarSaffir-Simpsonscale:tropicalstormAffectedregionsTaiwanTheseevaluationsarebasedondatafromtheNationalCentersforEnvironmentalInformationoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA).Individualdatahavebeensummarizedortranslated.MostseverenaturaldisastersworldwideThemostsevereearthquakes,volcanosandtsunamisbyregionandseverityPublicholidaysinHongKong2022-2026StatutoryandinofficialholidaysinHongKongfor2022to2026PopulationgrowthinBrazilPopulationgrowthofthelast60yearsinBrazilcomparedtotheglobalaverage