Table 1 Return periods (yr) of Category 1–5 wind speeds occurring within 100 km for 18 coastal cities.
From: Estimation of global tropical cyclone wind speed probabilities using the STORM dataset
City | Country | Cat 1 (29 m/s) | Cat 2 (37.6 m/s) | Cat 3 (43.4 m/s) | Cat 4 (51.1 m/s) | Cat 5 (61.6 m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honolulu | Hawaii (USA) | 11 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 442 |
San Diego | USA | 247 | 1870 | 5034 | >10,000 | >10,000 |
Acapulco | Mexico | 22 | 35 | 62 | 156 | 1684 |
San Juan | Puerto Rico | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 131 |
Houston | USA | 23 | 52 | 92 | 205 | 1230 |
Miami | USA | 12 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 155 |
Mumbai | India | 101 | 140 | 199 | 285 | 2403 |
Chittagong | Bangladesh | 30 | 44 | 59 | 83 | 131 |
Muscat | Oman | 151 | 235 | 315 | 768 | >10,000 |
Beira | Mozambique | 64 | 238 | 1179 | 6817 | >10,000 |
Saint-Denis | Réunion | 6 | 13 | 28 | 87 | 347 |
Toamasina | Madagascar | 10 | 19 | 31 | 101 | 616 |
Brisbane | Australia | 28 | 111 | 466 | 9013 | >10,000 |
Nadi | Fiji | 7 | 14 | 27 | 87 | 1093 |
Noumea | New-Caledonia | 8 | 20 | 51 | 263 | 4755 |
Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | 33 | 225 | 970 | 9673 | >10,000 |
Taipei | Taiwan | 2 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 2200 |
Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 7 | 23 | 556 | >10,000 |
