wind · Japan
Naha, Okinawa
Typhoon-season peak sustained wind
Modelled demonstration series · not observed data
Okinawan buildings are mostly reinforced concrete for exactly this reason, and the islands absorb storms that would be national disasters elsewhere. The change worth watching in the western Pacific is not the number of typhoons but their intensity distribution and how far north the strongest ones now reach before weakening.
75 years, modelled
Same reading, two normals
| Normal | Mean | σ | Pct | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1980 | 140 km/h | +1.00σ | 84th | 1 in 6.3 years |
| 1991–2020 | 142 km/h | +1.06σ | 86th | 1 in 6.9 years |
Today would rank 11 of 76 for highest value in the modelled series. Nothing about the reading changes between rows — only the yardstick.
The season here
Okinawa sits in the main western Pacific typhoon corridor — several storms pass within striking distance every single season.
Where this series comes from
MODELLED SERIES — not observed. Parameters set from published Okinawa typhoon-season wind climatology. The 75 annual values are synthesised by the seeded generator.
Every number on this page comes from a modelled series: 75 annual values synthesised by a seeded generator from published climatological parameters for Naha, Okinawa. It shows how anomaly reasoning works. It is not a measurement and must not be cited as one.
How to read σ
σ counts standard deviations from this place's own normal. The sigma guide · return periods.
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