GPM 2015: One Year of Storms

  • Released Monday, January 4, 2016
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A look back at the storms captured by GPM around the world during 2015.


The storms that appear in order are as follows:


1. New England Nor’easter – January 26 – New England, USA

2. Snowstorm – February 17 – Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina, USA

3. Tornadic Thunderstorms in Midwest – March 25 – Oklahoma and Arkansas, USA

4. Typhoon Maysak – March 30 – Yap Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean

5. Rain Accumulation from Cyclone Quang – April 28 through May 3 - Australia

6. Flooding in Central Texas and Oklahoma – May 19 through May 26 - USA

7. Hurricane Blanca – June 1 – Eastern Pacific Ocean, Baja Peninsula, Mexico

8. Tropical Storm Ashobaa – June 8 – Arabian Sea

9. Tropical Storm Carlos – June 12 – Southwestern Coast, Mexico

10. Tropical Storm Bill – June 16 – Texas, USA

11. USA Rain Accumulation – June through July - USA

12. Tropical Storm Raquel – July 1 – Solomon Islands, South Pacific Ocean

13. Tropical Storm Claudette – July 13 – North Atlantic Ocean

14. Typhoon Nangka – July 15 - Japan

15. Hurricane Delores Remnants Rainfall – July 13 through 20 – Southwestern USA

16. Typhoon Halola – July 21 - Japan

17. Typhoon Soudelor – August 5 – Taiwan and China

18. Hurricane/Typhoon Kilo – August 23 through September 9 – Hawaii and Pacific Ocean

19. Tropical Storm Erika – August 26 – Caribbean Sea

20. Tropical Storm Fred – August 30 – Cape Verde

21. Tropical Depression Nine – September 16 – Central Atlantic Ocean

22. Tropical Storm Ida – September 21 – Central Atlantic Ocean

23. Tropical Storm Niala – September 25 – Hawaii and Pacific Ocean

24. Tropical Storm Marty – September 27 – Southwestern Coast, Mexico

25. Typhoon Dujuan – September 22 through September 29 – Taiwan and China

26. Hurricane Joaquin – September 29 – Caribbean Sea

27. Typhoon Koppu – October 15 - Philippines

28. Hurricane Patricia – October 22 – Texas, USA

29. Tropical Cyclone Chapala – October 28 through November 3 – Yemen and Arabian Sea

30. Tropical Cyclone Megh – November 8 – Yemen and Arabian Sea

31. Typhoon IN-FA – November 19 – Western Pacific Ocean

32. Hurricane Sandra – November 26 – Eastern Pacific Ocean

33. India Flooding – November 28 through December 4 – Tamil Nadu, India

34. Winter Storm Desmond – November 30 through December 7 – United Kingdom

35. Tropical Cyclone 05S – December 9 – Reunion and Mauritius, South Indian Ocean

36. Super Typhoon Melor – December 12 - Philippines

37. Tornadoes and Flooding in Midwest – December 21 through December 28 – Midwestern USA

38. Paraguay Flooding – December 22 through December 29 – Asuncion, Paraguay

39. Tropical Depression 95P – December 29 – Pacific Ocean

40. Tropical Cyclone 06P (ULA) – December 30 – Samoa, South Pacific Ocean

41. Near Real-Time IMERG – December 25 through December 31



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This page was originally published on Monday, January 4, 2016.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT.


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