The name Dianmu has been used to name four
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
s in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by China and literally means "Mother of lightning", a title of the ancient goddess of lighting,
Leizi
Dianmu (), also known as Leizi, is the Chinese goddess of lightning, who is said to have used flashing mirrors to send bolts of lightning across the sky.
She is married to Leigong, the god of thunder. She is one of the gods who work together to ...
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Typhoon Dianmu (2004)
Typhoon Dianmu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Helen, was a powerful typhoon that struck southeastern Japan during the 2004 Pacific typhoon season. The name Dianmu is the name of the goddess of thunder and lightning in Chinese folklore.
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(T0406, 09W, Helen) – struck Japan.
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Severe Tropical Storm Dianmu (2010)
The 2010 Pacific typhoon season, with 14 named storms is the least active Pacific typhoon season on record. Seven of them strengthened into typhoons while one reached super typhoon intensity. The Pacific typhoon season during 2010 was in fact les ...
(T1004, 05W, Ester) – affected South Korea.
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Tropical Storm Dianmu (2016)
Tropical Storm Dianmu was a weak tropical cyclone that struck Leizhou Peninsula, China and Northern Vietnam in mid August 2016. It was the eighth named storm of the annual typhoon season.
Meteorological history
Tropical Storm Dianmu was first ...
(T1608, 11W) – struck Indochina
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Tropical Storm Dianmu (2021)
Tropical Storm Dianmu was a weak tropical cyclone that caused considerable damage over parts of Mainland Southeast Asia during late-September 2021. The fifteenth named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season, Dianmu originated from an area of l ...
(T2115, 21W) – intensified to a tropical storm near Vietnam just before moving inland.
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