Hurricane History Map

2012 Eastern and central Pacific season

17 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2012, from 13 May 2012 to 5 November 2012.

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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 2012 season in numbers

The record holds 17 storms for the 2012 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 17 had names.17 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 10 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 17storms
  • 17tropical storm strength or more
  • 10hurricane strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 99accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2012

  • Emilia (2012)7 July 2012 to 18 July 2012, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 945 hPa
  • Miriam (2012)22 September 2012 to 2 October 2012, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 959 hPa
  • Paul (2012)13 October 2012 to 18 October 2012, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 959 hPa
  • Bud (2012)20 May 2012 to 26 May 2012, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 961 hPa
  • Daniel (2012)4 July 2012 to 14 July 2012, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 961 hPa

All 17 storms of 2012

StormPeak
Aletta Tropical storm
Bud Category 3
Carlotta Category 2
Daniel Category 3
Emilia Category 4
Fabio Category 2
Gilma Category 1
Hector Tropical storm
Ileana Category 1
John Tropical storm
Kristy Tropical storm
Lane Category 1
Miriam Category 3
Norman Tropical storm
Olivia Tropical storm
Paul Category 3
Rosa Tropical storm

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