Hurricane History Map

2012 Western North Pacific season

27 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 2012, from 14 February 2012 to 29 December 2012.

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Years2012
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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 27 storms for the 2012 Western North Pacific season, of which 25 had names.25 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 15 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 10 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 27storms
  • 25tropical storm strength or more
  • 15typhoon strength or more
  • 10major (category 3 to 5)
  • 302accumulated 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

  • Sanba (2012)10 September 2012 to 18 September 2012, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 900 hPa
  • Bopha (2012)25 November 2012 to 9 December 2012, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 930 hPa
  • Jelawat (2012)19 September 2012 to 3 October 2012, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 905 hPa
  • Guchol (2012)10 June 2012 to 22 June 2012, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Bolaven (2012)18 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 910 hPa

All 27 storms of 2012

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Pakhar Tropical storm
Sanvu Category 1
Mawar Category 3
Guchol Category 4
Talim Tropical storm
Doksuri Tropical storm
Khanun Tropical storm
Vicente Category 4
Saola Category 2
Damrey Category 1
Haikui Category 1
Kirogi Tropical storm
Kai-Tak Category 1
Tembin Category 4
Bolaven Category 4
Sanba Category 5
Jelawat Category 5
Ewiniar Tropical storm
Gaemi Tropical storm
Maliksi Tropical storm
Prapiroon Category 3
Maria Tropical storm
Son-Tinh Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Bopha Category 5
Wukong Tropical storm

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