Tropical Cyclones [Index]

Northern Hemisphere 2012 Tropical Cyclone Season Review [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Steve Young]

              A REVIEW OF THE 2012 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON

                         FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE


     Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions,
  tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and warned systems which 
  occurred in the Northern Hemisphere between 1 January and 
  31 December 2012, as reported in the Monthly Global Tropical 
  Cyclone Summaries.



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                               ATLANTIC BASIN

 NUM  NAME          DATES           CENT PRS   MSW               BASIN
                                      (mb)    (kts)
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 ---  ----          APR 16 - APR 20  1002       35               ATL (1) 
 ---  ----          MAY 09 - MAY 14  1007       45               ATL (1)
 01L  ALBERTO       MAY 18 - MAY 22   998       45               ATL
 02L  BERYL         MAY 22 - JUN 05   993       60               ATL
 03L  CHRIS         JUN 17 - JUN 28   987       65               ATL
 04L  DEBBY         JUN 20 - JUN 29   990       50               ATL
 05L  ERNESTO       JUL 29 - AUG 10   980       75               ATL
 06L  FLORENCE      AUG 02 - AUG 08  1000       50               ATL
 07L  HELEN         AUG 06 - AUG 19  1005       35               ATL (3)
 08L  GORDON        AUG 08 - AUG 20   965       95               ATL
 09L  ISAAC         AUG 16 - SEP 01   968       70               ATL
 10L  JOYCE         AUG 19 - AUG 25  1006       35               ATL
 11L  KIRK          AUG 23 - SEP 02   970       90               ATL
 12L  LESLIE        AUG 28 - SEP 11   981       65               ATL
 13L  MICHAEL       SEP 01 - SEP 11   964      100               ATL
 14L  NADINE        SEP 07 - OCT 04   978       80               ATL (4)
 15L  OSCAR         SEP 29 - OCT 05   997       45               ATL
 16L  PATTY         OCT 06 - OCT 13  1005       40               ATL
 17L  RAFAEL        OCT 07 - OCT 17   969       45               ATL
 18L  SANDY         OCT 19 - OCT 30   940       80               ATL (5)
 19L  TONY          OCT 19 - OCT 25  1000       45               ATL


 NOTES:
(1) System was a non-tropical low or possibly a subtropical system
(2) Tropical or subtropical low.
(3) System was "warned" Aug 10-11 and Aug 18-19.  System was an open wave
    between Aug 12 and Aug 17.
(4) Nadine was operationally a tropical distrubance, depression, tropical storm, 
    hurricane, tropical storm, subtropical storm, extratropical system, tropical 
    storm hurricane, tropical storm, then an extratropical storm during it's lifetime.
    Refer to NHC for post storm analysis.
(5) Sandy operationally was declared a Post Tropical Cyclone (extratropical) on
    Oct 29 at 2300.  The final National Hurricane Center was issued Oct 30 at 0300.



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                          NORTHEAST / CENTRAL PACFICIC BASIN

 NUM  NAME          DATES           CENT PRS   MSW               BASIN
                                      (mb)    (kts)
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 ---  -----         APR 06 - APR 11  1005      20                CPA (1)(2)(3)
 01E  ALETTA        MAY 10 - MAY 20  1000      45                EPA
 02E  BUD           MAY 15 - MAY 26   960     100                EPA
 03E  CARLOTTA      JUN 11 - JUN 17   976      90                EPA
 04E  DANIEL        JUL 01 - JUL 14   961     100                EPA (4)
 05E  EMILIA        JUL 05 - JUL 18   948     115                EPA (4)
 06E  FABIO         JUL 09 - JUL 19   972      90                EPA
 07E  GILMA         AUG 05 - AUG 13   984      70                EPA
 08E  HECTOR        AUG 10 - AUG 17   993      40                EPA (5)
 09E  ILEANA        AUG 25 - SEP 04   976      75                EPA
 10E  JOHN          SEP 01 - SEP 06  1001      35                EPA
 11E  KRISTY        SEP 09 - SEP 19   998      50                EPA
 12E  LANE          SEP 13 - SEP 20   989      70                EPA
 13E  MIRIAM        SEP 18 - OCT 01   958     105                EPA
 14E  NORMAN        SEP 25 - SEP 30  1000      40                EPA
 15E  OLIVIA        OCT 05 - OCT 11   998      50                EPA
 16E  PAUL          OCT 10 - OCT 18   960     105                EPA
 17E  ROSA          OCT 26 - NOV 06  1000      50                EPA


 (1) RSMC TOYOKO CONSIDERED THIS A DEPRESSION
 (2) JTWC CONSIDERED THIS A SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM
 (3) System crossed from Central Pacific to West Pacific.
 (4) System crossed from East Pacific to Central Pacific
 (5) System developed from the remains of Atlantic system Ernesto


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                          NORTHWEST PACFICIC BASIN

 JTWC    NAME(S)            DATES         CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                                      PRS    1-MIN 10-MIN
                                          (mb)   (kts) (kts)
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 01W   -----              FEB 16 - FEB 21  1006     20    --     NWP  
 02W   PAKHAR             MAR 23 - APR 01   974     65    --     NWP
 ---   -----              APR 24 - APR 29  1007     20    --     NWP (5)
 03W   SANVU              MAY 18 - MAY 29   963     80    --     NWP
 04W   MAWAR              MAY 29 - JUN 14   948    100    --     NWP
 05W   GUCHOL             JUN 07 - JUN 20   926    130   100     NWP
 06W   TALIM              JUN 16 - JUN 30   989     50    50     NWP
 07W   DOKSURI            JUN 21 - JUL 01   985     50    40     NWP
 ---   -----              JUN 26 - JUL 07  1006     20    --     NWP (5)
 08W   KHANUN             JUL 13 - JUL 19   985     50    50     NWP
 09W   VICENTE            JUL 16 - JUL 26   937    115    80     NWP
 10W   SAOLA              JUL 22 - AUG 03   956     90    70     NWP
 11W   DAMREY             JUL 26 - AUG 03   967     75    70     NWP
 12W   HAIKUI             JUL 31 - AUG 10   974     65    65     NWP
 13W   KIROGI             AUG 02 - AUG 10   989     45    --     NWP
 ---   -----              AUG 07 - AUG 11  1007     20    --     NWP (5)
 14W   KAI-TAK            AUG 10 - AUG 18   970     70    65     NWP
 15W   TEMBIN             AUG 16 - AUG 30   937    115    90     NWP
 16W   BOLAVEN            AUG 18 - AUG 29   929    125   100     NWP
 ---   -----              AUG 23 - AUG 25  1010     15    --     NWP (5)
 ---   -----              AUG 29 - SEP 03  1006     --    --     NWP (5)
 17W   SANBA              SEP 09 - SEP 17   911    150   110     NWP
 ---   -----              SEP 09 - SEP 12  1007     20    --     NWP (5)
 ---   -----              SEP 10 - SEP 13  1006     30    30     NWP (5)(6)
 ---   -----              SEP 12 - SEP 17  1006     15    --     NWP (5)
 18W   JELAWAT            SEP 17 - OCT 01   918    140   110     NWP (7)
 19W   EWINIAR            SEP 22 - SEP 29   985     55    50     NWP
 20W   MALIKSI            SEP 27 - OCT 04   989     45    50     NWP
 21W   GAEMI              SEP 28 - OCT 06   982     55    50     NWP
 22W   PRAPIROON          OCT 04 - OCT 19   948    100    90     NWP
 23W   MARIA              OCT 11 - OCT 19   982     55    --     NWP
 24W   SON-TINH           OCT 19 - OCT 29   941    110    --     NWP
 25W   ----               NOV 11 - NOV 16  1004     25    --     NWP
 26W   BOPHA              NOV 22 - DEC 09   918    140    --     NWP
 27W   WUKONG             DEC 18 - DEC 29   996     35    --     NWP
 01W   SONAMU/AURING      DEC 31 - JAN 10   989     45    --     NWP (8)


 
 (1)  Bulletins were issued for this system by JMA only
 (2)  Bulletins were issued for this system by PAGASA onlY
 (3)  System identified by Monterrey NRL only
 (4)  System crossed from Central Pacific to West Pacific.
 (5)  RSMC Toyoko considered this a depression which implies winds of 25-30kt
 (6)  Classified by SAB as a subtropical system)
 (7)  RSMC Toyoko estimated a central pressure of 905mb
 (8)  System numbered Depression 01w on Jan 3, 2013 and official JTWC records
      will list that as a Jan. 2013 system.
 

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                          NORTH INDIAN OCEAN BASIN

 JTWC    NAME           IMD       DATES           CENT    MSW      BASIN
 NUM                  TROP CYC                    PRS    1-MIN 
                        ID                        (mb)   (kts) 
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 01A    MURJAN        A.R.B. 01  OCT 18 - OCT 25   996    35       NI
 02B    NILAM         B.O.B. 02  OCT 22 - NOV 01   982    55       NI
 03B    -----         B.O.B. 03  NOV 11 - NOV 23   996    35       NI


(1) CLASSIFIED AS A DEPRESSION BY IMD



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