Timeline of the 2012 Pacific hurricane season

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Timeline of the
2012 Pacific hurricane season
2012 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedMay 14, 2012
Last system dissipatedNovember 3, 2012
Strongest system
NameEmilia
Maximum winds140 mph (220 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NameDaniel and
Emilia (tie)
Duration8.25 days
Storm articles
Other years
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The 2012 Pacific hurricane season was an above-average year in which seventeen named storms formed. [nb 1] The hurricane season officially began on May 15 in the east Pacific—defined as the region east of 140°W—and on June 1 in the central Pacific—defined as the region west of 140°W to the International Date Line—and ended on November 30 in both regions. These dates conventionally delimit the period during each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. [2] This year, the first storm of the season, Tropical Storm Aletta, formed on May 14, and the last, Tropical Storm Rosa, dissipated on November 3.

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The season produced seventeen tropical storms; ten became hurricanes, and five further intensified into major hurricanes. [nb 2] Impact during the season was relatively minimal. In late May, Hurricane Bud paralleled the western Mexico coastline before dissipating, causing minor damage and but no reported fatalities. [4] In mid-June, Hurricane Carlotta came ashore in Oaxaca at Category 2 hurricane intensity, making it the easternmost tropical cyclone in the basin to make landfall at hurricane intensity since 1966. The storm killed seven and caused $12.4 million (2012  USD) in damage. [5]

This timeline includes information that was not released in real time, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.

Timeline

Hurricane Paul (2012)Tropical Storm Norman (2012)Hurricane Carlotta (2012)Hurricane Bud (2012)Saffir–Simpson scaleTimeline of the 2012 Pacific hurricane season

May

May 14

Storm path of Tropical Storm Aletta Aletta 2012 track.png
Storm path of Tropical Storm Aletta

May 15

May 16

May 17

May 19

May 20

May 22

May 24

Hurricane Bud prior to peak intensity on May 24 Bud May 24 2012 1815Z.png
Hurricane Bud prior to peak intensity on May 24

May 25

May 26

June

June 14

June 15

Hurricane Carlotta nearing Mexico on June 15 Hurricane Carlotta Jun 15 2012 2045Z.png
Hurricane Carlotta nearing Mexico on June 15

June 16

June 17

July

July 4

July 5

July 7

Hurricane Daniel as a Category 1 hurricane on July 7 Daniel Jul 7 2012 1835Z.jpg
Hurricane Daniel as a Category 1 hurricane on July 7

July 8

July 9

July 10

Storm Path of Hurricane Emilia Emilia 2012 track.png
Storm Path of Hurricane Emilia

July 11

July 12

July 13

July 14

Hurricane Fabio near peak intensity on July 14 Fabio Jul 14 2012 1840Z.jpg
Hurricane Fabio near peak intensity on July 14

July 15

July 16

July 18

August

August 7

August 8

Hurricane Gilma near peak intensity on August 8 Gilma Aug 8 2012 1835Z.jpg
Hurricane Gilma near peak intensity on August 8

August 9

August 11

August 12

August 15

August 17

August 27

August 30

Hurricane Ileana at peak intensity on August 30 Ileana Aug 30 2012 2110Z.jpg
Hurricane Ileana at peak intensity on August 30

August 31

September

September 2

September 3

September 4

September 12

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Storm path of Tropical Storm Kristy

September 14

September 15

September 16

September 17

Hurricane Lane near peak intensity on September 17 Lane Sept 17 2012 1925Z.jpg
Hurricane Lane near peak intensity on September 17

September 18

September 19

September 22

September 24

Hurricane Miriam shortly after peak strength on September 24 Miriam Sept 24 2012 1750Z.jpg
Hurricane Miriam shortly after peak strength on September 24

September 25

September 26

September 27

September 28

September 29

October

October 6

Storm path of Tropical Storm Olivia Olivia 2012 track.png
Storm path of Tropical Storm Olivia

October 7

October 9

October 13

October 15

Paul as a major hurricane on October 15 Paul Oct 15 2012 1815Z.jpg
Paul as a major hurricane on October 15

October 16

October 17

October 30

October 31

November

November 3

November 30

See also

Footnotes

  1. An average season, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has fifteen tropical storms, eight hurricanes and three major hurricanes. [1]
  2. A major hurricane is a storm that ranks as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. [3]

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