Typhoon Bolaven (2005)
Typhoon Bolaven reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between November 12, 2005 and November 20, 2005, with a lowest pressure of 972 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Bolaven, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2005 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- November 12, 2005 to November 20, 2005
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb (28.70 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.3
- Identifier
- WP242005
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 00:00 | 5.4N 133.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 12, 06:00 | 5.7N 133.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 12, 12:00 | 6.1N 132.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 12, 18:00 | 6.3N 132.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 00:00 | 6.5N 131.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 06:00 | 6.7N 130.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 12:00 | 7.0N 130.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 18:00 | 7.6N 129.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 00:00 | 8.4N 129.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 14, 06:00 | 9.1N 129.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 14, 12:00 | 9.7N 129.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 14, 18:00 | 10.3N 129.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 15, 00:00 | 10.8N 130.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 15, 06:00 | 11.7N 130.4E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 15, 12:00 | 12.8N 130.8E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 15, 18:00 | 13.6N 131.0E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 00:00 | 13.8N 130.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 06:00 | 13.7N 130.2E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 12:00 | 13.5N 130.4E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 18:00 | 13.5N 130.1E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 17, 00:00 | 13.3N 129.9E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 17, 06:00 | 13.2N 129.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 12:00 | 13.5N 129.6E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 18:00 | 13.8N 129.4E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 00:00 | 14.1N 128.9E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 06:00 | 14.5N 128.3E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 12:00 | 14.9N 127.3E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 18:00 | 15.2N 126.2E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 15.4N 125.1E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 15.8N 124.4E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 16.1N 123.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 16.5N 123.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 17.0N 122.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 06:00 | 17.7N 121.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 20, 12:00 | 18.5N 121.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 19.1N 121.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2005
- Typhoon KulapWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon RokeWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon SoncaWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon NesatWestern Pacific · 2005
- Super Typhoon HaitangWestern Pacific · 2005
- Tropical Storm NalgaeWestern Pacific · 2005
- Tropical Storm BanyanWestern Pacific · 2005
- Tropical Storm WashiWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon MatsaWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon SanvuWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon GucholWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon MawarWestern Pacific · 2005
- Super Typhoon TalimWestern Pacific · 2005
- Super Typhoon NabiWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon KhanunWestern Pacific · 2005
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2005
- Tropical Storm VicenteWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon SaolaWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon DamreyWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon LongwangWestern Pacific · 2005
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon KirogiWestern Pacific · 2005
- Typhoon Kai-TakWestern Pacific · 2005
- Tropical Storm TembinWestern Pacific · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2005
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.