Tropical Storm Pakhar (2012)
Tropical Storm Pakhar peaked at 60 kt in the Western Pacific between March 26, 2012 and April 2, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 978 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Pakhar, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2012 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
- March 26, 2012 to April 2, 2012
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 60 kt (69 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb (28.88 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.3
- Identifier
- WP022012
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 9.7N 115.6E | 1010 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 9.6N 115.3E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 9.6N 115.0E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 9.4N 114.8E | 1010 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 9.4N 114.5E | 1010 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 9.4N 114.3E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 9.4N 114.0E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 9.2N 113.4E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 9.4N 113.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 9.6N 113.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 9.7N 112.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 9.6N 112.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 9.6N 112.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 9.7N 112.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 9.8N 111.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 18:00 | 9.7N 111.6E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 00:00 | 9.6N 111.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 06:00 | 9.6N 111.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 12:00 | 9.7N 110.8E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 18:00 | 9.6N 110.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 00:00 | 9.5N 110.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 06:00 | 9.5N 109.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 12:00 | 9.3N 109.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 18:00 | 9.4N 108.7E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 00:00 | 9.8N 108.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 06:00 | 10.3N 107.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 12:00 | 11.0N 107.2E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 18:00 | 11.8N 106.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 2, 00:00 | 11.7N 106.5E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 12.2N 106.1E | 1008 mb | Mixed |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon SanvuWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon MawarWestern Pacific · 2012
- Super Typhoon GucholWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm TalimWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm DoksuriWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm KhanunWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon VicenteWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon SaolaWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon DamreyWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon HaikuiWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm KirogiWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon Kai-TakWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon TembinWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon BolavenWestern Pacific · 2012
- Super Typhoon SanbaWestern Pacific · 2012
- Super Typhoon JelawatWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm EwiniarWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm GaemiWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm MaliksiWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon PrapiroonWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm MariaWestern Pacific · 2012
- Typhoon Son-TinhWestern Pacific · 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2012
- Super Typhoon BophaWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm WukongWestern Pacific · 2012
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.