Tropical Storm Wukong (2012)
Tropical Storm Wukong peaked at 35 kt in the Western Pacific between December 23, 2012 and December 29, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 996 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Wukong. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- December 23, 2012 to December 29, 2012
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb (29.41 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.4
- Identifier
- WP272012
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 8.3N 133.8E | Tropical storm | ||
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 8.4N 132.7E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 9.9N 131.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 9.8N 130.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 10.0N 129.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 10.2N 128.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 10.4N 127.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 10.6N 126.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 11.0N 124.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 11.4N 123.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 11.3N 122.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 11.6N 120.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 10.8N 119.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 10.2N 117.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 10.2N 115.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 10.1N 114.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 9.8N 113.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 9.5N 112.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 8.7N 110.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 8.1N 109.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 7.5N 108.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 7.4N 106.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 7.4N 105.7E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 7.1N 104.9E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2012
- Tropical Storm PakharWestern 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
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.