Tropical Storm Dolphin (2020)
Tropical Storm Dolphin peaked at 55 kt in the Western Pacific between September 19, 2020 and September 29, 2020, with a lowest pressure of 983 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Dolphin, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2020 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
- September 19, 2020 to September 29, 2020
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 983 mb (29.03 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.5
- Identifier
- WP142020
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 21.4N 135.6E | 15 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 21.7N 135.1E | 20 kt | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 19, 18:00 | 22.3N 134.8E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 23.1N 133.9E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 23.7N 133.8E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 24.1N 134.0E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 24.5N 134.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 25.0N 134.7E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 25.4N 134.9E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 25.7N 135.0E | 45 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 26.2N 135.1E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 27.1N 135.4E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 28.1N 135.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 29.3N 136.1E | 55 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 30.1N 136.5E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 31.1N 137.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 32.2N 139.3E | 50 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 32.7N 141.3E | 55 kt | 983 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 32.8N 141.6E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 32.9N 141.8E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 32.6N 142.4E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 33.2N 142.6E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 33.8N 142.5E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 34.1N 141.7E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 35.6N 142.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 37.3N 142.8E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 38.9N 143.9E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 40.2N 145.1E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 40.9N 145.9E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 41.5N 146.7E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 42.0N 147.2E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 42.7N 147.6E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 43.5N 147.9E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 44.4N 148.4E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 45.7N 149.7E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 47.4N 151.5E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 48.8N 152.8E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 49.6N 154.3E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 50.3N 157.9E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 50.8N 161.7E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 50.6N 165.8E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 50.2N 167.5E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 49.9N 168.9E | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2020
- Typhoon VongfongWestern Pacific · 2020 · 5 deaths
- Tropical Storm NuriWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm SinlakuWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon HagupitWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm JangmiWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MekkhalaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm HigosWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon BaviWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific · 2020
- Super Typhoon HaishenWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NoulWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm LinfaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon SaudelWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MolaveWestern Pacific · 2020
- Super Typhoon GoniWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm AtsaniWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm EtauWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon VamcoWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Depression KrovanhWestern Pacific · 2020
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.