Storm history › West Pacific › 2012 season
Typhoon Guchol (2012)
Guchol was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2012 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 10, 2012 to June 22, 2012, about 12 days, and covered 4,157 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 926 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Utsunomiya, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 926 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,157 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 23.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Saitama, Japan | 35 mi (57 km) |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 36 mi (58 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 303rd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jelawat (2018), Typhoon Higos (2015), Typhoon Dujuan (2015) and 5 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 2012 West Pacific season's ACE.