Storm history › West Pacific › 2012 season
Typhoon Jelawat (2012)
Jelawat was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2012 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 19, 2012 to October 3, 2012, about 14 days, and covered 5,388 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 918 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 18 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 918 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 5,388 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 46.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 18 mi (30 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 23 mi (38 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 41 mi (65 km) |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 46 mi (75 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 214th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noul (2015), Typhoon Dolphin (2015), Typhoon Atsani (2015) and 13 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 2012 West Pacific season's ACE.