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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2014 SEASON

Typhoon Genevieve (2014)

Recorded track and intensity · 7 Aug 2014–14 Aug 2014

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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GENEVIEVE: complete recorded track, 7 Aug 2014–14 Aug 2014Recorded track from 7 Aug 2014 to 14 Aug 2014. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPacific Ocean8 Aug, 00:00 UTC9 Aug, 00:00 UTC10 Aug, 00:00 UTC11 Aug, 00:00 UTC12 Aug, 00:00 UTC13 Aug, 00:00 UTC14 Aug, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 57 AUG14 AUG

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

7 Aug, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 918 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa7 Aug9 Aug11 Aug14 Aug

Forward speed & ACE

7 Aug, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 13 ktCumulative ACE 3.65 10⁴ kt²
001512.53025kt10⁴ kt²7 Aug9 Aug11 Aug14 Aug

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing observations make ACE partial. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure918 hPa

7 Aug 2014 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration7 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance3,910 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Genevieve is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2014 season. Its archived track begins on 7 Aug 2014, 06:00 UTC at 14.5°N, 179.9°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 130 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 7 Aug 2014, 12:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 7 Aug 2014, 12:00 UTC at 15.1°N, 178.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 918 hPa on 7 Aug 2014, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 168 hours and approximately 3,910 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 39.1°N, 171.4°E on 14 Aug 2014, 06:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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