2014 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Neoguri 2014
Neoguri grew into a large, powerful typhoon before turning toward Japan. It passed through Okinawa after its peak and reached Kyushu with a much weaker circulation.
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161 mph
Jul 7, 2014 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Rapid organization over warm water
Neoguri's precursor developed near Chuuk at the end of June. The system organized in early July as rainbands wrapped around its center under favorable winds aloft. It moved northwestward along the southern edge of a subtropical ridge and developed a more complete eyewall.
Rapid intensification followed. The archive first records Category 5 strength late on July 6, with sustained winds reaching 140 knots at the start of July 7. The typhoon was known as Florita while within the Philippine monitoring area.
Weakening through the Japanese islands
Neoguri began weakening on July 7 and passed through Okinawa Prefecture on July 8. It then reached Kyushu as a severe tropical storm late on July 9 UTC. The weakening system followed the southern coast of Honshu on July 10 and became extratropical on July 11. Later archived positions continue into July 13.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Neoguri in brief
What was Typhoon Neoguri's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Jul 7, 2014, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Neoguri?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Jul 6, 2014, 09:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Neoguri's lowest pressure?
918 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Jul 7, 2014, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Neoguri occur?
The archived track runs from Jul 2, 2014, 12:00 PM UTC to Jul 13, 2014, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Jul 3, 2014, 12:00 AM UTC to Jul 10, 2014, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Neoguri form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2014 season. Its first archived position is 8.5°N, 147.3°E on Jul 2, 2014, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Typhoon Neoguri make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 1 recorded position; the strongest is 46 mph on Jul 10, 2014, 12:00 AM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
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 and Field documentation
Sources & methodology