2014 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Nuri 2014
Nuri intensified rapidly over the western Pacific, then turned northeastward without an archived land crossing. Its tropical circulation later became part of a developing North Pacific storm.
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178 mph
Nov 2, 2014 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
A symmetrical core at peak strength
Nuri developed in late October and became a named storm on October 31. It was known as Paeng within the Philippine monitoring area. Favorable upper winds supported rapid strengthening, allowing a round eye and a symmetrical central cloud mass to form.
Archived sustained winds reached 155 knots on November 2. The typhoon maintained a well-organized core for more than a day, then began weakening as its eye filled with cloud. No position in the archived track places the center over land.
Acceleration into the North Pacific
Stronger winds at higher latitudes increased the shear across Nuri. Its eye disappeared on November 5, and the surrounding thunderstorms deteriorated as the storm accelerated northeastward. Nuri became extratropical on November 6. The next day, its circulation divided and a newly developing center absorbed the remains, contributing to the subsequent Bering Sea cyclone.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Nuri in brief
What was Typhoon Nuri's highest wind speed?
178 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Nov 2, 2014, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Nuri?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Nov 2, 2014, 12:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Nuri's lowest pressure?
907 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Nov 2, 2014, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Typhoon Nuri occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 30, 2014, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 7, 2014, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 30, 2014, 06:00 PM UTC to Nov 6, 2014, 03:00 PM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Nuri form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2014 season. Its first archived position is 12.8°N, 140.9°E on Oct 30, 2014, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Nuri make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Nuri's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
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