WESTERN PACIFIC · 2026 SEASON
Tropical Storm Penha (2026)
Recorded track and intensity · 3 Feb 2026–7 Feb 2026
This storm’s record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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45 mph / 72 km/h
5 Feb 2026 · tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Penha is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on 3 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC at 10°N, 137.3°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 39 knots (45 mph / 72 km/h), first recorded on 5 Feb 2026, 06:00 UTC at 8.3°N, 127.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 999 hPa on 5 Feb 2026, 06:00 UTC.
The full record spans 96 hours and approximately 1,740 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 10.3°N, 122.6°E on 7 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC.
This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive and the JTWC operational best track. The peak category, tropical storm, 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.
QUICK ANSWERS
Penha in brief
What was Tropical Storm Penha’s highest wind speed?
39 kt (45 mph / 72 km/h), the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on 5 Feb 2026, 06:00 UTC.
What category was Tropical Storm Penha?
Tropical Storm Penha is not recorded at hurricane strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in this archive.
What was Tropical Storm Penha’s lowest pressure?
999 hPa, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on 5 Feb 2026, 06:00 UTC.
When did Tropical Storm Penha occur?
The archived track runs from 3 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC to 7 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC, with the tropical stage from 3 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC to 7 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC.
Where did Tropical Storm Penha form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 10°N, 137.3°E on 3 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC.
Did Tropical Storm Penha make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 4 recorded positions; the strongest is 35 kt on 5 Feb 2026, 18:00 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, with provisional positions from the JTWC operational best track; post-season analysis revises them. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Categories refer 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.
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