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2014 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 26 storms · 15 Jan 2014–1 Jan 2015

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY274.3
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2014 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 26 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalLingling: 15 Jan–20 Jan, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionKajiki: 29 Jan–1 Feb, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormFaxai: 28 Feb–5 Mar, peak 80 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 22 Mar–24 Mar, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionPeipah: 2 Apr–9 Apr, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormTapah: 27 Apr–2 May, peak 70 kt, Category 1Mitag: 9 Jun–11 Jun, no US-agency windHagibis: 13 Jun–17 Jun, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormNeoguri: 3 Jul–10 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Rammasun: 9 Jul–20 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Matmo: 16 Jul–25 Jul, peak 85 kt, Category 2Nakri: 28 Jul–4 Aug, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormHalong: 28 Jul–10 Aug, peak 140 kt, Category 5Genevieve: 7 Aug–14 Aug, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 18 Aug–21 Aug, no US-agency windFengshen: 5 Sep–10 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 7 Sep–7 Sep, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionKalmaegi: 11 Sep–17 Sep, peak 80 kt, Category 1Fung-Wong: 17 Sep–23 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormKammuri: 23 Sep–29 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormPhanfone: 28 Sep–6 Oct, peak 135 kt, Category 4Vongfong: 2 Oct–13 Oct, peak 155 kt, Category 5Nuri: 30 Oct–6 Nov, peak 155 kt, Category 5Sinlaku: 26 Nov–30 Nov, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormHagupit: 30 Nov–11 Dec, peak 155 kt, Category 5Jangmi: 27 Dec–1 Jan, peak 45 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Lingling–30Tropical depression1000390
Kajiki–35Tropical storm9961,520
Faxai–80Cat 19631,970
Unnamed–25Tropical depression1004600
Peipah–35Tropical storm9961,250
Tapah–70Cat 19701,060
Mitag–—Unclassified9941,010
Hagibis–50Tropical storm9853,760
Neoguri–140Cat 59184,040
Rammasun–140Cat 59183,270
Matmo–85Cat 29592,500
Halong–140Cat 59183,820
Nakri–40Tropical storm9921,540
Genevieve–140Cat 59182,110
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,230
Fengshen–65Cat 19742,890
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1000640
Kalmaegi–80Cat 19632,630
Fung-Wong–50Tropical storm9812,710
Kammuri–55Tropical storm9822,820
Phanfone–135Cat 49224,600
Vongfong–155Cat 59075,570
Nuri–155Cat 59072,750
Sinlaku–55Tropical storm9821,440
Hagupit–155Cat 59073,160
Jangmi–45Tropical storm989880

26 storms with an IBTrACS 2014 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 15 Jan 2014, last 1 Jan 2015.

Tropical storms21

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons13

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)8

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 57

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormVongfong

155 kt · 178 mph / 287 km/h

Lowest pressure907 hPa

Vongfong, 7 Oct 2014

Longest track record18.3 days

Halong, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind2

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2014 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2014 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 13 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 21 tropical storms, with 8 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season?

Vongfong, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 155 kt (Category 5) on 7 Oct 2014, 18:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 907 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2014?

7 storms in the 2014 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Neoguri, Rammasun, Halong, Genevieve, Vongfong, Nuri, Hagupit.

When did the 2014 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 15 Jan 2014 and the last on 1 Jan 2015, from 26 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season?

Faxai, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 4 Mar 2014, 12:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 2014 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology