Typhoon Son-tinh (20122) as a trail map

The SummaryTyphoon Son-tinh (international code 201223) is a 2012 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Typhoon, max wind 45m/s, minimum central pressure 950hPa, at 2012-10-24 18:00LandfallPhilippines萨马岛S部coastal , 2012-10-29 was numbered off, 全程记录78 track points.

Typhoon Son-tinh, international code 201223, international name Son-Tinh, 2012 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2012-10-24 02:00:00, ended: 2012-10-29 11:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 950 hPa, max wind: 45m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Son-Tinh

Typhoon Son-tinh at 2012-10-24 02:00:00 at 8.9°N, 127.5°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 45 m/s (~162 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 950hPa, recorded at 2012-10-27 23:00:00.

2012-10-24 18:00:00, Typhoon Son-tinh in the Philippine Samoa Island S section coastal Landfall.

2012-10-28 23:30:00, Typhoon Son-tinh in VietnamS set Landfall.

Typhoon Son-tinh gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2012-10-29 11:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 78 track points.

Typhoon Son-Tinh trajectory characteristics

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Son-tinh (201223) 的生命史始 at Philippines以E洋面, 整体路径呈现典型的NW toward MovingTrend, 横跨S海N部. 从初始坐标 (8.9°N, 127.5°E) 至最终消散点 (21.5°N, 107.7°E) , 其The latitude持续N抬, During稳定W进. 路径初期, 系统穿越Philippines群岛, at 10月24日18:00在萨马岛S部coastal 完成首次Landfall. Go to S海后, Typhoon 保持稳定的WNW, 未出现显著的路径转折或停滞现象. 值得注意的是, 系统在接近Vietnamcoastal 时, Moving速度似乎有所调整, 最终 at 10月28日23:30在VietnamS定实施第二次Landfall. 整个生命周期内, track points密集分布, 显示出Typhoon 结构在大部分Time内维持较好, 直至LandfallVietnam后受地形摩擦及环境场影响, 路径末端略微 toward E偏转并迅速减弱.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Son-tinh's Intensity evolution has undergone the complete process of 'formed-enhanced-top-weakened'.The initial phase is Tropical Storm (18m/s) , Intensity fluctuations during the crossing of the Philippines are small,ined at about 23m/s. Go to S after the sea, environmental conditions are beneficial at its development, since October 26 rapidly strengthened, from Severe Tropical Storm upgraded to Typhoon , and at October 27 at 23:00 reached the peak, at which time the central minimum air pressure dropped to 950hPa, max wind to 45m/s, rated as Severe Typhoon.

Compared to the same name History, Son-tinh's 2012 Intensity was significantly higher at the following year's system of the same name. 2018 Son-tinh (201809) peaked only for Tropical Storm, minimum pressure 983hPa; 2024 Son-tinh (202406) peaked also for Tropical Storm, minimum pressure 998hPa.

Typhoon Son-Tinh trajectory

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2012-10-24 02:00:008.9°N127.5°ETropical Storm18998WNW
2012-10-24 23:00:0011.8°N123.6°ETropical Storm20995NWW
2012-10-25 11:00:0013.5°N120.1°ETropical Storm23992NWW
2012-10-25 23:00:0014.5°N117.5°ETropical Storm23992WNW
2012-10-26 11:00:0014.7°N115°ESevere Tropical Storm28985NWW
2012-10-26 23:00:0015.8°N113.1°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NWW
2012-10-27 05:00:0016.5°N111.7°ETyphoon 33975NWW
2012-10-27 09:00:0016.8°N110.7°ETyphoon 33975NWW
2012-10-27 13:00:0016.9°N109.8°ETyphoon 33975NWW
2012-10-27 17:00:0017.1°N109.3°ETyphoon 40962NWW
2012-10-27 21:00:0017.6°N108.8°ESevere Typhoon42955NWW
2012-10-28 01:00:0018°N108.1°ESevere Typhoon45950NW
2012-10-28 05:00:0018.3°N107.7°ESevere Typhoon42955NW
2012-10-28 09:00:0018.5°N107.2°ETyphoon 40960NW
2012-10-28 13:00:0019.1°N107.1°ETyphoon 40960NNW
2012-10-28 17:00:0019.6°N106.9°ETyphoon 40960NNW
2012-10-28 21:00:0020.1°N106.7°ETyphoon 38965NNW
2012-10-29 01:00:0020.4°N106.6°ETyphoon 33975N
2012-10-29 05:00:0021°N107°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NE
2012-10-29 10:00:0021.5°N107.7°ETropical Storm23990NEE
2012-10-29 11:00:0021.5°N107.7°ETropical Storm18998NEE

Sampled rows shown; all 78 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Son-tinh is the second typhoon in 2012.

The international code for Typhoon Son-tinh is 201223, which is the 23rd Typhoon in 2012, with the international name Son-Tinh.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Son-tinh?

Typhoon Son-tinh peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 45m/s, minimum central pressure 950 hPa.

Where is the Son-Tinh Typhoon?

2012-10-24 18:00:00 Coastal Landfall in Philippine Sama Island; 2012-10-28 23:30:00 in VietnamS Landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Son-tinh's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Son-tinh's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/201223.

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