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State of the Climate
Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
May 2012

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« March 2012
Tropical Cyclones Report
Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones and places each basin's tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center.

East North Pacific Basin

Aletta
Tropical Storm Aletta Satellite Image
 Aletta Track
Tropical Storm Aletta Forecast Track

Safir Simpson Color Legend for Track Map from Unisys
Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend
Tropical Cyclone Summary
Tropical Cyclone Aletta
Cyclogenesis Date 05/15
Cyclolysis Date 05/17
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category TS
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 46 mph (40 kt or 74 km/h)
Min Pressure 1005 mbar
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) 1.1775 x 104
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds)
Deaths 0
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.
Bud
Tropical Storm Bud Satellite Image
 Bud Track
Tropical Storm Bud Forecast Track

Safir Simpson Color Legend for Track Map from Unisys
Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend
Tropical Cyclone Summary
Tropical Cyclone Bud
Cyclogenesis Date 05/22
Cyclolysis Date Active
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category TS
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 63 mph (55 kt or 102 km/h)
Min Pressure 1004 mbar
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) N/A
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds)
Deaths 0
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.

Atlantic Basin

Alberto
Tropical Storm Alberto Satellite Image

Alberto Track
Tropical Storm Alberto Track

Safir Simpson Color Legend for Track Map from Unisys
Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend
Tropical Cyclone Summary
Tropical Cyclone Alberto
Cyclogenesis Date 05/19
Cyclolysis Date Active
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category TS
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 58 mph (50 kt or 93 km/h)
Min Pressure 995 mbar
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) N/A
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds)
Deaths 0
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.

West North Pacific Basin

Sanvu
Tropical Storm Sanvu Satellite Image
 Sanvu Track
Tropical Storm Sanvu Forecast Track

Safir Simpson Color Legend for Track Map from Unisys
Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend
Tropical Cyclone Summary
Tropical Cyclone Sanvu
Cyclogenesis Date 05/21
Cyclolysis Date Active
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category TS
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind 69 mph (60 kt or 111 km/h)
Min Pressure 992 mbar
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) N/A
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds)
Deaths 0
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data.

Citing This Report

NOAA National Climatic Data Center, State of the Climate: Hurricanes & Tropical Storms for May 2012, published online June 2012, retrieved on May 24, 2012 from http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tropical-cyclones/.

Questions?

For questions on technical or scientific content of this report, please contact:

Jake Crouch:
Jake.Crouch@noaa.gov

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CMB.Contact@noaa.gov

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