Storm history › West Pacific › 2012 season
Typhoon Sanvu (2012)
Sanvu was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2012 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 20, 2012 to May 30, 2012, about 10 days, and covered 3,256 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 963 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,256 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 805th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Chan-Hom (2020), Typhoon Kalmaegi (2019), Typhoon Nida (2016) and 11 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2012 West Pacific season's ACE.