2012 Pacific typhoon season
Seasonal forecasts

2012 Pacific typhoon season

Section Title: Seasonal forecasts
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TSR forecasts Date	Tropical storms	Total Typhoons	Intense TCs	ACE	Ref

Average (1965–2011)	26.2	16.3	8.4	295

April 13, 2012	25.5	15.6	7.3	262

May 5, 2012	25.5	15.6	8.5	300

July 9, 2012	26.8	16.7	9.2	324

August 6, 2012	27.4	17.4	9.3	327

Other forecasts Date	Forecast Center	Period	Systems	Ref

June 30, 2012	CWB	January 1 — December 31	23–26 tropical storms

July 2012	PAGASA	July — September	7–10 tropical cyclones

July 2012	PAGASA	October — December	4–7 tropical cyclones

Forecast Center	Tropical cyclones	Tropical storms	Typhoons	Ref

Actual activity:	JMA	34	25	14

Actual activity:	JTWC	27	25	16

Actual activity:	PAGASA	17	16	9

Sentence(s)

The TSR released its initial forecast of the season in April, and predicted that the season would see activity below the 1965–2011 average, with 25.5 tropical storms, 15.6 typhoons, 7.3 "intense" TCs and an ACE index of 262.

final_sentence: The TSR released its initial forecast of the season in April, and predicted that the season would see activity below the 1965–2011 average, with 25.5 tropical storms, 15.6 typhoons, 7.3 "intense" TCs and an ACE index of 262.