1952 Pacific typhoon season

The 1952 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

1952 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 5, 1952
Last system dissipatedJanuary 4, 1953
Strongest storm
NameWilma
  Maximum winds295 km/h (185 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure930 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms29
Typhoons20
Super typhoons6 (unofficial)
Total fatalities1,070
Total damageUnknown
Related articles

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1952 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.

Season summary

Systems

Typhoon Charlotte

Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 10 – June 15
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Dinah

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 19 – June 25
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

On June 23, Dinah struck to the west of the Kanto Region in Japan. 65 people were killed and 70 were missing.[1]

Typhoon Emma

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 28 – July 6
Peak intensity205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min)  975 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Freda

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 11 – July 15
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Gilda

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 15 – July 20
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Harriet

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 26 – July 30
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Ivy

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 2 – August 8
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Jeanne

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 4 – August 7
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Karen

Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 10 – August 20
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min)  955 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Lois

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 22 – August 30
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  975 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Mary

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 29 – September 4
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Nona

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 2 – September 8
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 12W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 7 – September 14
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Olive

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 13 – September 21
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min)  940 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 14W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 16 – September 19
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min)  996 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Polly

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 26 – October 3
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min)  975 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Rose

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 4 – October 10
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Shirley

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 14 – October 15
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Trix

Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 15 – October 26
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Trix struck the Philippines as a Category 3 typhoon. It struck the Bicol region, killing 995 people.[2]

Typhoon Vae

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 17 – October 20
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min)  974 hPa (mbar)

After striking Vietnam, Vae crossed over to the North Indian Ocean before dissipating.

Typhoon Wilma

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 21 – October 31
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min)  930 hPa (mbar)

On October 26, ten people were lost when a USAF WB-29 disappeared during a flight into Super Typhoon Wilma.[3]

Typhoon Agnes

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 28 – November 7
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min)  920 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Bess

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 9 – November 16
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  915 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Carmen

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 15 – November 22
Peak intensity205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min)  950 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Della

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 22 – November 27
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Elaine

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 4 – December 6
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Faye

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 16 – December 19
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Gloria

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 16 – December 25
Peak intensity240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Hester

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 27 – January 4
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min)  950 hPa (mbar)

Storm names

  • Charlotte
  • Dinah
  • Emma
  • Freda
  • Gilda
  • Harriet
  • Ivy
  • Jeanne
  • Karen
  • Lois
  • Mary
  • Nona
  • Olive
  • Polly
  • Rose
  • Shirley
  • Trix
  • Vae
  • Wilma
  • Agnes
  • Bess
  • Carmen
  • Della
  • Elaine
  • Faye
  • Gloria
  • Hester

See also

References

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