1952 Pacific typhoon season

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1952 Pacific typhoon season
1952 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 5, 1952
Last system dissipatedJanuary 4, 1953
(record latest)
Strongest storm
NameWilma
  Maximum winds295 km/h (185 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure893 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms29
Typhoons20
Super typhoons6 (unofficial)
Total fatalities1,070
Total damageUnknown
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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.

Contents

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

1952 Pacific typhoon season

Systems

Typhoon Charlotte

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Charlotte's Weather map on June 10, 1952.png   Charlotte 1952 track.png
DurationJune 10 – June 15
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min);
960  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Charlotte formed on June 10, near the Philippines. It then strengthened and made landfall as a minimal typhoon near Hong Kong before dissipating on June 15.

Typhoon Dinah

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Dinah's Weather map on June 22, 1952.png   Dinah 1952 track.png
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

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Emma's Weather map on July 1, 1952.png   Emma 1952 track.png
DurationJune 28 – July 6
Peak intensity205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min);
973  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Emma hit the Philippines and South China, especially Hainan Island.

Tropical Storm Freda

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Freda's Weather map on July 13, 1952.png   Freda 1952 track.png
DurationJuly 11 – July 15
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min);
995  hPa  (mbar)

Freda weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Kyushu.

Tropical Storm Gilda

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Gilda 1952 track.png  
DurationJuly 15 – July 20
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min);
990  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Gilda hit China as a tropical storm.

Typhoon Harriet

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Harriet 1952 track.png  
DurationJuly 26 – July 30
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
980  hPa  (mbar)

Harriet hit China as a Category 3 typhoon, with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).

Tropical Storm Ivy

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Ivy 1952 track.png  
DurationAugust 2 – August 8
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min);
990  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Jeanne

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Jeanne 1952 track.png  
DurationAugust 4 – August 7
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min);
985  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Karen

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Karen 1952 track.png  
DurationAugust 10 – August 20
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min);
955  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Karen struck land, mostly Korea and Japan.

Typhoon Lois

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Lois 1952 track.png  
DurationAugust 22 – August 30
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min);
975  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Mary

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Mary 1952 track.png  
DurationAugust 29 – September 4
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min);
985  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Nona

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Nona 1952 track.png  
DurationSeptember 2 – September 8
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min);
980  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm 12W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
12W 1952 track.png  
DurationSeptember 7 – September 14
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min);
995  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Olive

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhon Olive surface analysis map September 16 1952.jpg   Olive 1952 track.png
DurationSeptember 13 – September 21
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min);
940  hPa  (mbar)

The strongest Pacific typhoon in 1952, Olive developed about 1,600 mi (2,600 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii on September 13. The next day, the system intensified into a tropical storm. Rapidly intensifying, Olive became a typhoon on September 15. The next day, Olive strengthened into a Category 5-equivelant cyclone on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Olive weakened into a Category 2 typhoon before recurving northeast. On September 19, the cyclone weakened further, becoming a severe tropical storm. it then transitioned into an extratropical cyclone and was last monitored on September 21. [2]

Olive produced significant damage on Wake Island, where wind gusts reached 142 mph (229 km/h). Significant flooding was reported, and the majority of the structures were destroyed. However, few injuries were reported, and the island's facilities were restored the next year. Typhoon Olive remains one of the most intense tropical cyclones to affect the island.

Tropical Storm 14W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
14W 1952 track.png  
DurationSeptember 16 – September 19
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min);
996  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Polly

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Polly 1952 track.png  
DurationSeptember 26 – October 3
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min);
975  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Rose

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Rose 1952 track.png  
DurationOctober 4 – October 10
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min);
985  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Shirley

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Shirley 1952 track.png  
DurationOctober 14 – October 15
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min);
995  hPa  (mbar)

Shirley tracked through Vietnam. Shirley weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Vietnam.

Typhoon Trix

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Trix's Weather map on October 21, 1952.jpg   Trix 1952 track.png
DurationOctober 15 – October 26
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
965  hPa  (mbar)

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

Typhoon Vae

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Vae 1952 track.png  
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

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Wilma 1952 track.png  
DurationOctober 21 – October 31
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min);
893  hPa  (mbar)

On October 26, ten people were lost when a USAF WB-29 disappeared during a flight into Super Typhoon Wilma. [4]

Typhoon Agnes

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Agnes 1952 track.png  
DurationOctober 28 – November 7
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min);
920  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Agnes was a strong Category 5 that stayed out to sea without causing much impact to land.

Typhoon Bess

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Bess 1952 track.png  
DurationNovember 9 – November 16
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
915  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Carmen

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Carmen 1952 track.png  
DurationNovember 15 – November 22
Peak intensity205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min);
950  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Della

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Della 1952 track.png  
DurationNovember 22 – November 27
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min);
980  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Elaine

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Elaine 1952 track.png  
DurationDecember 4 – December 6
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min);
990  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Faye

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Faye 1952 track.png  
DurationDecember 16 – December 19
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min);
990  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Gloria

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Gloria 1952 track.png  
DurationDecember 16 – December 25
Peak intensity240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min);
990  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Hester

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Hester analysis 1 Jan 1953.png   Hester 1952 track.png
DurationDecember 27 – January 4
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min);
950  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Hester remained in the open sea. Despite this, Enewetak Atoll experienced severe flooding..

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

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References

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