1953 Pacific typhoon season

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1953 Pacific typhoon season
1953 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedFebruary 18, 1953
Last system dissipatedDecember 22, 1953
Strongest storm
NameNina
  Maximum winds295 km/h (185 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure885 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms24
Typhoons17
Super typhoons5 (unofficial)
Total fatalities430
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955

The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1953, 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 1953 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.

Systems

Typhoon Irma

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Irma 1953 track.png  
DurationFebruary 18 – February 25
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

This storm weakened and dissipated before it hit the Philippines.

Typhoon Judy

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Judy 1953 track.png  
DurationMay 28 – June 7
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 940  hPa  (mbar)

Judy skirted the Philippines [1] and Taiwan then struck the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu. 37 people were killed and 15 were missing. [2]

Tropical Storm 04W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
04W 1953 track.png  
DurationJune 21 – July 2
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000  hPa  (mbar)

Super Typhoon Kit

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Kit 1953 track.png  
DurationJune 25 – July 8
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 910  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Lola

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Lola 1953 track.png  
DurationJuly 23 – August 3
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 970  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Mamie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Mamie 1953 track.png  
DurationJuly 30 – August 8
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

Super Typhoon Nina

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Nina 1953 track.png  
DurationAugust 8 – August 18
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min) 885  hPa  (mbar)

Nina was a major storm. It made landfall in China as a Category 4 tropical cyclone.

Tropical Storm 09W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
09W 1953 track.png  
DurationAugust 9 – August 11
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 

Typhoon Ophelia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Ophelia 1953 track.png  
DurationAugust 12 – August 16
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 960  hPa  (mbar)

Ophelia hit Hong Kong and Vietnam.

Typhoon Phyllis

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Phyllis 1953 track.png  
DurationAugust 15 – August 22
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 975  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Rita

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Rita 1953 track.png  
DurationAugust 23 – September 2
Peak intensity230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min) 940  hPa  (mbar)

Rita hit China as a tropical storm.

Tropical Storm 13W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
13W 1953 track.png  
DurationAugust 26 – August 29
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 995  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Susan

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Susan 1953 track.png  
DurationSeptember 15 – September 20
Peak intensity205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min) 970  hPa  (mbar)

Susan hit Hong Kong. [3]

Super Typhoon Tess

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Temporary cyclone north.svg   Tess 1953 track.png
DurationSeptember 17 – September 27
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 900  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. 393 people were killed and 85 were missing. [4]

Tropical Storm 16W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
16W 1953 track.png  
DurationSeptember 25 – September 28
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000  hPa  (mbar)

JMA Tropical Storm 15

Tropical storm (JMA)
JMA TS 15 1953 track.png  
DurationOctober 1 – October 3
Peak intensityWinds not specified 999  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Viola

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Viola 1953 track.png  
DurationOctober 3 – October 8
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 965  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Winnie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Winnie 1953 track.png  
DurationOctober 6 – October 9
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Alice

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
TY Alice 1953 track.png  
DurationOctober 11 – October 23
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 915  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Betty

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Betty 1953 track.png  
DurationOctober 25 – November 2
Peak intensity240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 965  hPa  (mbar)

Betty hit Hong Kong and then took an unusual track; going from west to east.

Typhoon Cora

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Cora 1953 track.png  
DurationNovember 8 – November 20
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 960  hPa  (mbar)

Cora crossed the northern Philippines and hit its peak strength, then rapidly weakened and dissipated.

Tropical Storm 22W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
22W 1953 track.png  
DurationNovember 25 – November 29
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm 23W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
23W 1953 track.png  
DurationNovember 28 – December 3
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000  hPa  (mbar)

Super Typhoon Doris

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Doris 1953 track.png  
DurationDecember 9 – December 22
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 935  hPa  (mbar)

A rare late-season Super Typhoon. Did not affect land.

Storm names

  • Irma
  • Judy
  • Kit
  • Lola
  • Mamie
  • Nina
  • Ophelia
  • Phyllis
  • Rita

See also

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