1953 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | February 18, 1953 |
Last system dissipated | December 22, 1953 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Nina |
• Maximum winds | 295 km/h (185 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 885 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 24 |
Typhoons | 17 |
Super typhoons | 5 (unofficial) |
Total fatalities | 430 |
Total damage | Unknown |
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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.
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.
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | February 18 – February 25 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
This storm weakened and dissipated before it hit the Philippines.
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | May 28 – June 7 |
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Peak intensity | 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 940 hPa (mbar) |
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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 (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 21 – July 2 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 25 – July 8 |
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Peak intensity | 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 910 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 23 – August 3 |
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Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 970 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 30 – August 8 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 8 – August 18 |
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Peak intensity | 295 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 depression (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 9 – August 11 |
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Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 12 – August 16 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 960 hPa (mbar) |
Ophelia hit Hong Kong and Vietnam.
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 15 – August 22 |
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Peak intensity | 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 975 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 23 – September 2 |
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Peak intensity | 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min) 940 hPa (mbar) |
Rita hit China as a tropical storm.
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 26 – August 29 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 15 – September 20 |
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Peak intensity | 205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min) 970 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 17 – September 27 |
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Peak intensity | 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 900 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. 393 people were killed and 85 were missing. [4]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 25 – September 28 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
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Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Duration | October 1 – October 3 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified 999 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 3 – October 8 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 965 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 6 – October 9 |
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Peak intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min) 990 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 11 – October 23 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 915 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 25 – November 2 |
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Peak intensity | 240 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 (JMA) | |
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 8 – November 20 |
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Peak intensity | 220 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 (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 25 – November 29 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
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Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 28 – December 3 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | December 9 – December 22 |
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Peak intensity | 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 935 hPa (mbar) |
A rare late-season Super Typhoon. Did not affect land.
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