1953 Pacific typhoon season

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.

1953 Pacific typhoon season
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
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 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)
 
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)
 
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)
 
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)
 
DurationJune 25 – July 8
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min);
910 hPa (mbar)

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

Typhoon Mamie
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
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)
 
DurationAugust 9 – August 11
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min);

Typhoon Ophelia
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationAugust 15 – August 22
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min);
975 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Rita
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationAugust 26 – August 29
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min);
995 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Susan
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationSeptember 17 – September 27
Peak intensity280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min);
900 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Tess (1953)

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)
 
DurationSeptember 25 – September 28
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min);
1000 hPa (mbar)

JMA Tropical Storm 15
Tropical storm (JMA)
 
DurationOctober 1 – October 3
Peak intensityWinds not specified;
999 hPa (mbar)

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

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

Typhoon Alice
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 11 – October 23
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
915 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Alice (1953)

Typhoon Betty
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
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)
 
DurationNovember 25 – November 29
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min);
1000 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 23W
Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
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
  • Susan
  • Tess
  • Viola
  • Winnie
  • Alice
  • Betty
  • Cora
  • Doris

See also

References
  1. "Typhoon Skirts Philippines". The New York Times. June 3, 1953. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information
  3. "Significant storm surge events in Hong Kong before 1953". www.hko.gov.hk. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. "Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 195313 (TESS) - Disaster Information". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
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