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
(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
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
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationJune 19 – June 25
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min);
960 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Dinah (1952)

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

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

Typhoon Karen
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationAugust 22 – August 30
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min);
975 hPa (mbar)

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

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

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

Typhoon Olive
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 13 – September 21
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min);
940 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Olive (1952)

Typhoon Olive was one of the strongest typhoons of the 1952 Pacific Typhoon Season. It caused no deaths but still had significant effects on Wake Island and caused 4 injuries as well as costing > 1.6 million dollars in damages.

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

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

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

Tropical Storm Shirley
Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationOctober 15 – October 26
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
965 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Trix (1952)

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

Typhoon Vae
Typhoon (JMA)
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
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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.[3]

Typhoon Agnes
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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)
 
DurationNovember 9 – November 16
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
915 hPa (mbar)

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

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

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

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

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

Typhoon Hester
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 27 – January 4
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min);
950 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Hester (1952)

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

References
  1. Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information
  2. "::..Typhoon2000.com: 30 Worst Typhoons of the Philippines (1947-2002)..::". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  3. Deadly Hurricane Hunter Flights
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