1952 Pacific typhoon season

1952 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	May 5, 1952
Last system dissipated	January 4, 1953 (record latest)
Strongest storm
Name	Wilma
• Maximum winds	295 km/h (185 mph) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	893 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms	29
Typhoons	20
Super typhoons	6 (unofficial)
Total fatalities	1,070
Total damage	Unknown
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1952 Atlantic hurricane season 1952 Pacific hurricane season 1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
Pacific typhoon seasons 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954

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.

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.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	June 10 – June 15
Peak intensity	155 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 (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	June 19 – June 25
Peak intensity	140 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 (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	June 28 – July 6
Peak intensity	205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min); 973 hPa (mbar)

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

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 11 – July 15
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 995 hPa (mbar)

Freda weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Kyushu.

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 15 – July 20
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Gilda hit China as a tropical storm.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	July 26 – July 30
Peak intensity	185 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 (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 2 – August 8
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

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Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 4 – August 7
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 985 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 10 – August 20
Peak intensity	155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min); 955 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Karen struck land, mostly Korea and Japan.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 22 – August 30
Peak intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min); 975 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 29 – September 4
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min); 985 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 2 – September 8
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

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Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 7 – September 14
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 995 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 13 – September 21
Peak intensity	295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min); 940 hPa (mbar)

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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 depression (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 16 – September 19
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min); 996 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 26 – October 3
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 975 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 4 – October 10
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 985 hPa (mbar)

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Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 14 – October 15
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 995 hPa (mbar)

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

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 15 – October 26
Peak intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min); 965 hPa (mbar)

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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 (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 17 – October 20
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min); 974 hPa (mbar)

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After striking Vietnam, Vae crossed over to the North Indian Ocean before dissipating.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 21 – October 31
Peak intensity	295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min); 893 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Wilma (not to be confused with Hurricane Wilma of 2005) was a powerful typhoon, reaching Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 28 – November 7
Peak intensity	280 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 (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 9 – November 16
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 915 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 15 – November 22
Peak intensity	205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min); 950 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 22 – November 27
Peak intensity	280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	December 4 – December 6
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	December 16 – December 19
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	December 16 – December 25
Peak intensity	240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	December 27 – January 4
Peak intensity	295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min); 950 hPa (mbar)

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

• 1952 Pacific hurricane season
• 1952 Atlantic hurricane season
• 1952 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
• Australian region cyclone seasons: 1951–52 1952–53
• South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1951–52 1952–53
• South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1951–52 1952–53