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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
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.

Season summary

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Systems

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Typhoon Charlotte

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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

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 19 – June 25
Peak intensity140 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 Emma

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Tropical Storm Jeanne

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

Typhoon Karen

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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

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

Typhoon Mary

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

Typhoon Nona

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

Tropical Storm 12W

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

Typhoon Olive

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

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 Storm 14W

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

Typhoon Polly

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

Typhoon Rose

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

Tropical Storm Shirley

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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

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 15 – October 26
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
965 hPa (mbar)

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 Vae

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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

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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.[4]

Typhoon Agnes

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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

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Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 9 – November 16
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
915 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Carmen

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

Typhoon Della

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

Typhoon Elaine

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

Typhoon Faye

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

Typhoon Gloria

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

Typhoon Hester

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

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

Storm names

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information
  2. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. "1952 Joint Typhoon Warning Center "best track" data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "::..Typhoon2000.com: 30 Worst Typhoons of the Philippines (1947-2002)..::". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  4. ^ Deadly Hurricane Hunter Flights