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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)
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

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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)

Ivy stayed out at sea, causing no damage.

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)

Jeanne was a tropical storm that existed from August 4 to August 7.

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)

Lois formed east of the Philippines on August 22. It moved northwestward, and hit Luzon as a tropical storm. As it entered the South China Sea, Lois intensified into a category 1 typhoon. It hit China and Vietnam before dissipating on August 30.

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)

Mary hit the Philippines as a category 1 typhoon and later hit China and Korea as a tropical storm.

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)

Nona formed on September 2. It hit the Philippines and China as a category 1 typhoon and hit Vietnam as a tropical strom before dissipating inland on September 8.

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)

12W was a weak tropical storm that hit China.

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)
Main article: Typhoon Olive (1952)

Tropical Storm 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-equivalent 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)

14W hit Hainan, China as a tropical storm.

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)

Polly was a category 1 typhoon that didn't make landfall.

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)

Rose stayed out at sea.

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)
Main article: Typhoon Trix (1952)

Typhoon Trix formed near Micronesia on October 15, 1965, tracking southwest. It intensified rapidly, becoming a tropical storm on October 16 and a typhoon shortly after. Trix reached peak intensity as a Category 4 super typhoon with winds of 220 km/h (135 mph) and a central pressure of 965 hPa on October 20, while approaching the Philippines. Weakening slightly, Trix made landfall in the Bicol Region on October 21, traversing the central Philippines. It emerged into the South China Sea, briefly re-intensifying to Category 4 strength before weakening again. Trix made final landfall near Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam, as a tropical storm on October 25. The JMA ceased advisories inland, while the JTWC tracked its remnants into Thailand.

Trix caused catastrophic damage, killing over 1,400 people (995 in the Philippines, at least 405 in Indochina). In the Philippines, it devastated southern Luzon (especially Legazpi and Tabaco), Samar, Leyte, and the Bicol region. Winds reached 215 km/h, leveling tens of thousands of homes (30% damaged overall), destroying crops (including half of Leyte's rice), and causing widespread flooding. Damage was estimated at $60 million, leaving 500,000 homeless. Recovery efforts were hampered by communication failures and soggy airfields. In Vietnam, a tornado near Ho Chi Minh City killed 10, and a French aircraft crashed. It was called the "worst typhoon within living memory" in the Philippines.

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)

Typhoon Vae originated as a low-pressure area in the western Philippine Sea on October 15. Initially classified as a tropical disturbance, it tracked steadily westward over the next two days, intensifying into a tropical depression by October 17 near the Philippines. Vae reached tropical storm status later that day and intensified into a Category 1 typhoon by October 20, with peak sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 975 hPa. The storm maintained this strength while approaching the Vietnamese coast. On October 20, Vae made landfall in southern Vietnam as a tropical storm. After landfall, Vae rapidly weakened and degenerated into a tropical depression by October 21. The remnant system continued westward across Cambodia and Thailand, emerging into the North Indian Ocean near the Andaman Sea before fully dissipating on October 24.

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)

Typhoon Wilma was a powerful typhoon, reaching Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). The storm formed on October 21. Over the next few days, it moved west and reached peak intensity before making landfall in the Philippines. The storm moved into the South China Sea and made landfall in Vietnam as a tropical storm, and dissipated on October 31.

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)

Bess affected China as a Category 3 typhoon.

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)

Carmen was a Category 3 typhoon that didn't make landfall.

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)

Della impacted the Philippines as a Category 5 super typhoon.

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)

Elaine was a weak tropical storm that stayed in the sea.

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)

Faye hit the Philippines as a tropical depression. It intensified into a tropical storm in the South China Sea before dissipating.

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)

Gloria formed southeast of Guam on December 16. It drifted west, slowly intensifying. The storm hit Philippines as a tropical storm. As Gloria entered the South China Sea, it rapidly intensified into a category 4 super typhoon with winds of 240 km/h. It hit Vietnam and dissipated on December 25.

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);
905 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Hester (1952)

Typhoon Hester formed on December 27, 1952, southeast of Majuro.[3][4] It rapidly intensified, becoming a tropical storm by December 28 and a typhoon the same day. Moving north of the Caroline Islands, Hester underwent rapid intensification, reaching Category 5 super typhoon status with winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a central pressure of 905 hPa by December 31, just south of the Mariana Islands.

Hester began weakening on January 1, 1953, dropping to Category 4 strength by January 2 as it curved eastward. It rapidly weakened further, becoming a tropical storm on January 4 and a depression later that day. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) ceased tracking near Minami-Tori-shima, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) declared it extratropical on January 5 before stopping tracking northeast of Wake Island on January 6.

Preparations in Guam included opening shelters, evacuating hospitals, and closing offices/businesses. Hester's northwest quadrant passed over Enewetak Atoll on December 28, generating 70 mph winds and 30-foot waves. The island suffered significant damage: the hospital, mess halls, clubs, tents, and a Coast Guard LORAN station were destroyed or damaged. Eighteen people were injured. Hester passed 130 miles south of Guam, causing minimal damage (crops lashed, a highway section washed away, and two wave recorders destroyed) and no casualties. Ujelang Atoll experienced stronger winds.

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. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine". www.usno.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ncics.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
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