1952 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Wilma
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{{Infobox hurricane season
| Basin=WPac
| Year=1952
| Track=1952 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png
| First storm formed=May 5, 1952
| Last storm dissipated=January 4, 1953
(record latest)
| Strongest storm name=Wilma
| Strongest storm pressure=893
| Strongest storm winds=160
| Total depressions=
| Total storms=29
| Total hurricanes=20
| Total intense=6 (unofficial)
| Fatalities=1,070
| Damages=
| Average wind speed=1
| five seasons=1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
| Atlantic season=1952 Atlantic hurricane season
| East Pacific season=1952 Pacific hurricane season
| North Indian season=1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
}}
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
= Typhoon Charlotte =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Typhoon Charlotte's Weather map on June 10, 1952.png
|Track=Charlotte 1952 track.png
|Formed=June 10
|Dissipated=June 15
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=85
|Pressure=960
}}
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.
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= Typhoon Dinah =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Typhoon Dinah's Weather map on June 22, 1952.png
|Track=Dinah 1952 track.png
|Formed=June 19
|Dissipated=June 25
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=75
|Pressure=960
}}
{{main|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.[http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195202&basin=wnp&lang=en Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information]
{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Emma =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Typhoon Emma's Weather map on July 1, 1952.png
|Track=Emma 1952 track.png
|Formed=June 28
|Dissipated=July 6
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=110
|Pressure=973
}}
Typhoon Emma hit the Philippines and South China, especially Hainan Island.
{{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm Freda =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Tropical Storm Freda's Weather map on July 13, 1952.png
|Track=Freda 1952 track.png
|Formed=July 11
|Dissipated=July 15
|Type1=nwpstorm
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=995
}}
Freda weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Kyushu.
{{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm Gilda =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Gilda 1952 track.png
|Formed=July 15
|Dissipated=July 20
|Type1=nwpstorm
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=990
}}Tropical Storm Gilda hit China as a tropical storm. {{Clear}}
= Typhoon Harriet =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Harriet 1952 track.png
|Formed=July 26
|Dissipated=July 30
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=100
|Pressure=980
}}Harriet hit China as a Category 3 typhoon, with winds of {{cvt|115|mph}}. {{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm Ivy =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Ivy 1952 track.png
|Formed=August 2
|Dissipated=August 8
|Type1=nwpstorm
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=990
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm Jeanne =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Jeanne 1952 track.png
|Formed=August 4
|Dissipated=August 7
|Type1=nwpstorm
|1-min winds=40
|Pressure=985
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Karen =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Karen 1952 track.png
|Formed=August 10
|Dissipated=August 20
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=85
|Pressure=955
}}Typhoon Karen struck land, mostly Korea and Japan.{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Lois =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Lois 1952 track.png
|Formed=August 22
|Dissipated=August 30
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=75
|Pressure=975
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Mary =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Mary 1952 track.png
|Formed=August 29
|Dissipated=September 4
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=65
|Pressure=985
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Nona =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Nona 1952 track.png
|Formed=September 2
|Dissipated=September 8
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=80
|Pressure=980
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm 12W =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=12W 1952 track.png
|Formed=September 7
|Dissipated=September 14
|Type1=nwpdepression
|1-min winds=40
|Pressure=995
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Olive =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Typhon Olive surface analysis map September 16 1952.jpg
|Track=Olive 1952 track.png
|Formed=September 13
|Dissipated=September 21
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=160
|Pressure=940
}}{{Empty section |date=April 2021}}{{Main|Typhoon Olive (1952)}}
Tropical Storm Olive developed about {{convert|1600|mi|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web |author=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=1952 Joint Typhoon Warning Center "best track" data |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/1952/1952s-bwp/bwp131952.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607183414/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/1952/1952s-bwp/bwp131952.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2009 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}
Olive produced significant damage on Wake Island, where wind gusts reached {{convert|142|mph|abbr=on}}. 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.{{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm 14W =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=14W 1952 track.png
|Formed=September 16
|Dissipated=September 19
|Type1=nwpdepression
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=996
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Polly =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Polly 1952 track.png
|Formed=September 26
|Dissipated=October 3
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=70
|Pressure=975
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Rose =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Rose 1952 track.png
|Formed=October 4
|Dissipated=October 10
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=80
|Pressure=985
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Tropical Storm Shirley =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Shirley 1952 track.png
|Formed=October 14
|Dissipated=October 15
|1-min winds=40
|Type1=nwpstorm
|Pressure=995
}}Shirley tracked through Vietnam. Shirley weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Vietnam.
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= Typhoon Trix =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Typhoon Trix's Weather map on October 21, 1952.jpg
|Track=Trix 1952 track.png
|Formed=October 15
|Dissipated=October 26
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=120
|Pressure=965
}}
{{main|Typhoon Trix (1952)}}
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.typhoon2000.ph/stats/WorstPhilippineTyphoons.htm |title=::..Typhoon2000.com: 30 Worst Typhoons of the Philippines (1947-2002)..:: |access-date=2015-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317055722/http://www.typhoon2000.ph/stats/WorstPhilippineTyphoons.htm |archive-date=2009-03-17 |url-status=dead }}
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= Typhoon Vae =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Vae 1952 track.png
|Formed=October 17
|Dissipated=October 20
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=65
|Pressure=974
}}{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2021}}
After striking Vietnam, Vae crossed over to the North Indian Ocean before dissipating.
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= Typhoon Wilma =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Wilma 1952 track.png
|Formed=October 21
|Dissipated=October 31
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=160
|Pressure=893
}}{{Expand section|date=November 2024}}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)
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= Typhoon Agnes =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Agnes 1952 track.png
|Formed=October 28
|Dissipated=November 7
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=150
|Pressure=920
}}Typhoon Agnes was a strong Category 5 that stayed out to sea without causing much impact to land.{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Bess =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Bess 1952 track.png
|Formed=November 9
|Dissipated=November 16
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=100
|Pressure=915
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Carmen =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Carmen 1952 track.png
|Formed=November 15
|Dissipated=November 22
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=110
|Pressure=950
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Della =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Della 1952 track.png
|Formed=November 22
|Dissipated=November 27
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=150
|Pressure=980
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Elaine =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Elaine 1952 track.png
|Formed=December 4
|Dissipated=December 6
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=990
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Faye =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Faye 1952 track.png
|Formed=December 16
|Dissipated=December 19
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=990
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Gloria =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Gloria 1952 track.png
|Formed=December 16
|Dissipated=December 25
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=130
|Pressure=990
}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Clear}}
= Typhoon Hester =
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Image=Typhoon Hester analysis 1 Jan 1953.png
|Formed=December 27
|Dissipated=January 4
|Type1=typhoon
|1-min winds=160
|Pressure=905
|Track=Hester 1952 path.png|colors = new}}{{Empty section|date=April 2021}}{{Main|Typhoon Hester (1952)}}
Typhoon Hester remained in the open sea. Despite this, Enewetak Atoll experienced severe flooding..
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Storm names
See also
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
- 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
References
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{{TC Decades|Year=1950|basin=Pacific|type=typhoon}}
{{Tropical cyclone season|1952}}