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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1952 SEASON

Typhoon Olive (1952)

Recorded track and intensity · 13 Sept 1952–20 Sept 1952

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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OLIVE: complete recorded track, 13 Sept 1952–20 Sept 1952Recorded track from 13 Sept 1952 to 20 Sept 1952. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESPacific Ocean14 Sep, 00:00 UTC15 Sep, 00:00 UTC16 Sep, 00:00 UTC17 Sep, 00:00 UTC18 Sep, 00:00 UTC19 Sep, 00:00 UTC20 Sep, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 513 SEP20 SEP

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

17 Sep, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 160 ktPressure 940 hPa
094080960160980kthPa13 Sep15 Sep18 Sep20 Sep

Forward speed & ACE

17 Sep, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 13 ktCumulative ACE 16.19 10⁴ kt²
0025155030kt10⁴ kt²13 Sep15 Sep18 Sep20 Sep

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind160 kt

184 mph / 296 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure940 hPa

15 Sept 1952 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration7.38 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,820 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Olive is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1952 season. Its archived track begins on 13 Sept 1952, 12:00 UTC at 18°N, 178°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 30 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 17 Sept 1952, 00:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 160 knots (184 mph / 296 km/h), first recorded on 17 Sept 1952, 18:00 UTC at 24.6°N, 157.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 940 hPa on 15 Sept 1952, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 177 hours and approximately 5,820 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 47.4°N, 178.7°E on 20 Sept 1952, 21:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 19 Sept 1952, 21:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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