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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1952 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 35 storms · 3 May 1952–4 Jan 1953

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1952 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 35 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalUnnamed: 3 May–7 May, no US-agency windCharlotte: 9 Jun–16 Jun, peak 85 kt, Category 2Dinah: 19 Jun–23 Jun, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 27 Jun–28 Jun, no US-agency windEmma: 28 Jun–6 Jul, peak 110 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 5 Jul–6 Jul, no US-agency windFreda: 11 Jul–16 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormGilda: 16 Jul–19 Jul, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormHarriet: 24 Jul–30 Jul, peak 100 kt, Category 3Jeanne:Jeannie: 2 Aug–9 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 10 Aug–12 Aug, no US-agency windKaren: 10 Aug–19 Aug, peak 85 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 19 Aug–20 Aug, no US-agency windLois: 23 Aug–30 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Mary: 28 Aug–4 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Nona: 1 Sep–8 Sep, peak 80 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 8 Sep–14 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormOlive: 13 Sep–19 Sep, peak 160 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 15 Sep–19 Sep, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormPolly: 27 Sep–2 Oct, peak 70 kt, Category 1Rose: 4 Oct–10 Oct, peak 80 kt, Category 1Trix: 14 Oct–25 Oct, peak 120 kt, Category 4Shirley: 14 Oct–16 Oct, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormVae: 17 Oct–24 Oct, peak 65 kt, Category 1Wilma: 21 Oct–31 Oct, peak 160 kt, Category 5Agnes: 28 Oct–6 Nov, peak 150 kt, Category 5Bess: 8 Nov–16 Nov, peak 100 kt, Category 3Carmen: 15 Nov–22 Nov, peak 110 kt, Category 3Della: 21 Nov–27 Nov, peak 150 kt, Category 5Elaine: 4 Dec–6 Dec, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 8 Dec–11 Dec, no US-agency windFaye: 13 Dec–19 Dec, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormGloria: 16 Dec–25 Dec, peak 130 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 24 Dec–1 Jan, no US-agency windHester: 27 Dec–4 Jan, peak 160 kt, Category 5

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1952 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–—Unclassified—560
Charlotte–85Cat 29602,010
Dinah–75Cat 19604,230
Unnamed–—Unclassified—690
Emma–110Cat 39732,470
Unnamed–—Unclassified—540
Freda–45Tropical storm9901,320
Gilda–50Tropical storm9921,330
Harriet–100Cat 39802,120
Jeanne:Jeannie–45Tropical storm9853,240
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,220
Karen–85Cat 29554,770*
Unnamed–—Unclassified—610
Lois–75Cat 19752,130
Mary–65Cat 19853,330
Nona–80Cat 19802,350
Unnamed–40Tropical storm—2,510
Olive–160Cat 59403,140
Unnamed–35Tropical storm—900
Polly–70Cat 19753,580
Rose–80Cat 19851,970
Trix–120Cat 49652,730
Shirley–40Tropical storm9951,090
Vae–65Cat 19752,270
Wilma–160Cat 59303,050
Agnes–150Cat 59203,880
Bess–100Cat 39153,260
Carmen–110Cat 39604,420
Della–150Cat 59802,160
Elaine–45Tropical storm990590
Unnamed–—Unclassified—360
Faye–45Tropical storm9901,340
Gloria–130Cat 49902,570
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,550
Hester–160Cat 59504,790

* Track has gaps over 12 hours, so its distance is partial.

35 storms with an IBTrACS 1952 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 3 May 1952, last 4 Jan 1953.

Tropical storms28

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons20

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)11

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 55

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormOlive

160 kt · 184 mph / 296 km/h

Lowest pressure915 hPa

Bess, 11 Nov 1952

Longest track record17.4 days

Karen, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind7

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1952 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1952 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 20 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 28 tropical storms, with 11 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1952 Pacific typhoon season?

Olive, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (Category 5) on 17 Sept 1952, 18:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 940 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1952?

5 storms in the 1952 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Olive, Wilma, Agnes, Della, Hester.

When did the 1952 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 3 May 1952 and the last on 4 Jan 1953, from 35 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1952 Pacific typhoon season?

Charlotte, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 11 Jun 1952, 18:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 1952 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology