1953 Pacific typhoon season

1953 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
First system formed February 18, 1953
Last system dissipated December 22, 1953
Strongest storm1 Nina – 885 hPa (mbar), 295 km/h (185 mph)
Total storms 24
Typhoons 17
Super typhoons 5
Total fatalities 430
Total damage Unknown
1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure
Pacific typhoon seasons
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955

The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1954, 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 1953 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.

Storms

Typhoon Irma

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration February 18 – February 25
Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Judy

Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration May 28 – June 7
Peak intensity 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min)  940 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Judy struck the Southern Japanese island of Kyūshū. 37 people were killed and 15 were missing.[1]

Tropical Storm 04W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration June 24 – June 26
Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Kit

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration June 25 – July 8
Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min)  910 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Lola

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration July 23 – August 3
Peak intensity 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min)  970 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Mamie

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration July 30 – August 8
Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Nina

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration August 8 – August 18
Peak intensity 295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min)  885 hPa (mbar)

Nina was a major storm. It made landfall in China as a Category 4 tropical cyclone.

Tropical Storm 09W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration August 9 – August 11
Peak intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 

Typhoon Ophelia

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration August 12 – August 16
Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Phyllis

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration August 15 – August 22
Peak intensity 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  975 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Rita

Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration August 23 – September 2
Peak intensity 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min)  940 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 13W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration August 26 – August 29
Peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Susan

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration September 15 – September 20
Peak intensity 205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min)  970 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Tess

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration September 17 – September 27
Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min)  900 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. 393 people were killed and 85 were missing.[2]

Tropical Storm 16W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration September 25 – September 28
Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

JMA Tropical Storm 15

Tropical Storm (JMA)
Duration October 1 – October 3
Peak intensity Winds unknown  999 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Viola

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration October 3 – October 8
Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Winnie

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration October 6 – October 9
Peak intensity 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Alice

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration October 11 – October 23
Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  915 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Betty

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration October 25 – November 2
Peak intensity 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Cora

Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration November 8 – November 20
Peak intensity 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 22W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration November 25 – November 29
Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 23W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration November 28 – December 3
Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Doris

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration December 9 – December 22
Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min)  935 hPa (mbar)

1953 storm names

  • Irma
  • Judy
  • Kit
  • Lola
  • Mamie
  • Nina
  • Ophelia
  • Phyllis
  • Rita
  • Susan
  • Tess
  • Viola
  • Winnie
  • Alice
  • Betty
  • Cora
  • Doris

See also

References

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