Typhoon season in the Pacific Ocean
1953 Pacific typhoon season Season summary map
First system formed February 18, 1953 Last system dissipated December 22, 1953 Name Nina • Maximum winds 295 km/h (185 mph)1-minute sustained ) • Lowest pressure 885 hPa (mbar )
Total storms 24 Typhoons 17 Super typhoons 5 (unofficial) Total fatalities 430 Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1954 , 1955
The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1953, 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 .
Systems [ ] Typhoon Irma [ ] Duration February 18 – February 25 Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 980 hPa (mbar )
This storm weakened and dissipated before it hit the Philippines.
Typhoon Judy [ ] Duration May 28 – June 7 Peak intensity 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 940 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Judy struck the Southern Japanese island of Kyūshū. 37 people were killed and 15 were missing.[1]
Tropical Storm 04W [ ] Duration June 24 – June 26 Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar )
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Super Typhoon Kit [ ] Duration June 25 – July 8 Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 910 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Lola [ ] Duration July 23 – August 3 Peak intensity 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 970 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Mamie [ ] Duration July 30 – August 8 Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 980 hPa (mbar )
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Super Typhoon Nina [ ] Duration August 8 – August 18 Peak intensity 295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min) 885 hPa (mbar )
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Nina was a major storm. It made landfall in China as a Category 4 tropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm 09W [ ] Duration August 9 – August 11 Peak intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)
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Typhoon Ophelia [ ] Duration August 12 – August 16 Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 960 hPa (mbar )
Ophelia hit Hong Kong and Vietnam.
Typhoon Phyllis [ ] Duration August 15 – August 22 Peak intensity 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 975 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Rita [ ] Duration August 23 – September 2 Peak intensity 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min) 940 hPa (mbar )
Rita hit China as a tropical storm.
Tropical Storm 13W [ ] Duration August 26 – August 29 Peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Susan [ ] Duration September 15 – September 20 Peak intensity 205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min) 970 hPa (mbar )
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Susan hit Hong Kong .[2]
Super Typhoon Tess [ ] Duration September 17 – September 27 Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 900 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. 393 people were killed and 85 were missing.[3]
Tropical Storm 16W [ ] Duration September 25 – September 28 Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar )
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JMA Tropical Storm 15 [ ] Duration October 1 – October 3 Peak intensity Winds not specified 999 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Viola [ ] Duration October 3 – October 8 Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 965 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Winnie [ ] Duration October 6 – October 9 Peak intensity 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min) 990 hPa (mbar )
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Typhoon Alice [ ] Duration October 11 – October 23 Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 915 hPa (mbar )
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Super Typhoon Betty [ ] Duration October 25 – November 2 Peak intensity 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 965 hPa (mbar )
Betty hit Hong Kong and then took an unusual track; going from west to east.
Typhoon Cora [ ] Duration November 8 – November 20 Peak intensity 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 960 hPa (mbar )
Cora crossed the northern Philippines and hit its peak strength, then rapidly weakened and dissipated.
Tropical Storm 22W [ ] Duration November 25 – November 29 Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar )
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Tropical Storm 23W [ ] Duration November 28 – December 3 Peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar )
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Super Typhoon Doris [ ] Duration December 9 – December 22 Peak intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min) 935 hPa (mbar )
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A rare late-season Super Typhoon. Did not affect land.
Storm names [ ]
Irma
Judy
Kit
Lola
Mamie
Nina
Ophelia
Phyllis
Rita
Susan
Tess Viola
Winnie
Alice Betty
Cora
Doris
See also [ ]
Tropical cyclones portal
References [ ]
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