Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Typhoon Charlotte (1952)
Charlotte was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 9, 1952 to June 18, 1952, about 9 days, and covered 2,298 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Wenzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,298 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Wenzhou, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Qingyuan, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Zhanjiang, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Ningde, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Longyan, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 889th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Tembin (2017) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.