Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Tropical Storm Gilda (1952)
Gilda was a tropical storm of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 14, 1952 to July 24, 1952, about 10 days, and covered 1,473 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Shangqiu, China.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,473 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shangqiu, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Yiwu, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Xuancheng, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Heze, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Puyang, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Ma’anshan, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Huainan, China | 13 mi (21 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1608th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nokaen (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025), Tropical Storm Trases (2022) and 51 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.