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1953 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1953 West Pacific season had 23 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 17 of them typhoons and 14 major (Category 3 or stronger). 4 reached Category 5: Kit, Nina, Tess, Doris.

The first storm was tracked from February 18, 1953 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Nina (1953), at 185 mph (295 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 354.8.

Storms
23
Typhoons
17
Major
14
Category 5
4
ACE
354.8
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Typhoon IrmaFeb 18 – Feb 26115 mph980 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon JudyMay 28 – Jun 7140 mph940 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 3, 1953 West PacificJun 14 – Jun 18——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 4, 1953 West PacificJun 21 – Jul 345 mph992 mbTropical storm
Typhoon KitJun 25 – Jul 8175 mph910 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 6, 1953 West PacificJul 23 – Jul 25——Storm
Typhoon LolaJul 23 – Aug 390 mph970 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon MamieJul 30 – Aug 10115 mph980 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon NinaAug 7 – Aug 23185 mph885 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 10, 1953 West PacificAug 7 – Aug 9——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 11, 1953 West PacificAug 8 – Aug 1250 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon OpheliaAug 9 – Aug 16115 mph960 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon PhyllisAug 15 – Aug 2585 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon RitaAug 23 – Sep 3145 mph940 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 15, 1953 West PacificAug 23 – Aug 2965 mph995 mbTropical storm
Typhoon SusanSep 12 – Sep 20125 mph970 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon TessSep 16 – Sep 29175 mph900 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 18, 1953 West PacificSep 21 – Sep 24——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 19, 1953 West PacificSep 24 – Sep 3045 mph998 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 20, 1953 West PacificSep 26 – Oct 3—999 mbStorm
Typhoon ViolaOct 1 – Oct 10115 mph967 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon WinnieOct 6 – Oct 1175 mph990 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon AliceOct 11 – Oct 23115 mph915 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon BettyOct 25 – Nov 3150 mph966 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon CoraNov 8 – Nov 20140 mph960 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 26, 1953 West PacificNov 22 – Nov 2945 mph998 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 27, 1953 West PacificNov 27 – Dec 3——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 28, 1953 West PacificNov 27 – Dec 545 mph1000 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 29, 1953 West PacificDec 1 – Dec 3——Storm
Unnamed storm 30, 1953 West PacificDec 4 – Dec 7——Storm
Typhoon DorisDec 9 – Dec 23175 mph935 mbCategory 5 typhoon