Storm history › West Pacific › 1953 season
Typhoon Kit (1953)
Kit was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1953 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 25, 1953 to July 8, 1953, about 13 days, and covered 4,434 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Ningde, China.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,434 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 44.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ningde, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Quzhou, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Xuancheng, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Yangzhou, China | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Nanjing, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Zhenjiang, China | 18 mi (29 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 121st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ragasa (2025), Typhoon Maria (2018), Typhoon Ewiniar (2006) and 30 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1953 West Pacific season's ACE.