1952 Pacific typhoon season

{{Short description|none}}  {{Infobox hurricane season | Basin=WPac | Year=1952 | Track=1952 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png | First storm formed=May 5, 1952 | Last storm dissipated=January 4, 1953<br /> <small>(record latest)</small> | Strongest storm name=Wilma | Strongest storm pressure=893 | Strongest storm winds=160 | Total depressions= | Total storms=29 | Total hurricanes=20 | Total intense=6 (unofficial) | Fatalities=1,070 | Damages= | Average wind speed=1 | five seasons=1950, 1951, '''1952''', 1953, 1954 | Atlantic season=1952 Atlantic hurricane season | East Pacific season=1952 Pacific hurricane season | North Indian season=1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons }}

The '''1952 Pacific typhoon season''' had no official bounds, 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 1952 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.

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== Systems ==

=== Typhoon Charlotte === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Typhoon Charlotte's Weather map on June 10, 1952.png |Track=Charlotte 1952 track.png |Formed=June 10 |Dissipated=June 15 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=85 |Pressure=960 }} Typhoon Charlotte formed on June 10, near the Philippines. It then strengthened and made landfall as a minimal typhoon near Hong Kong before dissipating on June 15. {{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Dinah === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Typhoon Dinah's Weather map on June 22, 1952.png |Track=Dinah 1952 track.png |Formed=June 19 |Dissipated=June 25 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=75 |Pressure=960 }} {{main|Typhoon Dinah (1952)}} On June 23, Dinah struck to the west of the Kanto Region in Japan. 65 people were killed and 70 were missing.<ref name="Digital Typhoon:Disaster Information">[http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195202&basin=wnp&lang=en Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information]</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Emma === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Typhoon Emma's Weather map on July 1, 1952.png |Track=Emma 1952 track.png |Formed=June 28 |Dissipated=July 6 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=110 |Pressure=973 }} Typhoon Emma hit the Philippines and South China, especially Hainan Island. {{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm Freda === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Tropical Storm Freda's Weather map on July 13, 1952.png |Track=Freda 1952 track.png |Formed=July 11 |Dissipated=July 15 |Type1=nwpstorm |1-min winds=45 |Pressure=995 }} Freda weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Kyushu. {{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm Gilda === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Gilda 1952 track.png |Formed=July 15 |Dissipated=July 20 |Type1=nwpstorm |1-min winds=50 |Pressure=990 |Image=Tropical Storm Gilda weather map, July 18, 1952.jpg}}Tropical Storm Gilda hit China as a tropical storm. {{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Harriet === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Harriet 1952 track.png |Formed=July 26 |Dissipated=July 30 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=100 |Pressure=980 |Image=Typhoon Harriet weather map, July 29, 1952.jpg}}Harriet hit China as a Category 3 typhoon, with winds of {{cvt|115|mph}}. {{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm Ivy === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Ivy 1952 track.png |Formed=August 2 |Dissipated=August 8 |Type1=nwpstorm |1-min winds=45 |Pressure=990 |Image=Tropical Storm Ivy weather map, August 6, 1952.jpg}}Ivy stayed out at sea, causing no damage.{{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm Jeanne === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Jeanne 1952 track.png |Formed=August 4 |Dissipated=August 7 |Type1=nwpstorm |1-min winds=40 |Pressure=985 |Image=Tropical Storm Jeanne weather map, August 7, 1952.jpg}}Jeanne was a tropical storm that existed from August 4 to August 7.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Karen === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Karen 1952 track.png |Formed=August 10 |Dissipated=August 20 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=85 |Pressure=955 |Image=Typhoon Karen weather map, August 16, 1952.jpg}}Typhoon Karen struck land, mostly Korea and Japan.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Lois === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Lois 1952 track.png |Formed=August 22 |Dissipated=August 30 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=75 |Pressure=975 |Image=Typhoon Lois weather map, August 27, 1952.jpg}}Lois formed east of the Philippines on August 22. It moved northwestward, and hit Luzon as a tropical storm. As it entered the South China Sea, Lois intensified into a category 1 typhoon. It hit China and Vietnam before dissipating on August 30.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Mary ===  {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Mary 1952 track.png |Formed=August 29 |Dissipated=September 4 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=65 |Pressure=985 |Image=Typhoon Mary weather map, August 31, 1952.jpg}}Mary hit the Philippines as a category 1 typhoon and later hit China and Korea as a tropical storm.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Nona === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Nona 1952 track.png |Formed=September 2 |Dissipated=September 8 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=80 |Pressure=980 |Image=Typhoon Nona weather map, September 5, 1952.jpg}}Nona formed on September 2. It hit the Philippines and China as a category 1 typhoon and hit Vietnam as a tropical strom before dissipating inland on September 8.{{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm 12W === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=12W 1952 track.png |Formed=September 7 |Dissipated=September 14 |Type1=nwpdepression |1-min winds=40 |Pressure=995 |Image=Tropical Storm 12W weather map, September 11, 1952.jpg}}12W was a weak tropical storm that hit China.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Olive === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Typhon Olive surface analysis map September 16 1952.jpg |Track=Olive 1952 track.png |Formed=September 13 |Dissipated=September 21 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=160 |Pressure=920 }} On September 8, an area of disturbed weather, located near 12.0°N 169.0°W, was plotted as a tropical wave on surface weather maps. Operationally, however, the system was not classified as a tropical storm until September 15;<ref name="CPC">{{cite report|author=Central Pacific Hurricane Center|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1900-52.php#Olive|title=Tropical Cyclones During the Years 1900-1952|access-date=June 8, 2012|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service}}</ref> postseason analysis determined that the system acquired tropical storm intensity at 00:00 UTC on September 15.<ref name="JTWCBT">{{cite web |author=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=1952 Joint Typhoon Warning Center "best track" data |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/1952/1952s-bwp/bwp131952.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607183414/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/1952/1952s-bwp/bwp131952.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2009 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref> Tropical Storm Olive, moving west-northwest near {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}}, turned toward Wake Island on September 15. Around 18:00 UTC Olive was upgraded to a typhoon, with winds of {{convert|75|mph|abbr=on}}. Continuing to intensify, Olive passed near Wake Island, where maximum sustained winds of {{convert|127|mph|abbr=on}} were recorded. Around this time, reconnaissance aircraft reported a minimum central pressure of 945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg).<ref name="CPC"/><ref name="JTWCBT"/> On September 16, Olive intensified from a Category 2 to a Category 4 typhoon, attained the equivalence of super typhoon intensity, and strengthened to a peak intensity of {{convert|185|mph|abbr=on}} the following day far from land. On September 18, Olive weakened from a Category 5 to a Category 2 typhoon and recurved northeast. On September 19, the cyclone lost typhoon intensity. Tropical Storm Olive transitioned into an extratropical cyclone and was last monitored on September 21.<ref name="JTWCBT"/>

On Wake Island, 750 people sheltered in World War II military bunkers.<ref name=LodiCANews>{{cite news|title=750 On Wake Escape Death in Big Storm|newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel|agency=United Press International|location=Wake Island|publication-place=Lodi, California|volume=72|issue=507|date=September 17, 1952|access-date=July 10, 2013|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KqczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-4HAAAAIBAJ&dq=typhoon%20olive&pg=4360%2C6987898}}</ref><ref name="Clipper1">''The Clipper'' publication. ''Atoll Island Ravaged by Wind and Rain but No One is Seriously Injured; Eyewitnesses Tell Story'' (September 25, 1952). Pan American World Airways Pacific-Alaska Division.</ref> Olive, the second typhoon to affect the island since 1935, produced sustained wind speeds of {{convert|120|mph|abbr=on}} and peak gusts of {{convert|142|mph|abbr=on}} on the island. Significant flooding was also recorded.<ref name="CPC"/> Damage was severe; it is estimated that 85% of the island's structures were demolished due to the storm.<ref name="Wake">{{cite web|author=Dateline DX Association|url=http://www.goldtel.net/ddxa/history.html|title=Wake Island History|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> All of the homes and the island's hotel were destroyed. Additionally, the island's chapel and quonset huts were destroyed.<ref name="Clipper1"/><ref name="Wake"/> The island's LORAN station, operated by the United States Coast Guard, was also destroyed.<ref name="Loran">{{cite web|url=http://www.loran-history.info/wake_island/wake_island.htm|title=Loran Station Wake Island|access-date=January 18, 2009|publisher=Loran history|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920211835/https://www.loran-history.info/wake_island/wake_island.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 18, water and power services were restored.<ref name="Clipper2">''The Clipper'' publication. ''Plans to Rebuild Wake are Already Under Way'' (September 25, 1952). Pan American World Airways Pacific-Alaska Division.</ref> The facilities on the island were fully restored in 1953.<ref name="Wake"/> The total cost to repair damages caused by Olive amounted to $1.6 million (1952 USD; $13 million 2009 USD).<ref>{{cite web|author=E. H. Bryan, Jr.|publisher=National Academy of Sciences--National Research Council|date=May 15, 1959|access-date=May 13, 2009|title=Atoll Research Bulletin No. 66|url=http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/ARB/061-70/066.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913110254/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/ARB/061-70/066.pdf|archive-date=September 13, 2006}}</ref> No fatalities occurred on the island, and four injuries were reported. None of the 230 Pan American World Airways employees received injuries.<ref name="Clipper1"/>{{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm 14W === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=14W 1952 track.png |Formed=September 16 |Dissipated=September 19 |Type1=nwpdepression |1-min winds=35 |Pressure=996 |Image=Tropical Storm 14W weather map, September 17, 1952.jpg}}14W hit Hainan, China as a tropical storm.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Polly === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Polly 1952 track.png |Formed=September 26 |Dissipated=October 3 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=70 |Pressure=975 |Image=Typhoon Polly weather map, October 1, 1952.jpg}}Polly was a category 1 typhoon that didn't make landfall.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Rose === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Rose 1952 track.png |Formed=October 4 |Dissipated=October 10 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=80 |Pressure=985 |Image=Typhoon Rose weather map, October 6, 1952.jpg}}Rose stayed out at sea.{{Clear}}

=== Tropical Storm Shirley === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Shirley 1952 track.png |Formed=October 14 |Dissipated=October 15 |1-min winds=40 |Type1=nwpstorm |Pressure=995 |Image=Tropical Storm Shirley weather map, October 14, 1952.jpg}}Shirley tracked through Vietnam. Shirley weakened to a tropical depression before hitting Vietnam. {{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Trix === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Typhoon Trix's Weather map on October 21, 1952.jpg |Track=Trix 1952 track.png |Formed=October 15 |Dissipated=October 26 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=120 |Pressure=965 }} {{main|Typhoon Trix (1952)}}

Typhoon Trix formed near Micronesia on October 15, 1952, tracking southwest. It intensified rapidly, becoming a tropical storm on October 16 and a typhoon shortly after. Trix reached peak intensity as a Category 4 super typhoon with winds of 220 km/h (135 mph) and a central pressure of 965 hPa on October 20, while approaching the Philippines. Weakening slightly, Trix made landfall in the Bicol Region on October 21, traversing the central Philippines. It emerged into the South China Sea, briefly re-intensifying to Category 4 strength before weakening again. Trix made final landfall near Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam, as a tropical storm on October 25. The JMA ceased advisories inland, while the JTWC tracked its remnants into Thailand.

Trix caused catastrophic damage, killing over 1,400 people (995 in the Philippines, at least 405 in Indochina). In the Philippines, it devastated southern Luzon (especially Legazpi and Tabaco), Samar, Leyte, and the Bicol region. Winds reached 215 km/h, leveling tens of thousands of homes (30% damaged overall), destroying crops (including half of Leyte's rice), and causing widespread flooding. Damage was estimated at $60 million, leaving 500,000 homeless. Recovery efforts were hampered by communication failures and soggy airfields. In Vietnam, a tornado near Ho Chi Minh City killed 10, and a French aircraft crashed. It was called the "worst typhoon within living memory" in the Philippines.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Vae === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Vae 1952 track.png |Formed=October 17 |Dissipated=October 20 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=65 |Pressure=974 |Image=Typhoon Vae weather map, October 19, 1952.jpg}}Typhoon Vae originated as a low-pressure area in the western Philippine Sea on October 15. Initially classified as a tropical disturbance, it tracked steadily westward over the next two days, intensifying into a tropical depression by October 17 near the Philippines. Vae reached tropical storm status later that day and intensified into a Category 1 typhoon by October 20, with peak sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 975 hPa. The storm maintained this strength while approaching the Vietnamese coast. On October 20, Vae made landfall in southern Vietnam as a tropical storm.

After landfall, Vae rapidly weakened and degenerated into a tropical depression by October 21. The remnant system continued westward across Cambodia and Thailand, emerging into the North Indian Ocean near the Andaman Sea before fully dissipating on October 24.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Wilma === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Wilma 1952 path.png |Formed=October 21 |Dissipated=October 31 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=160 |Pressure=893 |Image=Typhoon Wilma weather map, October 25, 1952.jpg}}Typhoon Wilma was a powerful typhoon, reaching Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). The storm formed on October 21. Over the next few days, it moved west and reached peak intensity before making landfall in the Philippines. The storm moved into the South China Sea and made landfall in Vietnam as a tropical storm, and dissipated on October 31.

=== Typhoon Agnes === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Agnes 1952 path.png |Formed=October 28 |Dissipated=November 7 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=150 |Pressure=920 |Image=Typhoon Agnes weather map, November 2, 1952.jpg}}Typhoon Agnes was a strong Category 5 that stayed out to sea without causing much impact to land.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Bess === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Bess 1952 track.png |Formed=November 9 |Dissipated=November 16 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=100 |Pressure=915 |Image=Typhoon Bess weather map, November 13, 1952.jpg}}Bess affected China as a Category 3 typhoon.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Carmen === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Carmen 1952 track.png |Formed=November 15 |Dissipated=November 22 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=110 |Pressure=950 |Image=Typhoon Carmen weather map, November 19, 1952.jpg}}Carmen was a Category 3 typhoon that didn't make landfall.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Della === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Della 1952 path.png |Formed=November 22 |Dissipated=November 27 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=150 |Pressure=930 |Image=Typhoon Della weather map, November 25, 1952.jpg}}Della impacted the Philippines as a Category 5 super typhoon.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Elaine === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Elaine 1952 track.png |Formed=December 4 |Dissipated=December 6 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=45 |Pressure=990 |Image=Typhoon Elaine weather map, December 5, 1952.jpg}}Elaine was a weak tropical storm that stayed in the sea.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Faye === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Faye 1952 track.png |Formed=December 16 |Dissipated=December 19 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=45 |Pressure=990 |Image=Typhoon Faye weather map, December 18, 1952.jpg}}Faye hit the Philippines as a tropical depression. It intensified into a tropical storm in the South China Sea before dissipating.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Gloria === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Track=Gloria 1952 track.png |Formed=December 16 |Dissipated=December 25 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=130 |Pressure=990 |Image=Typhoon Gloria weather map, December 23, 1952.jpg}}Gloria formed southeast of Guam on December 16. It drifted west, slowly intensifying. The storm hit Philippines as a tropical storm. As Gloria entered the South China Sea, it rapidly intensified into a category 4 super typhoon with winds of 240 km/h. It hit Vietnam and dissipated on December 25.{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Hester === {{Infobox hurricane small |Basin=WPac |Image=Typhoon Hester analysis 1 Jan 1953.png |Formed=December 27 |Dissipated=January 4 |Type1=typhoon |1-min winds=160 |Pressure=905 |Track=Hester 1952 path.png}} Hester was first observed on December 27, south of Ebeye, which intensified into a typhoon by the next day. The storm began to rapidly intensify, as it moved a short distance north of the Caroline Islands. At 0000 UTC of December 30, Hester became a Category 5 typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. On the next day, it attained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) as it began to turn northwest. On New Year's Day, the JMA recorded Hester's lowest pressure of {{convert|905|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}. Hester began to weaken later that day, and soon recurved to the northeast. Hester fell to tropical storm status by January 4, and became extratropical a day later. At 0600 UTC of January 6, JMA stopped tracking the cyclone northeast of Wake Island.<ref name=JTWCBT/><ref>{{cite report|first1=Kenneth R.|last1=Knapp|first2=Michael C.|last2=Kruk|first3=David H.|last3=Levinson|first4=Howard J.|last4=Diamond|first5=Charles J.|last5=Neumann|year=2010|at=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1952 28W:HESTER (1952363N06171)|work=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|access-date=April 15, 2018|url=http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1952363N06171|archive-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416012823/http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1952363N06171|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=JMABT>{{cite web |url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst5159.txt |title=RSMC Best Track Data (Text) |date=1951–1959 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322110127/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst5159.txt |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The northwest quadrant of Hester passed over Enewetak. The United States Navy estimated that Hester generated winds around {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and generated waves up to {{convert|30|ft|m}} high on Enewetak. The island was mostly underwater when the storm passed it. The hospital, mess halls, and clubs were damaged by the winds. Tents on the island were also destroyed.<ref name=TC-G>{{cite news|title=Eniwetok Island Is Under Water In Wake Of Typhoon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/852287//|access-date=August 12, 2014|agency=International News Service|work=The Courier-Gazette|date=December 29, 1952|location=McKinney, Texas|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}</ref> A Coast Guard LORAN station on the island suffered extensive damage.<ref name=TheTimes>{{cite news|title=Typhoon Barely Damages Guam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1189694//|access-date=October 21, 2014|agency=United Press International|work=The Times|date=December 31, 1952|location=San Mateo, California|page=14|via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}</ref> Overall, eighteen people were injured on Enewetak.<ref name=LMA>{{cite news|title=126 Mile-An-Hour Winds Lashes Guam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/862001//|access-date=August 14, 2014|agency=United Press International|work=Lubbock Morning Avalanche|date=December 31, 1952|location=Lubbock, Texas|page=8|via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}</ref> The nearby atoll of Ujelang, received stronger winds than Enewetak, as it was closer to the center of Hester.<ref name=TC-G/> In Guam, underground shelters were open to residents, and hospitals were evacuated by December 31. All government offices and businesses were closed on the island. Roadblocks were placed by the police to keep vehicles off the road. A gale alert was issued for the Mariana Islands.<ref name=VMS>{{cite news|title=Guam Shelters From Typhoon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/852211//|access-date=August 12, 2014|agency=United Press International|work=Valley Morning Star|date=December 31, 1952|location=Harlengen, Texas|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}</ref> On Guam, storm surge reached {{convert|200|ft|m}} inland, to about {{convert|10|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=UC/> The only damage reported were crops being lashed by the waves on the south side of the island,<ref name=TheTimes/> and a new section of highway near Ylig River was washed away. Two shore wave recorders installed by the University of California, Berkeley, located in Tarague Beach and Ylig River, were destroyed.<ref name=UC>{{cite tech report |first=M. A. |last=Hall |first2=R. L. |last2=Wiegel |title=Guam Shore Wave Recorder Installation: II |issue=354 |series=3 |institution=University of California, Berkeley |date=July 1953 |url=http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=AD0017197 |access-date=April 14, 2018 |format=PDF}}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> {{Clear}}

==Storm names== {|width="90%" | *Charlotte *Dinah *Emma *Freda *Gilda *Harriet *Ivy *Jeanne | *Karen *Lois *Mary *Nona *Olive *Polly *Rose *Shirley *Trix |valign="top"| *Vae *Wilma *Agnes *Bess *Carmen *Della *Elaine *Faye *Gloria *Hester |}

== See also == {{Portal|Tropical cyclones}} * 1952 Pacific hurricane season * 1952 Atlantic hurricane season * 1952 North Indian Ocean cyclone season * Australian region cyclone seasons: 1951–52 1952–53 * South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1951–52 1952–53 * South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1951–52 1952–53

== References == {{reflist}}

Category:1952 Pacific typhoon season Category:Pacific typhoon seasons