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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Gloria (1952)
16 December 1952 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Gloria formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 December 1952 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
- Formed
- 16 December 1952
- Dissipated
- 25 December 1952
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 990 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPhilippines111 km/h
- TSVietnam83 km/h
- TSCambodia65 km/h
- TSLaos56 km/h
- TSThailand37 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olive296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hester296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Della278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Emma204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth