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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Hester (1952)
27 December 1952 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Hester formed in the Western Pacific basin on 27 December 1952 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It is the 46th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 27 December 1952
- Dissipated
- 6 January 1953
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olive296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Della278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria241 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