Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Typhoon Bess (1952)
Bess was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 6, 1952 to November 16, 1952, about 10 days, and covered 3,741 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 20 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,741 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 36 mi (57 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 40 mi (64 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 46 mi (74 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 46 mi (74 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 166th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Dolphin (2026), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016) and 29 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.