Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Tropical Storm Freda (1952)
Freda was a tropical storm of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 9, 1952 to July 16, 1952, about 7 days, and covered 1,494 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,494 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 39 mi (64 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Busan, South Korea | 82 mi (132 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.