Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Typhoon Hester (1952)
Hester was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 27, 1952 to January 6, 1953, about 10 days, and covered 5,498 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 185 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 5,498 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 38.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 21st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Hagibis (2019), Typhoon Megi (2010), Typhoon Ivan (1997) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 576th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jongdari (2018), Typhoon Amber (1997), Typhoon Zane (1996) and 54 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.