Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Typhoon Olive (1952)
Olive was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 13, 1952 to September 21, 1952, about 8 days, and covered 4,041 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 185 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 4,041 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.5
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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: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.