Storm history › West Pacific › 1952 season
Tropical Storm Shirley (1952)
Shirley was a tropical storm of the 1952 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 14, 1952 to October 17, 1952, about 3 days, and covered 1,225 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from Qui Nhon, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,225 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Qui Nhon, Vietnam | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | 59 mi (96 km) |
| Nha Trang, Vietnam | 96 mi (155 km) |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 103 mi (165 km) |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 124 mi (200 km) |
| Takeo, Cambodia | 140 mi (226 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1740th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Nuri (2020), Tropical Storm Etau (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1952 West Pacific season's ACE.