Storm history › West Pacific › 1953 season
Typhoon Doris (1953)
Doris was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1953 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 9, 1953 to December 23, 1953, about 15 days, and covered 4,646 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,646 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 32.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1953 West Pacific season's ACE.