First system formed February 18, 1953 Name Nina Typhoons 17 | Last system dissipated December 22, 1953 Total storms 24 Super typhoons 5 | |
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The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1954, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1953 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.
Typhoon Judy
Typhoon Judy struck the Southern Japanese island of Kyūshū. 37 people were killed and 15 were missing.
Super Typhoon Nina
Nina was a major storm. It made landfall in China as a Category 4 tropical cyclone.
Super Typhoon Tess
Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. 393 people were killed and 85 were missing.