&sq=&lang=&file=File:Typhon_Olive_surface_analysis_map_September_16_1952.jpg) Surface analysis map of Super Typhoon Olive on September 16 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 13, 1952 |
| Dissipated | September 21, 1952 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar); 27.76 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 295 km/h (185 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Damage | $1.6 million (1952 USD) |
| Areas affected | Wake Island |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1952 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Olive was the strongest Pacific typhoon in 1952. The thirteenth tropical storm and the ninth typhoon of the season, it developed about 1,600 mi (2,600 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii on September 13. The next day, the system attained tropical storm intensity. Beginning to rapidly intensify, Olive attained typhoon intensity on September 15. Olive reached Category 5 intensity on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale on September 16.
Olive produced significant damage on Wake Island, where wind gusts reached 142 mph (229 km/h). Significant flooding was reported, and the majority of the structures were destroyed. However, few injuries were reported, and the island's facilities were restored in 1953. Typhoon Olive remains one of the most intense tropical cyclones to affect the island.