1978 Pacific typhoon season

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1978 Pacific typhoon season

Season summary map
First storm formed:	January 6, 1978
Last storm dissipated:	November 30, 1978
Strongest storm:	Rita – 878 hPa (mbar), 285 km/h (180 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Total storms:	28
Typhoons:	15
Super typhoons:	1
Total fatalities:	Unknown
Total damage:	Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

The 1978 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1978, 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.

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 1978 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.

Contents 1 Storms 1.1 Tropical Storm Nadine 1.2 Typhoon Olive (Atang) 1.3 Tropical Storm Polly 1.4 Tropical Storm Rose 1.5 Tropical Storm Shirley 1.6 Typhoon Trix 1.7 Typhoon Virginia 1.8 Typhoon Wendy 1.9 Tropical Storm Agnes 1.10 Tropical Storm Bonnie 1.11 Typhoon Carmen 1.12 Tropical Storm Della 1.13 Tropical Depression 14W 1.14 Typhoon Elaine 1.15 Typhoon Faye 1.16 Tropical Storm Gloria 1.17 Tropical Storm Hester 1.18 Typhoon Irma 1.19 Typhoon Judy 1.20 Tropical Storm Kit 1.21 Typhoon Lola 1.22 Typhoon Mamie 1.23 Tropical Storm Nina 1.24 Typhoon Ora 1.25 Tropical Depression 26W 1.26 Tropical Depression 27W 1.27 Typhoon Phyllis 1.28 Super Typhoon Rita (Kading) 1.29 Tropical Storm Tess 1.30 Tropical Depression 32W 1.31 Typhoon Viola 1.32 Tropical Storm Winnie 2 1978 storm names 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Storms

32 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 28 became tropical storms. 15 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 1 reached super typhoon strength. Many of the storms either remained at sea or failed to do any damage.

[edit] Tropical Storm Nadine

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	January 6 – January 13
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min), 973 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Olive (Atang)

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	April 17 – April 26
Intensity	155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min), 955 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Polly

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	June 16 – June 20
Intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min), 985 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Rose

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	June 22 – June 24
Intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min), 993 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Shirley

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	June 27 – June 30
Intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min), 990 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Trix

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	July 12 – July 22
Intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min), 967 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Virginia

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	July 22 – August 2
Intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min), 972 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Wendy

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	July 23 – August 3
Intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min), 962 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Agnes

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	July 24 – July 30
Intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min), 985 hPa (mbar)

Agnes formed on July 24, made a complete loop, and struck China on July 29 with winds of 55 mph after peaking at 60 mph.^[1] It dissipated the 30th. In Hong Kong Tropical Storm Agnes killed 3 people.^[2]

[edit] Tropical Storm Bonnie

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 9 – August 12
Intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min), 984 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Carmen

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 10 – August 20
Intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min), 961 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Della

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 10 – August 13
Intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min), 984 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Depression 14W

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	August 18 – August 20
Intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min), 991 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Elaine

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 21 – August 28
Intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min), 970 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Faye

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 26 – September 7
Intensity	195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min), 936 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Gloria

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 29 – August 31
Intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min), 990 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Hester

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 28 – September 1
Intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min), 987 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Irma

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 11 – September 15
Intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min), 972 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Judy

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 11 – September 17
Intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min), 950 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Kit

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	September 21 – September 26
Intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min), 992 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Lola

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 24 – October 2
Intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min), 963 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Mamie

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 29 – October 4
Intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min), 963 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Nina

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	October 7 – October 17
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min), 981 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Ora

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 9 – October 15
Intensity	155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min), 944 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Depression 26W

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	October 10 – October 12
Intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min), 998 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Depression 27W

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	October 15 – October 16
Intensity	35 km/h (25 mph) (1-min), 1003 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Phyllis

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 15 – October 22
Intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min), 953 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Super Typhoon Rita (Kading)

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 16 – October 29
Intensity	285 km/h (180 mph) (1-min), 878 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 28 developed October 15. Three and a half days later, it strengthened into a tropical storm. Rita became a typhoon late on October 19. Rita reached Category 5 status on October 23, reaching a minimum central pressure of 878 millibars, only 8 mb higher than Typhoon Tip's record set in 1979. After spending over three consecutive days at that intensity, Rita weakened to a Category 4 and smashed ashore on Luzon. Rita stayed a typhoon during its entire passage over the Philippines and emerged into the South China Sea as a minimal typhoon. Rita then decayed slowly and dissipated as a depression near the coast of Vietnam. The typhoon caused considerable damage and loss of life in the Philippines, though exact numbers are unknown.

[edit] Tropical Storm Tess

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	November 1 – November 6
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min), 975 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Depression 32W

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	November 16 – November 19
Intensity	45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min), 1002 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Typhoon Viola

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	November 17 – November 24
Intensity	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min), 911 hPa (mbar)

[edit] Tropical Storm Winnie

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	November 27 – November 30
Intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min), 977 hPa (mbar)

Winnie formed on November 25. It reached a peak of 65 mph winds before its end on November 30.

[edit] 1978 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1978 was named Nadine and the final one was named Winnie. This was the final year using this set of names.

Agnes 9W Bonnie 11W Carmen 12W Della 13W Elaine 15W Faye 16W Gloria 17W Hester 18W Irma 19W Judy 20W Kit 21W Lola 22W Mamie 23W Nina 24W Ora 25W Phyllis 28W Rita 29W Susan 30C Tess 31W Viola 33W Winnie 34W

Alice Betty Cora Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida June Kathy Lorna Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Therese Violet Wilda

Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda

Amy Babe Carla Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean Kim Lucy Mary Nadine 1W Olive 2W Polly 3W Rose 4W Shirley 5W Trix 6W Virginia 7W Wendy 8W

Two Central Pacific systems developed, Tropical Depression 10C and Hurricane Susan. The policy at the time was to use Western Pacific names in the Central Pacific.

[edit] See also

• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• 1978 Pacific hurricane season
• 1978 Atlantic hurricane season
• Pre-1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons: 1977-78, 1978-79

[edit] References

1. ^ 1978 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. ^ Historical Information

[edit] External links

• Japan Meteorological Agency
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
• China Meteorological Agency
• National Weather Service Guam
• Hong Kong Observatory
• Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services
• Korea Meteorological Agency
• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
• Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
• Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information
• Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website

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