1978 Pacific typhoon season

Infobox hurricane season
Track=1978 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
Basin=WPac
Year=1978
First storm formed=January 6, 1978
Last storm dissipated=November 30, 1978
Strongest storm name=Rita
Strongest storm pressure=878
Strongest storm winds=155
Average wind speed=1
Total storms=28
Total hurricanes=15
Total intense=1
Fatalities=
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Inflated=
five seasons=1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980The 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.

torms

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.

Tropical Storm Nadine

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=January 6
Dissipated=January 13
1-min winds=60
Pressure=973

Typhoon Olive (Atang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=April 17
Dissipated=April 26
1-min winds=85
Pressure=955

Tropical Storm Polly

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 16
Dissipated=June 20
1-min winds=50
Pressure=985

Tropical Storm Rose

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 22
Dissipated=June 24
1-min winds=40
Pressure=993

Tropical Storm Shirley

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Formed=June 27
Dissipated=June 30
1-min winds=35
Pressure=990

Typhoon Trix

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Trix 1978 track.pngFormed=July 12
Dissipated=July 22
1-min winds=70
Pressure=967

Typhoon Virginia

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Virginia 1978 track.pngFormed=July 22
Dissipated=August 2
1-min winds=70
Pressure=972

Typhoon Wendy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Wendy 1978 track.pngFormed=July 23
Dissipated=August 3
1-min winds=80
Pressure=962

Tropical Storm Agnes

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Agnes 1978 track.pngFormed=July 24
Dissipated=July 30
1-min winds=50
Pressure=985Agnes formed on July 24, made a complete loop, and struck China on July 29 with winds of 55 mph after peaking at 60 mph. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1978atcr/pdf/1978.html 1978 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ] It dissipated the 30th. In Hong Kong Tropical Storm Agnes killed 3 people. [http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm Historical Information ] ]

Tropical Storm Bonnie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Bonnie 1978 track.pngFormed=August 9
Dissipated=August 12
1-min winds=40
Pressure=984

Typhoon Carmen

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Carmen 1978 track.pngFormed=August 10
Dissipated=August 20
1-min winds=80
Pressure=961

Tropical Storm Della

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Della 1978 track.pngFormed=August 10
Dissipated=August 13
1-min winds=45
Pressure=984

Tropical Depression 14W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Formed=August 18
Dissipated=August 20
1-min winds=30
Pressure=991

Typhoon Elaine

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Elaine 1978 track.pngFormed=August 21
Dissipated=August 28
1-min winds=65
Pressure=970

Typhoon Faye

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 26
Dissipated=September 7
1-min winds=105
Pressure=936

Tropical Storm Gloria

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Gloria 1978 track.pngFormed=August 29
Dissipated=August 31
1-min winds=40
Pressure=990

Tropical Storm Hester

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Hester 1978 track.pngFormed=August 28
Dissipated=September 1
1-min winds=50
Pressure=987

Typhoon Irma

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Formed=September 11
Dissipated=September 15
1-min winds=65
Pressure=972

Typhoon Judy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Judy 1978 track.pngFormed=September 11
Dissipated=September 17
1-min winds=90
Pressure=950

Tropical Storm Kit

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Kit 1978 track.pngFormed=September 21
Dissipated=September 26
1-min winds=50
Pressure=992

Typhoon Lola

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Lola 1978 track.pngFormed=September 24
Dissipated=October 2
1-min winds=75
Pressure=963

Typhoon Mamie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Mamie 1978 track.pngFormed=September 29
Dissipated=October 4
1-min winds=70
Pressure=963

Tropical Storm Nina

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Nina 1978 track.pngFormed=October 7
Dissipated=October 17
1-min winds=60
Pressure=981

Typhoon Ora

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Ora 1978 track.pngFormed=October 9
Dissipated=October 15
1-min winds=85
Pressure=944

Tropical Depression 26W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=26-W 1978 track.pngFormed=October 10
Dissipated=October 12
1-min winds=30
Pressure=998

Tropical Depression 27W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Formed=October 15
Dissipated=October 16
1-min winds=20
Pressure=1003

Typhoon Phyllis

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Phyllis 1978 track.pngFormed=October 15
Dissipated=October 22
1-min winds=95
Pressure=953

uper Typhoon Rita

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Track=Rita 1978 track.pngFormed=October 16
Dissipated=October 29
1-min winds=155
Pressure=878Tropical 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.

Tropical Storm Tess

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Tess 1978 track.pngFormed=November 1
Dissipated=November 6
1-min winds=60
Pressure=975

Tropical Depression 32W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Formed=November 16
Dissipated=November 19
1-min winds=25
Pressure=1002

Typhoon Viola

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Viola 1978 track.pngFormed=November 17
Dissipated=November 24
1-min winds=125
Pressure=911

Tropical Storm Winnie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Track=Winnie 1978 track.pngFormed=November 27
Dissipated=November 30
1-min winds=55
Pressure=977Winnie formed on November 25. It reached a peak of 65 mph winds before its end on November 30.

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.

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.

ee 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

References

External links

* [http://www.typhoon2000.ph Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website] .
* [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/plotting/PhilippineTyphoonChart.gifPhilippine Area of Responsibility] .
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center] .
* [http://www.weather.gov.hk/informtc/sound/tc_pronunciatione.htm Meaning of Tokyo Typhoon Centre names] .
* [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1978/index.html Unisys season track]