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1978 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1978 West Pacific season had 28 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 14 of them typhoons and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from January 6, 1978 and the last ended on December 18, 1978. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Viola (1978), at 145 mph (230 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 191.6.

Storms
28
Typhoons
14
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
191.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm NadineJan 6 – Jan 1370 mph970 mbTropical storm
Typhoon OliveApr 15 – May 1100 mph955 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Tropical Storm PollyJun 13 – Jun 2460 mph985 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm RoseJun 21 – Jun 2545 mph990 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 5, 1978 West PacificJun 24 – Jun 27——Storm
Tropical Storm ShirleyJun 26 – Jul 240 mph992 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 7, 1978 West PacificJul 7 – Jul 11——Storm
Typhoon TrixJul 11 – Jul 2580 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon VirginiaJul 22 – Aug 480 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon WendyJul 22 – Aug 890 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm AgnesJul 22 – Jul 3160 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm Bess / BonnieAug 4 – Aug 1345 mph985 mbTropical storm
Typhoon CarmenAug 9 – Aug 2090 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm DellaAug 9 – Aug 1350 mph985 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1978 West PacificAug 14 – Aug 2135 mph998 mbTropical depression
Unnamed storm 16, 1978 West PacificAug 14 – Aug 16——Storm
Typhoon ElaineAug 18 – Aug 2975 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon FayeAug 25 – Sep 11120 mph935 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm GloriaAug 27 – Sep 645 mph992 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm HesterAug 28 – Sep 160 mph990 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 21, 1978 West PacificSep 8 – Sep 15——Storm
Typhoon JudySep 9 – Sep 17105 mph950 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon IrmaSep 9 – Sep 1675 mph970 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 24, 1978 West PacificSep 17 – Sep 21——Storm
Tropical Storm KitSep 19 – Sep 2860 mph990 mbTropical storm
Typhoon LolaSep 20 – Oct 585 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon MamieSep 29 – Oct 580 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm NinaOct 5 – Oct 1770 mph975 mbTropical storm
Typhoon OraOct 8 – Oct 19100 mph940 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 30, 1978 West PacificOct 8 – Oct 1435 mph—Tropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 31, 1978 West PacificOct 10 – Oct 1725 mph—Tropical depression
Typhoon PhyllisOct 13 – Oct 23110 mph955 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 33, 1978 West PacificOct 29 – Nov 350 mph992 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm TessOct 31 – Nov 870 mph964 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 35, 1978 West PacificNov 15 – Nov 2030 mph—Tropical depression
Typhoon ViolaNov 16 – Nov 27145 mph910 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm WinnieNov 25 – Dec 165 mph980 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 38, 1978 West PacificDec 13 – Dec 18——Storm