The 1978 season

24 storms, 12 at tropical storm strength, 5 hurricanes, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 63.8.

• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt · 1002 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm AmeliaNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 1005 mb
• Tropical Storm BessNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 1005 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane CoraNorth Atlantic · 1978Cat 180 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt
• Tropical Storm DebraNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 1000 mb
• Hurricane EllaNorth Atlantic · 1978Cat 4120 kt · 956 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane FlossieNorth Atlantic · 1978Cat 285 kt · 976 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm HopeNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm55 kt · 987 mb
• Hurricane Greta:OliviaNorth Atlantic · 1978Cat 4115 kt · 947 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm IrmaNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 1001 mb
• Tropical Storm JulietNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 1006 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt
• Hurricane KendraNorth Atlantic · 1978Cat 170 kt · 990 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt

22 storms, 19 at tropical storm strength, 14 hurricanes, 8 major; accumulated cyclone energy 253.8.

• Hurricane AlettaEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 165 kt
• Tropical Storm BudEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt
• Hurricane CarlottaEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 4115 kt
• Hurricane DanielEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 3100 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt
• Tropical Storm EmiliaEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm55 kt
• Hurricane FicoEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 4120 kt
• Hurricane GilmaEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 3100 kt
• Hurricane HectorEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 4120 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane IvaEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 165 kt
• Hurricane JohnEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 290 kt
• Hurricane KristyEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 290 kt
• Tropical Storm LaneEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt
• Hurricane MiriamEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 180 kt
• Hurricane NormanEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 4120 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt
• Tropical Storm PaulEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt
• Hurricane RosaEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 175 kt
• Hurricane RitaEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 5150 kt · 880 mb
• Hurricane SusanEastern Pacific · 1978Cat 4115 kt
• Tropical Storm SergioEastern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm35 kt

42 storms, 28 at tropical storm strength, 14 typhoons, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 193.5.

• Tropical Storm NadineWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm60 kt · 970 mb
• Typhoon OliveWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 285 kt · 955 mb
• Tropical Storm PollyWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Storm RoseWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm ShirleyWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm35 kt · 992 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Typhoon TrixWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 170 kt · 965 mb
• Typhoon VirginiaWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 170 kt · 975 mb
• Typhoon WendyWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 180 kt · 960 mb
• Tropical Storm AgnesWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Storm Bess:BonnieWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Depression BessWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Typhoon CarmenWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 180 kt · 960 mb
• Tropical Storm DellaWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt · 998 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Typhoon ElaineWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 165 kt · 965 mb
• Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 3105 kt · 935 mb
• Tropical Storm GloriaWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt · 992 mb
• Tropical Storm HesterWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 990 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Depression IrmaWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression1002 mb
• Typhoon JudyWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 290 kt · 950 mb
• Typhoon IrmaWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 165 kt · 970 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm KitWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 990 mb
• Typhoon LolaWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 175 kt · 965 mb
• Typhoon MamieWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 170 kt · 960 mb
• Tropical Storm NinaWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm60 kt · 975 mb
• Typhoon OraWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 285 kt · 940 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression20 kt
• Typhoon PhyllisWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 295 kt · 955 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 992 mb
• Tropical Storm TessWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm60 kt · 964 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression25 kt
• Typhoon ViolaWestern Pacific · 1978Cat 4125 kt · 910 mb
• Tropical Storm WinnieWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression

4 storms, 4 at tropical storm strength, 2 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 18.5.

• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm60 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1978Cat 180 kt
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1978Cat 290 kt

23 storms, 15 at tropical storm strength, 6 at hurricane force, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 79.9.

• Cyclone AuroreSouth Indian · 1978Cyclone92 kt · 927 mb
• Tropical Storm BabetteSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm36 kt · 991 mb
• Tropical Storm Celimene:SamSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 990 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Depression DulcineeSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Storm EstherSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm44 kt · 984 mb
• Cyclone TrudySouth Indian · 1978Cat 295 kt · 954 mb
• Cyclone FleurSouth Indian · 1978Cyclone82 kt · 941 mb
• Tropical Depression HuberteSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Cyclone VernSouth Indian · 1978Cat 285 kt · 964 mb
• Tropical Storm GeorgiaSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm36 kt · 991 mb
• Tropical Storm IrenaSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm52 kt · 976 mb
• Tropical Depression JacquelineSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Depression JacquelineSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Depression KikiSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm KikiSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm36 kt · 991 mb
• Tropical Depression KikiSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Depression LucieSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Storm MarylouSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm36 kt · 991 mb
• Cyclone WinnieSouth Indian · 1978Cat 3105 kt · 945 mb
• Tropical Storm NadineSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm52 kt · 976 mb
• Cyclone AlbySouth Indian · 1978Cat 4115 kt · 930 mb
• Tropical Storm BrendaSouth Indian · 1978Tropical Storm45 kt · 990 mb

13 storms, 11 at tropical storm strength, 5 at hurricane force, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 67.1.

• Tropical Storm TomSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone SteveSouth Pacific · 1978Cat 165 kt · 965 mb
• Tropical Storm TessaSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm AnneSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Cyclone BobSouth Pacific · 1978Cat 3100 kt
• Cyclone BobSouth Pacific · 1978Cyclone85 kt · 945 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Depression
• Cyclone CharlesSouth Pacific · 1978Cat 175 kt · 945 mb
• Tropical Storm ErnieSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Storm DianaSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Storm GwenSouth Pacific · 1978Tropical Storm50 kt · 987 mb
• Cyclone HalSouth Pacific · 1978Cyclone70 kt · 965 mb

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.