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Key - Shading by Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale

Tropical Depression or
Unknown or Missing
Tropical Storm Hurricane Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 Cat 5

1978

Storms are listed in the basin where they reached their maximum intensity. Asterisks denote landfall on a major island or continent.

Northern Atlantic Eastern Pacific Western Pacific Northern Indian Southern Indian Southern Pacific
NOT_NAMED
Jan 18-23
ALETTA *
May 30-Jun 1
NADINE
Jan 6-13
NOT_NAMED *
May 14-17
AURORE
Nov 18-29
TOM *
Nov 5-17
NOT_NAMED
Jun 21-22
BUD
Jun 17-20
OLIVE *
Apr 15-May 1
NOT_NAMED
Oct 25-28
BABETTE
Dec 3-10
STEVE
Nov 24-Dec 4
NOT_NAMED
Jul 10-12
CARLOTTA
Jun 17-25
POLLY *
Jun 13-24
NOT_NAMED *
Nov 3-13
CELIMENE:SAM
Dec 13-23
STEVE
Nov 30-Dec 1
AMELIA *
Jul 30-Aug 1
DANIEL
Jun 26-Jul 3
ROSE *
Jun 21-25
NOT_NAMED *
Nov 19-29
CELIMENE
Dec 20-21
TESSA
Dec 5-11
BESS *
Aug 5-8
NOT_NAMED
Jun 30-Jul 2
NOT_NAMED *
Jun 24-27
NOT_NAMED
Dec 26-28
ANNE
Dec 23-31
NOT_NAMED *
Aug 7-11
EMILIA
Jul 6-10
SHIRLEY *
Jun 26-Jul 2
DULCINEE
Dec 26-29
NOT_NAMED
Dec 22-29
CORA
Aug 7-12
FICO
Jul 9-30
SHIRLEY *
Jun 27-29
ESTHER
Dec 28-Jan 2
BOB
Dec 31-Jan 12
NOT_NAMED *
Aug 9-10
GILMA
Jul 13-20
NOT_NAMED *
Jul 7-11
TRUDY
Jan 10-20
BOB
Jan 31-Feb 12
DEBRA *
Aug 26-29
HECTOR
Jul 22-29
TRIX *
Jul 11-25
FLEUR
Jan 16-23
NOT_NAMED *
Feb 1-7
ELLA
Aug 30-Sep 5
NOT_NAMED
Aug 6-9
VIRGINIA
Jul 22-Aug 4
HUBERTE
Jan 26-Feb 1
CHARLES
Feb 13-Mar 1
NOT_NAMED
Aug 30-Sep 1
IVA
Aug 11-15
AGNES *
Jul 22-31
VERN *
Jan 27-Feb 3
ERNIE
Feb 15-23
FLOSSIE
Sep 4-16
JOHN
Aug 18-31
WENDY *
Jul 22-Aug 8
GEORGIA *
Jan 27-Feb 5
DIANA
Feb 15-22
NOT_NAMED *
Sep 3-11
LANE
Aug 19-24
BESS:BONNIE *
Aug 4-13
HUBERTE
Jan 26-28
ERNIE
Feb 16-17
NOT_NAMED *
Sep 8-10
KRISTY
Aug 18-28
CARMEN *
Aug 9-20
IRENA
Feb 7-14
GWEN *
Feb 25-Mar 4
HOPE
Sep 12-21
MIRIAM
Aug 23-Sep 2
BESS
Aug 9-10
JACQUELINE
Feb 12-20
HAL *
Apr 4-22
GRETA *
Sep 13-20
NORMAN *
Aug 30-Sep 7
DELLA *
Aug 9-13
JACQUELINE
Feb 13-21
HAL
Apr 14-15
NOT_NAMED *
Sep 18-29
NOT_NAMED
Sep 8-9
NOT_NAMED *
Aug 14-21
KIKI1
Mar 4-5
NOT_NAMED *
Sep 21-23
OLIVIA *
Sep 20-23
NOT_NAMED
Aug 14-16
KIKI1:KIKI2
Mar 4-12
IRMA
Oct 2-5
PAUL *
Sep 23-27
ELAINE *
Aug 18-29
KIKI1
Mar 6-7
JULIET
Oct 7-11
ROSA
Oct 2-7
ELAINE
Aug 21-22
LUCIE
Mar 13-18
NOT_NAMED
Oct 13-17
SUSAN
Oct 18-24
FAYE
Aug 25-Sep 11
MARYLOU
Mar 15-19
NOT_NAMED
Oct 26-29
SERGIO
Oct 18-21
GLORIA
Aug 27-Sep 6
WINNIE
Mar 16-29
KENDRA
Oct 28-Nov 3
HESTER
Aug 28-Sep 1
NADINE
Mar 18-22
NOT_NAMED
Nov 3-5
NOT_NAMED
Sep 8-15
NADINE
Mar 21-23
IRMA
Sep 9-10
NADINE
Mar 20-21
JUDY
Sep 9-17
NADINE
Mar 21-23
IRMA *
Sep 9-16
ALBY
Mar 27-Apr 5
NOT_NAMED *
Sep 17-21
BRENDA
Apr 5-14
KIT *
Sep 19-28
LOLA *
Sep 20-Oct 5
MAMIE
Sep 29-Oct 5
NINA *
Oct 5-17
ORA
Oct 8-19
NOT_NAMED
Oct 8-14
NOT_NAMED
Oct 10-17
NOT_NAMED
Oct 13-14
PHYLLIS
Oct 13-23
RITA *
Oct 15-30
NOT_NAMED *
Oct 15-21
NOT_NAMED *
Oct 29-Nov 3
TESS
Oct 31-Nov 8
NOT_NAMED
Nov 13-17
VIOLA
Nov 16-27
NOT_NAMED *
Nov 15-20
NOT_NAMED
Nov 18-19
WINNIE
Nov 25-Dec 1
WINNIE
Nov 25-27
NOT_NAMED *
Dec 13-18