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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
AL02
Jan 18-23
ALETTA *
May 30-Jun 1
NADINE
Jan 6-13
UNNAMED *
May 14-17
AURORE
Nov 18-29
TOM *
Nov 5-17
UNNAMED
Jun 21-22
BUD
Jun 17-20
OLIVE *
Apr 15-May 1
UNNAMED
Oct 25-28
BABETTE
Dec 3-10
STEVE
Nov 24-Dec 4
UNNAMED
Jul 10-12
CARLOTTA
Jun 17-25
POLLY *
Jun 13-24
UNNAMED *
Nov 3-13
CELIMENE:SAM
Dec 13-23
TESSA
Dec 5-11
AMELIA *
Jul 30-Aug 1
DANIEL
Jun 26-Jul 3
ROSE *
Jun 21-25
UNNAMED *
Nov 19-29
UNNAMED
Dec 26-28
ANNE
Dec 23-31
BESS *
Aug 5-8
UNNAMED
Jun 30-Jul 2
UNNAMED *
Jun 24-27
DULCINEE
Dec 26-29
UNNAMED
Dec 22-29
AL02 *
Aug 7-11
EMILIA
Jul 6-10
SHIRLEY *
Jun 26-Jul 2
ESTHER
Dec 28-Jan 2
BOB
Dec 31-Jan 12
CORA
Aug 7-12
FICO
Jul 9-30
AL04 *
Jul 7-11
TRUDY
Jan 10-20
BOB
Jan 31-Feb 12
AL04 *
Aug 9-10
GILMA
Jul 13-20
TRIX *
Jul 11-25
FLEUR
Jan 16-23
UNNAMED *
Feb 1-7
DEBRA *
Aug 26-29
HECTOR
Jul 22-29
VIRGINIA
Jul 22-Aug 4
HUBERTE
Jan 26-Feb 1
CHARLES
Feb 13-Mar 1
ELLA
Aug 30-Sep 5
AL01
Aug 6-9
AGNES *
Jul 22-31
VERN *
Jan 27-Feb 3
ERNIE
Feb 15-23
AL02
Aug 30-Sep 1
IVA
Aug 11-15
WENDY *
Jul 22-Aug 8
GEORGIA *
Jan 27-Feb 5
DIANA
Feb 15-22
FLOSSIE
Sep 4-16
JOHN
Aug 18-31
BESS:BONNIE *
Aug 4-13
IRENA
Feb 7-14
GWEN *
Feb 25-Mar 4
AL04 *
Sep 3-11
LANE
Aug 19-24
CARMEN *
Aug 9-20
JACQUELINE
Feb 12-20
HAL *
Apr 4-22
UNNAMED *
Sep 8-10
KRISTY
Aug 18-28
BESS
Aug 9-10
JACQUELINE
Feb 13-21
HOPE
Sep 12-21
MIRIAM
Aug 23-Sep 2
DELLA *
Aug 9-13
KIKI
Mar 4-5
GRETA:OLIVIA *
Sep 13-23
NORMAN *
Aug 30-Sep 7
UNNAMED *
Aug 14-21
KIKI
Mar 4-12
UNNAMED *
Sep 18-29
UNNAMED
Sep 8-9
AL05
Aug 14-16
KIKI
Mar 6-7
AL05 *
Sep 21-23
PAUL *
Sep 23-27
ELAINE *
Aug 18-29
LUCIE
Mar 13-18
IRMA
Oct 2-5
ROSA
Oct 2-7
FAYE
Aug 25-Sep 11
MARYLOU
Mar 15-19
JULIET
Oct 7-11
SUSAN
Oct 18-24
GLORIA
Aug 27-Sep 6
WINNIE
Mar 16-29
AL01
Oct 13-17
SERGIO
Oct 18-21
HESTER
Aug 28-Sep 1
NADINE
Mar 18-23
UNNAMED
Oct 26-29
AL05
Sep 8-15
ALBY
Mar 27-Apr 5
KENDRA
Oct 28-Nov 3
IRMA
Sep 9-10
BRENDA
Apr 5-14
UNNAMED
Nov 3-5
JUDY
Sep 9-17
IRMA *
Sep 9-16
AL01 *
Sep 17-21
KIT *
Sep 19-28
LOLA *
Sep 20-Oct 5
MAMIE
Sep 29-Oct 5
NINA *
Oct 5-17
ORA
Oct 8-19
UNNAMED
Oct 8-14
UNNAMED
Oct 10-17
PHYLLIS
Oct 13-23
RITA *
Oct 15-30
UNNAMED *
Oct 15-21
AL04 *
Oct 29-Nov 3
TESS
Oct 31-Nov 8
UNNAMED
Nov 13-17
VIOLA
Nov 16-27
UNNAMED *
Nov 15-20
WINNIE
Nov 25-Dec 1
UNNAMED *
Dec 13-18