1978 Global Tropical Cyclones outside the Northwest Pacific

1978 total in this database 9 Tropical Cyclones outside the Northwest Pacific: 9 in the South Pacific. Strongest of the year: Tropical Cyclone Bob (about 46.8 m/s). Northwest Pacific typhoon, please see 1978 Typhoon .

Data reliability:
● ReliableWeather satellites monitored these systems throughout, resulting in relatively accurate tracks and intensities (Atlantic and Eastern Pacific from 1966; other basins from 1980)
● Generally reliableAircraft entered typhoons for direct measurements, but satellites were not yet widespread: tracks are generally accurate, while intensities may be biased and weaker cyclones may be missing (from 1950 until satellite coverage became widespread)
● Inferred dataWith no satellites or aircraft that year, intensities were retrospectively estimated from records from ships and coastal weather stations (before 1950)
● Track onlyOnly approximate positions are available, with no wind speed or pressure records, so they are excluded from intensity rankings (mostly early records from the Indian Ocean and Southern Hemisphere)

The name	English Name	ocean area	Peak Category	Max Wind(m/s)	Minimum Pressure (hPa)	Formation Date	数据可信度 ⓘ
Bob	Bob	South Pacific	3级Tropical Cyclone	46.8	945	1978-01-31	较可靠
-	-	South Pacific	-	-	-	1978-02-01	仅路径
Charles	Charles	South Pacific	3级Tropical Cyclone	38.6	945	1978-02-13	较可靠
Ernie	Ernie	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	25.7	980	1978-02-15	较可靠
Diana	Diana	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	25.7	980	1978-02-15	较可靠
Gwen	Gwen	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	22.1	994	1978-02-25	较可靠
Hal	Hal	South Pacific	3级Tropical Cyclone	38.6	965	1978-04-04	较可靠
Fay	Fay	South Pacific	2级Tropical Cyclone	30.4	980	1978-12-24	较可靠
Peter	Peter	South Pacific	1级Tropical Cyclone	25.7	998	1978-12-29	较可靠

Data sources: NOAA IBTrACS v04r01; 等级按各ocean area当地机构分级换算, for reference only.