Typhoon Rita Route Review
Typhoon Rita at 1978-10-17 14:00 at 10°N, 177.5°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 75 m/s (~270 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 878hPa, recorded at 1978-10-25 08:00.
After 02:00 on October 30, 1978, Typhoon Rita gradually weakened and was dissipated at 02:00 that day. Its lifecycle included 51 recorded track points.
Typhoon Rita routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Moving Toward |
|---|
| 10-17 14:00 | 10°N
177.5°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 10-18 08:00 | 10.5°N
174.2°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | W |
| 10-19 02:00 | 11°N
171°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | W |
| 10-19 20:00 | 11.2°N
167.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
995 hPa | W |
| 10-20 14:00 | 11.8°N
162.8°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
960 hPa | W |
| 10-21 08:00 | 11.4°N
158.1°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
935 hPa | W |
| 10-22 02:00 | 11.1°N
154.5°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
930 hPa | W |
| 10-22 20:00 | 11.6°N
151.2°E | Super Typhoon | 60 m/s
910 hPa | W |
| 10-23 14:00 | 11.8°N
147.1°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
884 hPa | W |
| 10-24 08:00 | 12.1°N
142°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
900 hPa | W |
| 10-25 02:00 | 12.7°N
135.2°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
886 hPa | W |
| 10-25 20:00 | 13.4°N
129°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
885 hPa | WNW |
| 10-26 14:00 | 14.5°N
123.7°E | Super Typhoon | 60 m/s
920 hPa | WNW |
| 10-27 08:00 | 16.3°N
119.7°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
970 hPa | WNW |
| 10-28 02:00 | 17.2°N
116.3°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 10-28 20:00 | 16.4°N
114.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
990 hPa | SW |
| 10-29 14:00 | 14.5°N
112.8°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
995 hPa | SW |
| 10-30 02:00 | 13.5°N
110°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1000 hPa | WSW |
Sampled rows shown; all 51 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Rita is the 1978 Typhoon.
Typhoon Rita's international code is 197822, is the 22nd Typhoon of 1978, international name RITA.
What is the highest level of Typhoon Rita?
Typhoon Rita peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 75m/s, minimum central pressure 878 hPa.
Typhoon Rita Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Rita is not in our coastal Landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Rita's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Rita's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, windshield range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197822.
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