Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 13–20, 1978
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Gilma (1978) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1978 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 13, 1978, 349 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on July 16, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 16, 1978). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 2,182 miles (3,510 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.4°N 99.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.0°N 100.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.8°N 101.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.5°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.9°N 102.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.9°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.7°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.3°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.8°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.7°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.6°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.8°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.8°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.9°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.0°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.7°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.3°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.2°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.3°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.8°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.7°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.0°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.4°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.0°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.9°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 20.3°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.7°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.0°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.6°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gilma.
At its peak on July 16, 1978, Gilma was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
7.0 days, from July 13, 1978 to July 20, 1978, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,182 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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