Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · October 18–24, 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 Susan (1978) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1978 Central Pacific season. It formed on October 18, 1978, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) on October 22, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on October 22, 1978). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 1,086 miles (1,748 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.0°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.3°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.6°N 144.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.8°N 144.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.5°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.7°N 145.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.0°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.3°N 145.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.7°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.0°N 146.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.3°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.5°N 148.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.8°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.0°N 149.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.4°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.9°N 151.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 15.4°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.8°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.3°N 152.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.4°N 153.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.7°N 154.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.2°N 155.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.8°N 156.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.5°N 157.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Susan.
At its peak on October 22, 1978, Susan was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h).
6.0 days, from October 18, 1978 to October 24, 1978, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,086 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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