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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ella (1978)
30 August 1978 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Ella formed in the North Atlantic basin on 30 August 1978 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 956 hPa.
- Formed
- 30 August 1978
- Dissipated
- 5 September 1978
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 956 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Greta:olivia213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Cora148 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debra93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Amelia83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth