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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Rita (1978)
15 October 1978 · Eastern Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Rita formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 15 October 1978 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 880 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and Vietnam. It is the 78th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 15 October 1978
- Dissipated
- 30 October 1978
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 880 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines185 km/h
- TSVietnam0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fico222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Hector222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Norman222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Carlotta213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Susan213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Daniel185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gilma185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth