Hurricane Summary for Storm JOHN, 1978 in the East-Central Pacific

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Hurricane Season:1978

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Maximum Wind speed:104mph (90 knots) mph (miles per hour) for JOHN
Lowest central pressure:10000 mb (millibars) for JOHN
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Storm name:JOHN
Maximum wind speed:104 mph, (90 knots)
Lowest central pressure: unknown
Advisory Start Date:1978/8/18/0600Z
Advisory End Date:1978/8/30/0000Z

Full year storm tracks:

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Storm name:JOHN
Maximum wind speed:104 mph, (90 knots)
Lowest central pressure: unknown
Advisory Start Date:1978/8/18/0600Z
Advisory End Date:1978/8/30/0000Z

Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/18/0600Z/Latitude:12.300/Longitude:-121.700/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Depression
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/18/1200Z/Latitude:12.400/Longitude:-122.400/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Depression
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/18/1800Z/Latitude:12.400/Longitude:-123.300/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Depression
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/19/0000Z/Latitude:12.300/Longitude:-123.800/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/19/0600Z/Latitude:12.200/Longitude:-124.300/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/19/1200Z/Latitude:12.100/Longitude:-124.600/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/19/1800Z/Latitude:12.000/Longitude:-125.000/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/20/0000Z/Latitude:12.200/Longitude:-125.600/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/20/0600Z/Latitude:12.400/Longitude:-126.100/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/20/1200Z/Latitude:12.800/Longitude:-126.800/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/20/1800Z/Latitude:13.300/Longitude:-127.300/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/21/0000Z/Latitude:13.700/Longitude:-128.200/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/21/0600Z/Latitude:14.100/Longitude:-129.100/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/21/1200Z/Latitude:14.400/Longitude:-130.100/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/21/1800Z/Latitude:14.900/Longitude:-131.100/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/22/0000Z/Latitude:15.400/Longitude:-132.400/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/22/0600Z/Latitude:15.800/Longitude:-133.600/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/22/1200Z/Latitude:15.700/Longitude:-134.800/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/22/1800Z/Latitude:15.600/Longitude:-135.800/Wind:75mph (65 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/23/0000Z/Latitude:15.500/Longitude:-137.000/Wind:75mph (65 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/23/0600Z/Latitude:15.400/Longitude:-138.200/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/23/1200Z/Latitude:15.400/Longitude:-139.400/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/23/1800Z/Latitude:15.500/Longitude:-140.500/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/24/0000Z/Latitude:15.400/Longitude:-141.700/Wind:75mph (65 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/24/0600Z/Latitude:15.500/Longitude:-143.000/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/24/1200Z/Latitude:15.700/Longitude:-143.700/Wind:87mph (75 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/24/1800Z/Latitude:15.900/Longitude:-145.200/Wind:93mph (80 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/25/0000Z/Latitude:16.300/Longitude:-145.200/Wind:104mph (90 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/25/0600Z/Latitude:16.000/Longitude:-146.900/Wind:93mph (80 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/25/1200Z/Latitude:15.900/Longitude:-147.800/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/25/1800Z/Latitude:15.800/Longitude:-148.500/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/26/0000Z/Latitude:15.400/Longitude:-149.300/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/26/0600Z/Latitude:15.000/Longitude:-150.000/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/26/1200Z/Latitude:14.800/Longitude:-150.800/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/26/1800Z/Latitude:14.800/Longitude:-151.700/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/27/0000Z/Latitude:15.100/Longitude:-152.500/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/27/0600Z/Latitude:15.000/Longitude:-153.500/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/27/1200Z/Latitude:14.900/Longitude:-154.500/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/27/1800Z/Latitude:15.000/Longitude:-156.500/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/28/0000Z/Latitude:15.300/Longitude:-156.700/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/28/0600Z/Latitude:15.500/Longitude:-157.500/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/28/1200Z/Latitude:15.400/Longitude:-158.300/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/28/1800Z/Latitude:15.000/Longitude:-159.000/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/29/0000Z/Latitude:14.800/Longitude:-159.700/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/29/0600Z/Latitude:14.900/Longitude:-161.500/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/29/1200Z/Latitude:14.800/Longitude:-163.000/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/29/1800Z/Latitude:14.400/Longitude:-164.600/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:JOHN/Date:1978/8/30/0000Z/Latitude:14.800/Longitude:-166.200/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:0/Category:Tropical Depression

1978 Hurricane Season page
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