Hurricane Ella (1978)
Aug 30, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 5, 12:00 PM UTC (6.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 140 mph (120 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (27)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-30 00:00 | TD | 26.2°N 59.7°W | 20 | 1012 | |
| 1978-08-30 06:00 | TD | 26.5°N 60.8°W | 20 | 1011 | |
| 1978-08-30 12:00 | TD | 27.0°N 62.0°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1978-08-30 18:00 | TS | 27.3°N 63.1°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1978-08-31 00:00 | TS | 27.6°N 64.2°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1978-08-31 06:00 | TS | 28.2°N 65.9°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1978-08-31 12:00 | TS | 28.8°N 67.6°W | 60 | 986 | |
| 1978-08-31 18:00 | HU | 29.3°N 68.8°W | 70 | 980 | |
| 1978-09-01 00:00 | HU | 29.6°N 70.0°W | 90 | 978 | |
| 1978-09-01 06:00 | HU | 30.1°N 71.1°W | 100 | 975 | |
| 1978-09-01 12:00 | HU | 30.7°N 71.8°W | 110 | 970 | |
| 1978-09-01 18:00 | HU | 31.1°N 72.3°W | 110 | 960 | |
| 1978-09-02 00:00 | HU | 31.2°N 72.7°W | 105 | 960 | |
| 1978-09-02 06:00 | HU | 31.4°N 73.1°W | 100 | 977 | |
| 1978-09-02 12:00 | HU | 31.6°N 73.3°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 1978-09-02 18:00 | HU | 31.9°N 73.0°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1978-09-03 00:00 | HU | 32.3°N 72.8°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1978-09-03 06:00 | HU | 33.0°N 72.4°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 1978-09-03 12:00 | HU | 33.8°N 71.7°W | 85 | 976 | |
| 1978-09-03 18:00 | HU | 35.0°N 70.2°W | 95 | 970 | |
| 1978-09-04 00:00 | HU | 36.2°N 68.3°W | 110 | 962 | |
| 1978-09-04 06:00 | HU | 38.0°N 66.0°W | 115 | 958 | |
| 1978-09-04 12:00 | HU | 40.0°N 63.0°W | 120 | 956 | |
| 1978-09-04 18:00 | HU | 42.5°N 59.5°W | 115 | 956 | |
| 1978-09-05 00:00 | HU | 45.0°N 55.0°W | 105 | 960 | |
| 1978-09-05 06:00 | HU | 47.2°N 50.2°W | 80 | 975 | |
| 1978-09-05 12:00 | HU | 49.0°N 45.0°W | 65 | 980 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.