Hurricane Susan (1978)
Oct 18, 12:00 AM UTC – Oct 24, 12:00 AM UTC (6.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (25)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-10-18 00:00 | TS | 10.0°N 144.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-10-18 06:00 | TS | 10.3°N 144.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-10-18 12:00 | TS | 10.6°N 144.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-10-18 18:00 | TS | 10.8°N 144.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-10-19 00:00 | TS | 11.0°N 145.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-10-19 06:00 | TS | 11.5°N 145.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-10-19 12:00 | TS | 11.7°N 145.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-10-19 18:00 | TS | 12.0°N 145.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-10-20 00:00 | HU | 12.3°N 145.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-10-20 06:00 | HU | 12.7°N 146.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-10-20 12:00 | HU | 13.0°N 146.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-10-20 18:00 | HU | 13.3°N 147.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-10-21 00:00 | HU | 13.5°N 148.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-10-21 06:00 | HU | 13.8°N 148.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-10-21 12:00 | HU | 14.0°N 149.7°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-10-21 18:00 | HU | 14.4°N 150.5°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-10-22 00:00 | HU | 14.9°N 151.2°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-10-22 06:00 | HU | 15.4°N 151.6°W | 110 | — | |
| 1978-10-22 12:00 | HU | 15.8°N 152.0°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-10-22 18:00 | HU | 16.3°N 152.4°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-10-23 00:00 | HU | 16.4°N 153.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-10-23 06:00 | TS | 15.7°N 154.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-10-23 12:00 | TD | 15.2°N 155.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-10-23 18:00 | TD | 14.8°N 156.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-10-24 00:00 | TD | 14.5°N 157.5°W | 25 | — |
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.