Hurricane Gilma (1978)
Jul 13, 12:00 AM UTC – Jul 20, 12:00 AM UTC (7.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (29)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-07-13 00:00 | TD | 11.4°N 99.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 06:00 | TS | 11.0°N 100.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 12:00 | TS | 10.8°N 101.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 18:00 | TS | 10.5°N 101.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 00:00 | TS | 10.9°N 102.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 06:00 | TS | 10.9°N 104.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 12:00 | TS | 10.7°N 105.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 18:00 | TS | 11.3°N 105.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 00:00 | TS | 11.8°N 106.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 06:00 | TS | 12.7°N 107.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 12:00 | TS | 13.6°N 108.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 18:00 | HU | 14.8°N 109.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 00:00 | HU | 14.8°N 111.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 06:00 | HU | 14.9°N 112.2°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 12:00 | HU | 15.0°N 113.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 18:00 | HU | 15.7°N 113.7°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 00:00 | HU | 16.3°N 114.5°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 06:00 | HU | 16.2°N 115.3°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 12:00 | HU | 16.3°N 116.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 18:00 | HU | 16.8°N 116.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 00:00 | HU | 17.7°N 117.5°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 06:00 | HU | 18.0°N 118.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 12:00 | HU | 18.4°N 119.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 18:00 | HU | 19.0°N 121.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 00:00 | TS | 19.9°N 122.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 06:00 | TS | 20.3°N 123.8°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 12:00 | TS | 20.7°N 125.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 18:00 | TD | 21.0°N 126.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-07-20 00:00 | TD | 21.6°N 128.2°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.