Hurricane Kristy (1978)
Aug 18, 6:00 PM UTC – Aug 28, 12:00 AM UTC (9.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 105 mph (90 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (38)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-18 18:00 | TD | 13.6°N 109.2°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-08-19 00:00 | TS | 14.1°N 110.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-08-19 06:00 | TS | 14.6°N 110.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-08-19 12:00 | TS | 15.0°N 111.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-08-19 18:00 | HU | 15.5°N 112.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-08-20 00:00 | HU | 15.9°N 113.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-08-20 06:00 | HU | 16.1°N 113.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-08-20 12:00 | HU | 16.3°N 114.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-08-20 18:00 | HU | 16.6°N 115.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-08-21 00:00 | HU | 17.0°N 116.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-08-21 06:00 | HU | 17.3°N 117.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-08-21 12:00 | HU | 17.5°N 117.9°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-08-21 18:00 | HU | 17.8°N 118.7°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-08-22 00:00 | HU | 18.4°N 119.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-08-22 06:00 | HU | 18.6°N 120.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-08-22 12:00 | HU | 18.5°N 121.5°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-08-22 18:00 | HU | 18.5°N 122.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-08-23 00:00 | HU | 18.5°N 123.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-08-23 06:00 | HU | 18.4°N 124.9°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-08-23 12:00 | HU | 18.3°N 126.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-08-23 18:00 | HU | 18.4°N 127.6°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-08-24 00:00 | HU | 18.6°N 129.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-08-24 06:00 | TS | 18.7°N 130.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-08-24 12:00 | TS | 18.9°N 131.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-08-24 18:00 | TS | 19.2°N 132.9°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-08-25 00:00 | HU | 19.8°N 134.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-08-25 06:00 | HU | 20.1°N 135.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-08-25 12:00 | HU | 20.3°N 136.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-08-25 18:00 | TS | 20.8°N 137.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-08-26 00:00 | TS | 21.2°N 138.4°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-08-26 06:00 | TS | 21.3°N 139.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-08-26 12:00 | TS | 21.4°N 140.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-08-26 18:00 | TS | 21.3°N 141.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-08-27 00:00 | TS | 21.5°N 142.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-08-27 06:00 | TS | 21.5°N 144.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-08-27 12:00 | TS | 22.8°N 146.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-08-27 18:00 | TD | 24.3°N 147.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-08-28 00:00 | TD | 24.4°N 149.5°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.