Hurricane Norman (1978)
Aug 30, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 7, 12:00 AM UTC (7.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 140 mph (120 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (30)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-30 18:00 | TD | 12.8°N 98.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-08-31 00:00 | TS | 12.8°N 98.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-08-31 06:00 | TS | 12.9°N 99.6°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-08-31 12:00 | TS | 13.3°N 100.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-08-31 18:00 | TS | 13.9°N 100.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-09-01 00:00 | TS | 14.3°N 101.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-09-01 06:00 | HU | 14.6°N 103.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-09-01 12:00 | HU | 15.1°N 104.6°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-09-01 18:00 | HU | 16.1°N 105.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-02 00:00 | HU | 16.8°N 106.9°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-09-02 06:00 | HU | 17.5°N 108.2°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-09-02 12:00 | HU | 18.2°N 109.6°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-09-02 18:00 | HU | 19.0°N 111.0°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-09-03 00:00 | HU | 19.8°N 112.4°W | 120 | — | |
| 1978-09-03 06:00 | HU | 20.3°N 113.9°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-09-03 12:00 | HU | 20.9°N 115.4°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-09-03 18:00 | HU | 21.8°N 116.6°W | 110 | — | |
| 1978-09-04 00:00 | HU | 22.5°N 117.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-04 06:00 | HU | 23.2°N 119.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-09-04 12:00 | HU | 24.0°N 120.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-09-04 18:00 | TS | 25.3°N 120.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 00:00 | TS | 26.6°N 120.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 06:00 | TS | 28.0°N 120.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 12:00 | TS | 29.4°N 119.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 18:00 | TD | 30.7°N 119.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 00:00 | TD | 32.5°N 118.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 06:00 | EX | 33.0°N 118.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 12:00 | EX | 33.5°N 118.2°W | 20 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 18:00 | EX | 34.1°N 118.1°W | 20 | — | |
| 1978-09-07 00:00 | EX | 34.5°N 118.0°W | 20 | — |
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.