1978 season

Hurricane Rosa (1978)

Oct 2, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 7, 6:00 PM UTC (5.0 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 1
Max sustained wind
85 mph (75 kt)
Lowest pressure
—
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (21)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1978-10-02 18:00TD13.9°N 102.7°W30—
1978-10-03 00:00TS14.9°N 103.7°W45—
1978-10-03 06:00TS15.9°N 104.8°W50—
1978-10-03 12:00TS16.5°N 105.8°W50—
1978-10-03 18:00TS17.0°N 106.7°W55—
1978-10-04 00:00HU17.6°N 107.6°W65—
1978-10-04 06:00HU18.0°N 108.2°W65—
1978-10-04 12:00HU18.5°N 108.8°W65—
1978-10-04 18:00HU19.0°N 109.2°W75—
1978-10-05 00:00HU19.6°N 109.6°W75—
1978-10-05 06:00HU20.1°N 109.8°W75—
1978-10-05 12:00HU20.7°N 110.0°W65—
1978-10-05 18:00TS21.3°N 110.0°W60—
1978-10-06 00:00TS21.9°N 110.0°W55—
1978-10-06 06:00TS22.3°N 110.1°W45—
1978-10-06 12:00TS22.6°N 110.4°W35—
1978-10-06 18:00TD22.8°N 110.6°W25—
1978-10-07 00:00TD22.9°N 111.1°W20—
1978-10-07 06:00EX23.1°N 111.5°W20—
1978-10-07 12:00EX23.3°N 111.8°W20—
1978-10-07 18:00EX23.5°N 112.0°W20—

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.