Storm history › Atlantic › 1978 season
Hurricane Ella (1978)
Ella was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1978 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 30, 1978 to September 5, 1978, about 7 days, and covered 2,820 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 956 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,820 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 110th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Gabrielle (2025), Hurricane Helene (2024), Hurricane Fiona (2022) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 232nd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Karl (2010), Hurricane Roxanne (1995), Hurricane Gustav (1990) and 1 more.
- Energy: 29% of the 1978 Atlantic season's ACE.