Storm history › East Pacific › 1978 season
Hurricane John (1978)
John was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1978 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 18, 1978 to August 30, 1978, about 12 days, and covered 3,273 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,273 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 303rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Fausto (2026), Hurricane Narda (2025), Hurricane Adrian (2023) and 34 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1978 East Pacific season's ACE.