Storm history › East Pacific › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Paul (1978)
Paul was a tropical storm of the 1978 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 23, 1978 to September 27, 1978, about 4 days, and covered 1,183 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 51 miles from Culiacán, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,183 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Culiacán, Mexico | 51 mi (83 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1051st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Amanda (2026), Tropical Storm Boris (2026), Tropical Storm Cristina (2026) and 72 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1978 East Pacific season's ACE.