Storm history › East Pacific › 1978 season
Hurricane Susan (1978)
Susan was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1978 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 18, 1978 to October 24, 1978, about 6 days, and covered 1,086 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,086 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 137th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Lala (2026), Hurricane Odalys (2026), Hurricane Iona (2025) and 49 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1978 East Pacific season's ACE.