Storm history › South Pacific › 1978 season
Cyclone Bob (1978)
Bob was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1978 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 31, 1978 to February 12, 1978, about 12 days, and covered 3,518 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,518 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 159th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Tino (2020), Cyclone Owen (2019), Cyclone Ola (2015) and 7 more.
- Lowest pressure: 99th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Martin (1998), Cyclone Agnes (1995), Cyclone Polly (1993) and 12 more.