Storm history › South Pacific › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Tom (1978)
Tom was a tropical storm of the 1978 South Pacific season. It was tracked from November 5, 1977 to November 17, 1977, about 12 days, and covered 2,506 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,506 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 388th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Osai (2024), Tropical Storm Paul (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023) and 42 more.
- Lowest pressure: 531st lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Storm Rae (2025), Tropical Storm Irene (2023), Tropical Storm Kimi (2021) and 43 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1978 South Pacific season's ACE.