Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Bess / Bonnie (1978)
Bess / Bonnie was a tropical storm of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 4, 1978 to August 13, 1978, about 9 days, and covered 2,244 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Vientiane, Laos.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,244 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vientiane, Laos | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Sanya, China | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Wanning, China | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 45 mi (73 km) |
| Vinh, Vietnam | 53 mi (86 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 72 mi (115 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 74 mi (120 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.