Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Gloria (1978)
Gloria was a tropical storm of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 27, 1978 to September 6, 1978, about 10 days, and covered 1,949 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 28 miles from New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,949 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 30 mi (49 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 39 mi (62 km) |
| Putian, China | 67 mi (108 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 70 mi (113 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: 1608th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nokaen (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025), Tropical Storm Trases (2022) and 51 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.