Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Typhoon Phyllis (1978)
Phyllis was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 13, 1978 to October 23, 1978, about 10 days, and covered 3,578 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,578 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.